Recast example
Social & Creator

Recast

Familiar scenario, brand-new cast

Example brief

Generate a recast ad — take a classic commercial scenario and reimagine it completely with a new cast, updated for a modern brand sensibility and contemporary audience

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Opens the Wavemaker composer with this style pre-selected.

Recast is an AI social & creator video style — familiar scenario, brand-new cast. Wavemaker generates the entire video for you — script, visuals, voiceover, and music — and assembles a finished, ready-to-share piece in minutes.

Pick Recast, describe your idea or paste a URL, and Wavemaker applies the style's tuned recipe (its look, pacing, framing, voice, and structure) to your content. Refine any scene in plain language, then export in the aspect ratio you need (vertical, square, or widescreen).

How to create a recast video

  1. Describe your video

    Paste a link or type a one-line brief. Wavemaker reads it, pulls your brand, and plans the scenes, script, and pacing for you.

  2. Pick a style

    Choose one of the styles on this page. Each is a tuned recipe — look, cut rhythm, voice, and structure — applied automatically to your brief.

  3. Generate and refine

    Wavemaker writes the script, generates every shot and voiceover, and assembles a finished video. Tweak any scene in chat or on the canvas, then export.

Recast — FAQs

What is the Recast video style?

Recast is a social & creator style on Wavemaker — familiar scenario, brand-new cast Selecting it steers the whole generation — look, cut rhythm, voice, and scene structure — toward that result, so you get a consistent Recast feel without configuring anything.

How do I make a Recast video?

Open the Wavemaker composer, choose Recast, describe your idea (or paste a link), and Wavemaker writes the script, generates the visuals and voiceover, and assembles the video. Tweak any scene in chat and export.

What aspect ratios can I export?

Vertical (9:16) for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, square (1:1), and widescreen (16:9) for YouTube and the web. Some styles default to the ratio that performs best for their format.

Are these vertical by default?

Yes — Social & Creator styles default to 9:16 vertical, the native ratio for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.

Do I get captions?

Word-synced dynamic captions are built in for these styles, since silent autoplay is the norm on social feeds.

Can it match a trend or audio?

Describe the trend or upload your own track and Wavemaker paces the cuts to it and writes copy that fits the format.

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