Sid, a wide-eyed pigeon in a shirt and tie, at his desk late at night; Nimbus, a tiny grumpy cloud, types on the laptop beside him.

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How it works

One sentence in. A film out.

Sid wants to be a superhero. Nimbus has to film it, then drive him home.

You say what you want.
Sid's chosen look Nimbus's chosen look
Your cast, designed once
A scene: Nimbus films from a folding chair while Sid overacts as a superhero in a red cape.
Scenes, shot by shot
The finished episode: Nimbus drives Sid home through a neon city while Sid, still in his red cape, stares at his phone.
A short episode at the end

Direct it yourself

Every part is yours to touch.

Open any picture, vary it, edit it, pin the weird one. Choose a look once and every scene keeps it.

The Rotoven studio: Sid and Nimbus's rooftop pizza night open large in Explore, the other pictures in a numbered strip, and the composer under it, starting from this image.
Explore strange ideas. Any picture opens large: vary it, edit it, or ask for ten more.
Sid's page in the studio: his look is chosen, the agent picks his voice when he first speaks, who he is is written, and a button puts him in a scene.
A cast that stays itself. Each character keeps a look and who they are, and a voice once you pick one. Every shot uses them.
Sid pitches the story at a whiteboard of doodles while Nimbus, under his own rain cloud, is unimpressed.
Write the story your way. Storylines and scenes in your words, or the agent's to start from.
The storage-room set as a place: a painted cardboard skyline, a spotlight, an empty director's chair and a lime-gelled lamp.
Places with a mood. Build a set once, and every scene shot there matches.

Or hand it over

…or let the agent do it.

Say a little or a lot. The agent writes, casts, shoots and cuts, choosing among options the way you would, and shows its work as it goes.

  • What you choose stays. A look you picked is the look in every shot.
  • Redirect any time. Say it in the chat or click it in the studio; both count.
  • Spending has a ceiling. The agent asks before it goes past your limit.

Make a 20-second episode: Sid wants to be a superhero. Nimbus has to film it, then drive him home.

  1. Wrote three scenes: the pitch, the shoot, the drive home
  2. Cast Sid and Nimbus from their chosen looks

  3. Give Sid a red cape.

  4. Got it: red cape, same Sid. Filmed the shoot
  5. Filmed the drive home. Cut it to 0:20, ready to play

Meet the cast

Sid brings the weird. Nimbus keeps it together.

Sid, a human-sized lavender pigeon in a short-sleeved shirt and loose tie, one wing raised mid-idea.

Sid

“Ay, I got an idea.”

A human-sized New York pigeon. Big heart, small brain, loud ideas. Most are terrible; some are secretly brilliant.

Nimbus, a small grumpy cloud in a shirt and tie, floating with his arms crossed.

Nimbus

“No. …Fine. I fixed the third act.”

A tiny grumpy cloud who doesn't want to get involved, then holds the whole thing together anyway. Drizzles when annoyed.

Sid, wooden spoon in hand, and Nimbus, clipboard ready, wait at a table for the Rotoven oven to bake something.

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Short animated episodes, made with you or for you.

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