---
title: "Doodle Reel"
description: "Uses one to ten doodles as character references and films a new 5-15 second scene with sound — same face, same colours, brand new shot."
url: "https://doodleai.art/skills/reel/"
skill_id: "reel"
kind: "video"
requires_photo: true
credits: 5
credits_per_second: 1
---

# Doodle Reel

Reference-to-video keeps a character recognisable across a clip that was never drawn: you supply doodles that say who they are, and describe what they should do. Expect one continuous camera move, full-body or waist-up staging, a simple flat background and a sparse playful sound bed. Costs one credit per second of clip, renders in the background, and arrives in the chat about a minute after you ask.

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Skill id | reel |
| What it makes | A short clip starring your doodle character |
| Category | freeform |
| Photo required | Yes |
| Clip length | 5-15 seconds, with sound |
| Credit cost | 1 per second (a 5s clip costs 5) |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Output | Video clip (MP4, 480p, audio included), delivered when it finishes rendering |
| Tags | video, reel, character |

## When to use it

Use when the user wants a NEW short clip starring their doodle character — "make a video of her on a scooter", "a clip of this character waving hello from a beach". The reference doodles fix the likeness, and the shot itself is new. Not for animating one exact picture: that is doodle-motion.

## How clips are billed

A clip costs 1 credit per second, so the default 5-second clip is 5 credits and the longest (15s) is 15. Rendering happens in the background and the clip appears in your chat when it is ready; if it fails, the credits are returned automatically.

## How to run it

- Open [Doodle AI](https://doodleai.art/) and attach a photo.
- Ask for it by name — "Doodle Reel" — or let the agent pick it from your request.
- Refine in plain language afterwards: "thicker outline", "warmer paper".

## Links

- [Doodle Reel page (HTML)](https://doodleai.art/skills/reel/)
- [All skills](https://doodleai.art/skills.md)
- [Free tools](https://doodleai.art/tools.md)