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Make a narrated, illustrated video from a script

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Preview: a video built from a script

The same watercolor sample made in the Video Studio

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The script behind it

How to make one

Five steps from a script to a finished video

1
Write a short script
Break the story into a few short, vivid sentences. Each sentence or paragraph becomes its own illustrated scene.
2
Build the scenes
In Video Studio, paste the script into the Story builder, pick Watercolor, and press Build story from script. Each scene is illustrated onto the timeline.
3
Add the voiceover
In the Narration card, press Generate natural voiceover for a free neural voice that runs on your device and bakes into the export, or record your own in the Voiceover recorder. No key needed.
4
Line it up
Press Auto fit clips to audio so each scene lands with the words. Add background music and lower its volume for that calm documentary feel.
5
Export
Press Export video for a real MP4, then Save. For many videos at once, use the Bulk Studio with a CSV.

Fast way

Story builder

Paste your whole script into the Story builder in the Video Studio and press Build story from script. It splits the script into scenes, illustrates each one, and loads the script into Narration. This is how the sample above was made.

Control way

AI scene generator

For stronger art, use the AI scene generator and write one visual prompt per line, describing the picture rather than the narration. Then paste the narration into the Narration card separately.

Do it in bulk

Many videos from a CSV

In the Bulk Studio, press Template to download a CSV, add one row per video with the columns title, script, style, voice, and music, then Upload CSV and Start batch. Use Watch folder to turn any CSV you drop into a folder into finished videos automatically. For a whole channel on a schedule, the worker folder renders on a server and can auto upload to YouTube.

Open Bulk Studio Automations

Tips to match a documentary look

  • Keep sentences short and vivid, one image per idea
  • Reuse the same style words every scene, for example watercolor illustration, soft washes, warm candlelight
  • For a consistent character, repeat the same description each scene, such as a gray bearded Roman man in a white and red toga
  • Choose a calm voice and a slower speed for the narration
  • Add soft background music at a low volume
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