From a script to a finished documentary video.
SceneBolt narrates your script, finds real archive footage for every sentence, adds soundbites, animated maps, sound design and music, then renders a checked 1080p video on your own PC.
Every sample on this page was made by SceneBolt itself.
One approval. SceneBolt does every step.
Paste your script, approve the plan, and the whole video is produced for you. Every step can still be opened and changed by hand.
Script
Paste it in any format
Voice
AI narrator or your own
Visuals
Real archive, per sentence
Edit
Cuts, maps, SFX, music
Render
1080p, checked before you see it
Paste a script in any format.
Word, Google Docs, a screenplay, subtitles or a template. SceneBolt keeps your words exactly and turns everything else into notes.
- Any formatDocs, screenplay, SRT, templates
- Words kept exactOnly directions become notes
- Chapters foundHeadings turn into chapters
- Quotes fixedMatched to the real recording
- Facts checkedTwo sources must agree first
- Own voiceoverUpload audio, the script is built for you
[COLD OPEN — B-ROLL: U-2 plane, fast cuts]
NARRATOR: In October 1962 the world came closer to nuclear war than ever before.
(music: tense, low strings)
## PART ONE — THE PHOTOGRAPHS
A U-2 spy plane flies over western Cuba and photographs something that should not be there.
00:01:12 --> 00:01:18 SFX whoosh
KENNEDY (archive): "unmistakable evidence has now established..."
TODO check date!!
note: B-roll U-2 planemusic: tense
SFX: whoosh
soundbite · JFK, Oct 22 1962quote matched
fact check · 2 sources
An AI narrator, or your own voice.
Pick a narrator from a large voice library, or upload your own recording. The cost is always shown before anything is generated.
- Big voice libraryElevenLabs, Minimax, Fish Audio and more
- Favourite voicesStar the narrators you like
- Speed controlCalm documentary pace by default
- Cost shown firstNothing is paid without approval
- GPU word timing11× faster timing on a graphics card
- Free samplesListen before you choose
The real picture for every sentence.
SceneBolt searches real public archives and picks the most relevant footage or photo for each sentence of your script, from the right era, with the right people.
- Real archivesNational Archives, Library of Congress, NASA, Wikimedia Commons
- Relevance firstThe most relevant picture wins
- Authenticity checkRight era, no modern stock
- Watermark filterAgency logos are skipped
- Faces and namesNamed people checked on screen
- Credits keptEvery source written into the description
Real clips, with their own voice.
Speeches, interviews and archive recordings are found for you. The narration pauses and the real voice speaks, framed in a look that fits your story.
- Found for youSpeeches, interviews, archive clips
- Words verifiedEvery word checked by speech recognition
- Narration pausesThe story stops, the real voice speaks
- Nine looksDesk TV, archival film, CRT, VHS, news frame
- Voice-of cardsAudio-only clips get a waveform card
- On-screen creditThe source is shown on every bite
Maps, globe, camera moves and sets.
When a sentence talks about distances, routes or places, SceneBolt animates it. Here is a live example built right into this page: the 1962 missile ranges from Cuba.
Live animation in your browser. SceneBolt renders maps like this, in your theme colours, straight into the video.
- 3D globe and mapsRoutes, pins, borders, ranges
- 2.5D cameraDepth from a single photo
- Text in scenePlace and year behind the subject
- Animated cardsStats, timelines, quotes, node graphs
- Virtual setsEvidence board, desk TV, gallery
- TransitionsFast, varied, each with a sound
Every move has its sound.
Transitions, map moves, card reveals and text all get a matching sound effect. Music is picked by mood and dips under the voice automatically.
- SFX libraryMore than 2,000 sounds
- SFX on every moveTransitions, maps, cards, reveals
- Music library~300 licensed tracks, picked by mood
- Smart duckingMusic dips under the voice
- Auto creditsMusic credits go into the description
- YouTube loudnessMixed to the streaming standard
Full control when you want it.
Automatic by default, hands-on whenever you like. Open any shot and swap it, trim it, change the camera move, the look or the text.
- Timeline editorVideo, graphics, captions, soundbite lanes
- Per-shot controlSwap, trim, camera, look, text
- SceneBolt styleTuned to 15 niche moods
- Reference stylesFive documentary styles to pick from
- Dark and lightLime studio in both modes
- Undo and historyEvery change can be undone
A finished, checked video, ready to upload.
1080p video
Wide 16:9, tall 9:16 for Shorts, or square 1:1. Checked for picture, sound and sync before you see it.
Ready for YouTube
- Subtitle files (SRT and VTT)
- Chapter list
- Description with every credit
- Shorts cut from each chapter
Open in your editor
- Premiere Pro
- DaVinci Resolve
- After Effects
- All layers kept
SceneBolt is almost ready.
We are finishing speed, polish and final quality checks. Join the waitlist and be the first to try it.
- Script to finished video, end to end
- Real archives, soundbites, maps, sound
- Editor, styles and 1080p render checks
- Speed and final polish
- Early access