How NanoBanana Pro and Kling Changed My Entire Workflow

Nano Banana Pro and Kling just became the most powerful combo in AI storytelling, and this video shows exactly why. In this deep dive, I walk through my real workflow for building cinematic AI stories using Nano Banana Pro for storyboards and character consistency, and Kling’s latest video models for motion, editing, lighting, and native voice.

This is not a hype reel. This is a behind-the-scenes breakdown of how these new AI image and video tools actually fit into a working creative pipeline.

I’m Khalil from AI for Real Life, and after spending the past year testing AI image and video tools daily on TikTok, I wanted to slow things down on YouTube and show how I really use these tools shot by shot and tool by tool. From AI ad concepts to short films and cinematic experiments, I focus on what actually works and what is just hype.

In this video, you’ll see:
• How Nano Banana Pro generates full cinematic storyboards from a single prompt
• How I lock in consistent characters, props, and products across multiple shots
• The storyboard contact sheet workflow that replaced manual prompting
• How to upscale storyboard frames into usable high-resolution images
• How Kling 1.0 enables advanced video editing like lighting, weather, and scene changes
• How Kling 2.6 adds baked-in voices and sound design directly inside AI video clips
• When to use Kling 1.0 vs Kling 2.6 vs Kling 2.5 Turbo
• How Nano Banana Pro and Kling work together as a complete AI storytelling system

I also show how I use tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Suno, and CapCut to shape stories, generate music, structure timelines, and build projects before final editing. This workflow helped me create more usable shots, better character consistency, and stronger cinematic motion than I ever have before.

If you’re interested in cinematic AI, AI filmmaking, AI storytelling workflows, or building real creative pipelines with image and video models, this video will give you practical techniques you can use right away.

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Thanks for watching. I’ll see you in the next one.

My Character Sheet Prompt (Modify for your character) :

[A side-by-side photograph combining a detailed portrait and a full body character design of a tall, man with a basketball player's build. On the left is a close-up portrait of a young black man's face, with noticeable sweat glistening on his skin and a serious, intense expression, similar to the reference. On the right is a full-body photograph of the same man standing facing forward. He has an imposing, heavy build and is wearing a simple heather grey cotton hooded sweatshirt and matching sweatpants. On his feet are worn white leather high-top sneakers that are heavily wrapped and repaired with silver duct tape across the toes and sides. The background is a neutral studio grey. Cinematic lighting.]

My Storyboard/Contact Sheet Prompt:

[Create a cinematic contact sheet grid containing a sequence of nine separate dynamic film stills. The subject in every frame is the tall, lanky 19-year-old man from the input image, wearing his oversized grey hoodie, sweatpants, and distinctive duct-taped white sneakers.

The sequence tells the story of an intense, high-speed outdoor training session on a gritty concrete basketball court at dusk.

Include a mix of shot types:

Wide angle landscape shots showing his long limbs in full-stride sprints across the court.

Medium action shots capturing mid-air jumps and defensive lateral slides, showing the movement of the baggy sweatsuit.

Extreme close-up shots focusing on his face covered in heavy sweat with the buzz cut part visible, and detailed shots of the duct-taped sneakers pounding the concrete pavement.

All images must have heavy film grain, dramatic low-key lighting, and a desaturated, raw aesthetic."]


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