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How it works

From a paper to a film, with you in charge of what it says.

Four steps, a script you approve before anything is made, and 3 revision rounds included with every film.

  1. Upload the paper

    Upload the PDF and tell us who the film is for, how long it should be, what to emphasise and which voice to use. Confirm that you have the right to have it adapted, and flag it if it is confidential or under embargo.

  2. Read the draft script

    A language model helps draft a script from the paper, and one of our team prepares it for your audience. You see every word the narrator will say, scene by scene.

    Want a second pair of eyes? Add human review and one of our editors, who did not prepare the script, checks it against the paper and signs it off before it comes to you.

  3. Approve it, or ask for changes

    You review and approve every script before it is rendered. If something needs to change, say what, and we send a revised script. Your approval is the final check.

  4. Get your film

    A narrated film with captions, a transcript and a poster image, ready to publish on YouTube, LinkedIn, your news pages or the lab site. You can use it anywhere, permanently.

Revisions included

Every film includes 3 revision rounds. A round is one set of changes you ask for, to the script or to the finished film. Approving a script, the first draft, the first render and fixing our own mistakes never use a round.

Need more? An extra round is £59 (£70.80 inc. VAT).

Always know whose turn it is

Your dashboard shows where each film is, whether it is with us or waiting for you, and when to expect the next step. We email you when a script or a film is ready.

You see an estimated date when you order, and we take on only as many films as we can deliver.

What you get

A film people finish

Short and clear, written for the audience you chose, with diagrams and labels that stay legible because they are drawn, not generated.

Accessible from the start

Captions and a full transcript with every film, so it works with the sound off and with a screen reader.

Honest about AI

The narration is a synthetic voice and the script was drafted with AI assistance. Each film says so, in its captions, transcript and file details.