Documentation

Make a show, start to finish

ShowMaker Studio takes a story idea all the way to a finished video — script, cast, shots, voices, and the final edit — without a crew, a camera, or any technical skill. These guides walk through every step.

The ShowMaker storyboard, with scenes broken into shots
The storyboard. Each scene becomes a row of shots you can direct, generate, and reorder.

The pipeline

Every project moves through the same five stages. You can go straight through, or jump back to any stage at any time — nothing is locked.

  1. Write the story.Start from a one-line idea, a premise, or paste in a finished script. The Writers' Room helps you shape it and shows you a quality read before you commit.
  2. Build the world.Create your cast, locations, wardrobe, and props once. Each gets a consistent look you reuse everywhere with a simple @reference.
  3. Storyboard the shots.Break each scene into shots, pick how each one is captured, and generate a still frame for every one.
  4. Add the voices.Give every character a voice and perform the dialogue. Captions are generated for you.
  5. Cut & deliver.Assemble the timeline, add subtitles, music, and B-roll, then export the final video and publish it.

Browse the guides

New here? Start with Getting started — it takes you from an empty dashboard to your first project in a couple of minutes.