How to make a music video with no budget: four options compared
With no budget you have four real options: film it yourself on a phone, make a lyric video or visualizer, turn your cover art into a moving video, or have a music video made with you on camera from a few photos. The first three cost little but take your time or leave you off camera. Our studio puts you on camera, edited to your song, for $99 after a free storyboard.
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Side by side
| Film it on your phone | Lyric video or visualizer | Moving cover art | Music video from your photos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free if you have a phone and help | Free to a few dollars in an editing app | $12 for the whole song plus short cuts | $99 per finished video |
| You on camera | Yes | No | No, your cover art moves | Yes, lip-synced to your song |
| Your time | A shoot day plus editing | A few hours of editing | A few minutes | Upload, approve, then it renders |
| Best for | A live performance or a real place | Getting the song on YouTube fast | A YouTube upload and a Spotify Canvas | A real music video without a shoot |
Questions
What is the cheapest way to get a music video?
Filming on your own phone costs nothing but your time. If you don't want to film, a moving cover art video costs $12 and a music video with you on camera costs $99.
Can I have a music video without filming anything?
Yes. Upload your song and a few photos of yourself; the studio makes the scenes with you in them, edited to your track.
Good to know
- A phone shoot is free but needs good light, a location, someone to film and a day of editing.
- Living Cover turns your cover art into a video of your whole song for YouTube, with 15 and 60-second cuts for Shorts and Reels, for $12.
- Today the music video studio makes corrido-style videos. Rap music videos are coming.
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