Describe a film. Get a film.
Tell it what your film is about and pick a look. A while later there is a finished short film waiting for you — shot, scored, narrated and cut.
Drawn, not filmed
Every look here is drawn from scratch in code — no stock footage, no generated video, no clip library. Nothing is lifted from anyone, so the film is wholly yours to use.
67 looks to choose from
Hand-drawn and painted, print and printmaking, newsreel and documentary, charts and keynote, 3D and materials, East Asian traditions, cartoon and anime. Pick the one that fits what you are saying.
Built around your subject
It writes a treatment for your topic first — structure, characters, pacing, what goes on screen when — then builds that film. You are not dropping text into a template.
How it goes
- Say what it is about. A sentence or a page. The more you say about the point you want made, the better it lands.
- Pick a look. Each one shows an example so you can see it before you choose.
- Leave it alone. A film takes a while — often half an hour or more. Close the tab; it carries on. Your finished films wait in the Library, ready to watch or download.
Good for an explainer nobody will sit through as a slide deck, a story that deserves more than a memo, or a report with a number in it worth remembering.
This is a private tool. If your account is not yet approved, signing in puts in a request.
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Sign outBefore you can make a film, add your own Claude access under Account: a Claude subscription token or an Anthropic API key. Your films run on it.
Before you type: your brief, any images and any attached document are sent to Anthropic (Claude) to make the film, and the finished film is easy to share. Don't include the names of workers, their locations, or sensitive strategy. Describe people and places in general terms ("a worker in South Asia") instead.
Pick a style
A few questions first
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Your Claude access
Each film is directed by Claude Opus, and runs on your Claude account. Add one of these. It is checked with Anthropic, stored encrypted on the Studio, used only for films you start, and never shown again.
Don has set your films to run on his plan, so you don't need to add anything here. If you add your own, your films still use his plan until he changes that.
Claude subscription (Pro or Max)
Films count against your plan's usage limits; nothing extra is billed. On a computer with
Claude Code, run claude setup-token, approve it in the browser, and paste the
token it prints (it starts sk-ant-oat). It lasts a year.
Anthropic API key
Billed per use to your Anthropic account: a typical 30-second film costs about $5–8.
Create a key at console.anthropic.com
(it starts sk-ant-api). Consider a spending limit on that account.
People
Approving someone gives them real power. An approved user can start an AI agent that runs on the Mac Studio and spends Opus tokens. The agent is sandboxed to its own film folder and cannot reach your keys, your other projects or the rest of the machine - but it is still your hardware and your account paying. Approve people you trust.
Default monthly limit: … films per person Admins have no limit. Cancelled films don't count.
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