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TV pilot maker

The pilot maker is the production side of Show Creator: a cast library that keeps faces consistent, a take desk that prices every shot before you commit, and a stitcher that turns finished takes into an episode.

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Every episode, same five acts

Cold openAct oneAct twoAct threeTag

Twelve beats, one take each, four to fifteen seconds a take.

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Cast first, then shoot

Television casts are what make episodes feel like one show. A pilot maker that produces a different lead every take is a clip generator with extra steps. Here the cast is a library: sixteen curated characters to start with, plus any you generate yourself from a short description. Each one is a portrait the renderer uses as a reference, so Thea in the cold open is recognisably Thea in act three.

Wardrobe, sets and props are library items too. Outfits are rendered on an invisible mannequin so the clothes, not a model, are the reference. Sets are empty locations. Props are single objects on a plain backdrop. You can generate any of them for three credits or upload your own outfit, set and prop images; faces are always generated, never uploaded.

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The take desk

Every beat on the act sheet opens into the take desk. The prompt is the beat text; cast names that appear in it exactly as spelled light up and fill the cast slots. You choose up to three people, one set, and per person an optional outfit, prop and voice style. Voice styles are written descriptions (brisk and motherly, smooth late-night baritone) that steer the delivery; nothing is cloned and no recording of anyone is used.

Two quality tiers are available for cast takes. Standard renders at 480p or 720p with native sound and is the sensible default for a pilot. High renders up to 1080p for the beats that carry the episode. The price line reads the quality, resolution and duration and tells you the exact credit cost; the backend refuses a render if that number is stale.

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Keeping the pilot honest

A pilot maker should stop you from shooting things that will not cut together. The act structure does most of that work: twelve beats, each a single take, each with a target length. The running total on the act sheet shows how long the pilot will be before anything renders. A take that misses can be re-shot; the new take replaces the old one in its beat and the old render stays in your library.

When you cut the pilot, the takes are conformed to one size and frame rate and joined in act order. The result is a proper file with sound throughout and a poster frame, ready for a share link or the showcase. Flagged content never becomes public, and any take that failed moderation keeps the whole cut private.

  • Twelve beats, one take each, four to fifteen seconds.
  • Up to three cast members and nine reference images per take.
  • Standard 480p / 720p and High 480p / 720p / 1080p.
  • Cut to one 9:16 H.264 file with sound and a poster frame.
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After the pilot

A pilot maker that stops at the pilot is only half a tool. Every pitch here can grow to sixty episodes, each with the same five-act sheet, and the drafting model reads the previous synopses and cliffhanger before writing the next one. Your public series page lists every episode you have made public, with the pilot first.

Sample takes

Rendered from beats like yours

Morning light through the slatted doors of a riverside boathouse. Leila, late 20s with a high black ponytail, tests the weight of a brass padlock on a chain and says to Rhys, "They locked us out of our own boat."
A late-night radio station lobby, the ON AIR lamp glowing red. Jericho, late 40s with a grey goatee, holds the studio door half open and says into the dark, "If you are listening, I know it was you." He lets the door close.
A suspended window-washing platform high on a glass tower at golden hour. Lazlo, late 30s with salt-flecked curls, squeegees a pane and sees, through the glass, a folded memo on a desk with one line highlighted. He stops wiping.
An indoor community pool after closing, underwater lights on. Oona, early 20s with strawberry-blonde braids, blows a chrome lifeguard whistle once at an empty pool, laughs at herself, and switches the lights off.

Questions

Do I need my own actors or footage?
No. Cast members are generated portraits from the library, and takes are rendered from your beat text plus those reference images. Nothing is filmed and no real person is required.
How many people can be in one take?
Three cast members at most in one take; each can carry an outfit, a prop and a voice style, and the take gets one set. The renderer accepts nine reference images in total.
Can I upload a photo of myself as a character?
No. Character portraits are always generated inside the library so the renderer can verify their origin. Outfits, sets and props can be uploaded.
What happens if a take fails?
If a render fails before the job is accepted, the credits come straight back. Once a job has started, the credits are spent even if the result fails or is blocked by moderation; the take is marked failed and you can re-shoot it.
Who owns the pilots I make here?
You do. Everything the service produces at your direction belongs to you under our terms of service, and you can publish it, sell it or keep it private. Because copyright is handled differently by each country, check with a lawyer in yours before signing anything that depends on ownership. Read the terms of service.

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