Notes on the film.

From narration to shot list to frames and clips — how a history film gets its pictures.

Hands spread a hand-drawn map across a wooden table

October 18, 2026 · 5 min read

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.

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A steam locomotive pulling into a mountain station

October 2, 2026 · 4 min read

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.

Shipwrights building a wooden ship on a beach

September 20, 2026 · 4 min read

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.

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Paste a script. Leave with shots and clips. Packs from $190.

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