Video Essay DirectorPaste a script. Leave with shots and clips.
Made for history and culture films of 2 to 60 minutes. Paste the narration and get back a shot list, 2K frames true to the period, and 6-second clips to cut with. Packs from $190.
THE FILM, SHOT BY SHOTCH 01 — CH 02
01-001▶ 0:06WIDE
Frost on a cut field at first light
01-002▶ 0:06WIDE
A brick shed on a mud road
01-003▶ 0:06MEDIUM
Milk running through a separator
02-001STILLDETAIL
A hand on a worn ledger
01 — HOW IT WORKS
From narration to a cut, in four steps.
- 01
Script
Paste the narration. It is split into chapters for you. Set the period and the look once.
- 02
Shot list
Each chapter becomes shots a camera could actually take — wide, close, detail — in story order.
- 03
Frames
2K stills true to the period. Keep a take, redo it, or choose between takes on a contact sheet.
- 04
Clips
Six-second 1080p clips from the frames you kept. Export the shot list for your editor.
THE SHOT BOARDEXAMPLE FILM
02 — PACKS
Buy footage by the pack.
Clips are 6 s, 1080p. Frames are 2K.
Passage
$190
SUGGESTED FILM
2–4 min
- 30 clips · 3 min of motion
- 120 frames + 10% spare
Essay
$590
SUGGESTED FILM
8–15 min
- 120 clips · 12 min of motion
- 480 frames + 10% spare
Documentary
$1,990
SUGGESTED FILM
40–60 min
- 500 clips · 50 min of motion
- 2,000 frames + 10% spare
Film lengths are a guide. Stills, maps, and your own footage fill part of any cut, so a finished film runs longer than its clips. Pro quality (sharper frames, richer motion) uses 3 units per frame or clip. Units last 12 months. Failed or blocked generations are returned to your balance automatically. Refund policy
03 — BLOG
Notes on the film.
OCT 18
What you paste, and what you get back
You paste a narration. It comes back as chapters, each broken into shots a crew could film. Then frames, then six-second clips.
OCT 2
Why 2K frames and six-second clips
Sharp enough to cut with, short enough to judge at a glance. The reasoning behind the two numbers that shape every project.
SEP 20
A pack is footage, not a subscription
Clips and frames stay in your account for 12 months. Anything that fails goes back to your balance. How packs work, and what happens to what you do not use.