Historically, creating a professional music video required substantial resources—directors, cinematographers, editors, sets, and budgets. Today, AI tools like Runway, Kaiber, and Pika have changed the rules. With just a concept and a few prompts, artists can now produce fully animated or stylized videos on their own. The result is a democratization of video production. Independent musicians, once priced out of the visual storytelling market, now have access to tools that let them compete creatively without traditional gatekeepers.