Live-action short drama
Write the episode first, then shoot it in live-action style
Live-Action Short Drama turns one idea into a 90-second vertical episode on paper: a logline, a beat sheet, scene-by-scene dialogue, a shot-by-shot storyboard, and character cards. It then draws a turnaround sheet for each lead, makes every shot from those turnaround sheets with each role voiced and an original score, and joins the shots into one vertical cut of up to two minutes. Live-Action Short Drama works in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other agents that run Skills.
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One idea, one episode you can post
The episode is written first
Logline, beat sheet, dialogue, storyboard and character cards arrive in the first reply.
The same faces, shot after shot
Each lead gets a turnaround sheet, and every shot is drawn from it.
Voiced, scored and cut
One voice per role, an original score, and the shots joined into one vertical cut of up to two minutes.
How it is made
The episode on paper
A logline, a beat sheet with the hook, the turn and the cliffhanger, scene-by-scene dialogue, about ten storyboard shots, and a card for every character.
Each beat's seconds · Who says each line · Each shot's picture, framing and line
Leads drawn once, faces kept
A photoreal turnaround for each lead, with front, side and back views and a face close-up; every shot still is drawn from it.
Shots, voices, score and the cut
Each still becomes a vertical shot, speaking shots carry the line in that role's voice, and the shots are joined with the score and subtitles into a cut of up to two minutes.
Who makes drama with it
Short drama writers
See a script as shots and hear its lines before anyone films it.
Novelists
Turn a chapter you wrote into a 90-second episode.
Drama accounts
Post vertical episodes with the same characters every time.
Small teams
Pitch a series with a storyboard, turnarounds and a sample cut.
Inputs and outputs
Input · Text — A story idea, or a novel chapter to adapt
Input · Image — Cast photo (optional)
- Formats
- JPG, PNG
Input · Audio — Voice sample for a cloned voice (optional)
- Specifications
- 10–300 s; up to 20 MB each
Output · Text — Logline, beat sheet, scene-by-scene dialogue, storyboard, and character cards
- Specifications
- editable
Output · Image — A turnaround sheet per lead and one image per shot
- Specifications
- 2K; aspect ratios 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 3:4
Output · Video — One live-action-style clip per shot
- Formats
- MP4
- Specifications
- up to 30 s
Output · Audio — Each line in its role's fixed voice, one file per line
- Formats
- MP3
Output · Audio — One original instrumental score for the episode
Output · Video — Episode cut with lines, score, and subtitles
- Formats
- MP4
- Specifications
- up to 120 s; 1080p; aspect ratios 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 3:4
| Input or output | Type | Formats | Specifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Text — A story idea, or a novel chapter to adapt | — | — |
| Input | Image — Cast photo (optional) | JPG, PNG | — |
| Input | Audio — Voice sample for a cloned voice (optional) | — | 10–300 s; up to 20 MB each |
| Output | Text — Logline, beat sheet, scene-by-scene dialogue, storyboard, and character cards | — | editable |
| Output | Image — A turnaround sheet per lead and one image per shot | — | 2K; aspect ratios 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 3:4 |
| Output | Video — One live-action-style clip per shot | MP4 | up to 30 s |
| Output | Audio — Each line in its role's fixed voice, one file per line | MP3 | — |
| Output | Audio — One original instrumental score for the episode | — | — |
| Output | Video — Episode cut with lines, score, and subtitles | MP4 | up to 120 s; 1080p; aspect ratios 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 3:4 |
Specifications last checked · Sources: Model catalog · Documentation · Terms of Service
Questions
What do I start with?
An idea in one sentence, or a story, outline or scene you wrote. Add the length, genre and cast if you already know them.
Who plays the characters?
Fictional people built from the character cards. You can also play a role yourself from your own photo, or cast someone from their photo.
How long is the finished cut?
One episode joins into a vertical cut of up to two minutes; a longer story comes as one cut per part.
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