Your book, as an animated film or series.
A novel, a memoir, a true story or a book of ideas, made into a hand-drawn animated film with voices, music and moving mouths, in your own words. You approve it one part at a time.
- Start with a free one-minute sample of your book.
- The narration is your own sentences, word for word.
- One payment, set by your book’s length, from $799. Uploading is free.
50 seconds from “A Mostly Magnificent Memoir” by Bo Bennett, our founder, in the Light-hearted look.
Choose how your book appears on screen
Choose a look, Light-hearted or Serious, and how the book is told: as a Story, or as an Explainer for a book of ideas. You choose when you start.
Light-hearted
A hand-drawn adult-cartoon look: wobbly marker lines, grey pencil backgrounds and people in colour. Suits funny and warm books.
Serious
A graphic-novel look in black ink and grey, with people in flat colour, slow camera moves and quieter music. Suits drama, grief, hardship and suspense.
Explainer
For a book of ideas: you, drawn, presenting the book in your own words from your desk, with its examples acted out as short scenes and the key ideas written on screen.
“How To Sift Through Media Bullsh*t”, the whole film on YouTube
Our founder Bo Bennett’s guide to spotting bias, checking sources and catching the tricks that mislead us, made in this studio as an Explainer in his own voice: the whole book as one 39-minute film.
For the first time, an author can afford to see a whole book on screen
Until recently, animating a book took a studio, a team of artists, voice actors and a budget few authors could ever raise. Now AI draws the pictures, voices the characters and writes the music, and you direct it.
See it come to life
Your characters drawn and speaking, your own sentences as the narration, your scenes on screen.
Reach people who watch
Many people who will never pick up a book will watch an episode on YouTube or a clip on their phone, and find their way back to your book.
Something to show
A finished film shows a producer or a festival what your story looks like on screen, instead of asking them to imagine it.
Something to share
A premiere night for your readers, family and friends, and a film that is yours to keep.
From upload to finished film
Upload, free
A book in Word, PDF, EPUB or plain text, from 1,500 words, or a screenplay you already have. Choose the look, and a Story or an Explainer.
Your free minute
Ask for a free one-minute sample. Afterwards you can try it in another voice from our library or in your own recorded voice, choose the font and colour of the lettering, and, for an Explainer, upload a photo so you are drawn to look like you.
Pay once to start
One payment, set by your book’s length and shown before you pay. It covers the screenplay, every part’s cast and voices, every part and the finished film.
The screenplay
Written from your whole book in your own words. You read it, ask for changes and approve it.
Looks and voices
Every recurring person, place and object is drawn, and each character is given a voice, automatically.
One part at a time
Before each part is made, you see everyone in it and approve the cast. The part is built, usually in about an hour; you watch it, change pictures, lines and music in the part editor, and approve it. That unlocks the next part.
Your film, released your way
Approved parts join into one HD (1080p) film. We suggest a release that suits its length: a feature film, a two-part film, a limited series, a web series of short episodes or a short film, plus vertical clips for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels. End it with closing credits of your own: cards of thanks, your photos if you like, and a song sung to your words. All included.
Included within set allowances: one remake of each part with your notes, new pictures in the part editor up to about six per minute of film, and up to 40 redraws of the starting looks.
One payment, set by your book’s length
Every word of your book is kept, so a long book makes a long film. No subscription. Uploading and the one-minute sample are free; you are charged only when you start.
| Your book | Your film runs | Price |
|---|---|---|
| up to 12,000 words, or a screenplay of about 90 minutes | about 90 minutes | $799 |
| up to 20,000 words | about 2½ hours | $1,149 |
| up to 30,000 words | about 3¾ hours | $1,499 |
| up to 40,000 words | about 5 hours | $1,899 |
| up to 50,000 words | about 6¼ hours | $2,249 |
| up to 60,000 words | about 7½ hours | $2,649 |
| up to 70,000 words | about 8½ hours | $2,999 |
| up to 80,000 words | about 10 hours | $3,399 |
| up to 90,000 words | about 11 hours | $3,749 |
| up to 100,000 words | about 12¼ hours | $4,149 |
| up to 110,000 words | about 13½ hours | $4,499 |
| over 110,000 words | — | quoted: write to us |
What authors ask first
What does the film studio make?
A hand-drawn animated film of your book, with a voice for every character, mouths that move with the lines, camera moves, sound effects and music. It is made with AI and directed by you: you approve the screenplay, each part’s cast and each part before the next is made.
Will it use my own words?
Yes. The screenplay is written from your whole book in your own words. The narration is your sentences, word for word, and quoted dialogue is used exactly. Only the action lines, which describe what we see, are new. You read the screenplay, ask for changes and approve it.
What kinds of books work?
Any book with a story to tell, such as a novel, memoir, family history or true story, filmed as a Story. A book of ideas, such as self-help, business or philosophy, can be filmed as an Explainer: you, drawn, presenting the book in your own words, with its examples acted out as short scenes and key ideas written on screen.
Can I see a sample first?
Yes. Upload your book, which is free, and ask for a free one-minute sample. The AI chooses a scene from your first chapter that should film well and makes it the same way every part of a film is made. One free sample per account.
How much does it cost?
One payment, set by your book’s length, with no subscription: from $799 for a book of up to 12,000 words to $4,499 for 110,000 words. Every word is kept, so a long book makes a long film. Longer books are quoted. You see your price before you pay, and you are charged only when you start.
How long does it take?
The film is made in parts, usually one per chapter. A part usually takes about an hour to build once you approve its cast, and you approve each part before the next one starts, so the pace is yours. You can stop after any part and keep everything made so far.
Is this the same as the $199 screenplay?
No. The screenplay service writes a script to read and to send to producers. The film studio makes the film itself, and it writes its own screenplay from your book in your own words as part of the price.
Will a film get my book picked up by a producer or a streaming service?
We cannot promise that, and nobody honestly can. A finished film shows people what your story looks like on screen, and short episodes and clips can reach viewers who would never pick up a book.
The drawings, voices and music are made with AI and directed by you. A cartoon of a real person will not be an exact likeness. Questions? Email hello@booktoscreen.pro.
