Creating an episode
1
Open “Create a video” and pick the series
In the “Series” step, pick your series instead of “Standalone project”. A series that is still building its cast doesn’t appear in the list: wait until the portraits and voices are locked.
2
Describe the episode
Same field as for a single video: see Describe your idea. Write a story for THIS episode, not the account (the account is already in the series).
3
Set the connection and the cast
“This episode follows” and “Who’s in this episode” (see below).
Continuity between episodes
When you create the series, you choose a default, then offered at each new episode:- Standalone episodes: each episode makes sense without having seen the others. Only the characters, the world and the tone are shared.
- Serial: each episode picks up where the previous one stopped. The AI receives the summary of what came before.
Only one episode can declare itself the sequel of another: the app flags when an episode already has its sequel.
Autopilot
The series’ “Autopilot” tab picks a topic from a queue and launches the episode on a fixed date. You set the publishing days, the time and the time zone, then the format, the engine, the length of a part (from 10 to 240 seconds) and a monthly cap in credits (empty: no cap). By default, each episode stops at “Review the story before production”: nothing is produced without your approval. If you turn the review off, the episode goes all the way to the .mp4 on its own.The topic queue
Two fields per topic:- Title: “Your topic, in one line” (120 characters).
- Pitch: “A few lines to frame the episode (optional)” (600 characters).
- Weak
- Improved
Common mistakes
- Empty queue: the slot is skipped, nothing is charged.
- Not enough credits or monthly cap reached: the slot is skipped, autopilot stays active.
- Previous episode not finished or waiting for your approval: two episodes never overlap.
- A topic unrelated to the cast: write the pitch with the series characters.
- Engine or number of automatic series outside your plan: change plan or engine in the autopilot settings.
Settings that go with it
- Voice, mascot, intros and outros: see Voice, mascot and intros and outros.
- Cover: each episode can get a cover. For a serial it carries the episode number, for standalone episodes the title alone.
- Revising a story: see Revising the story.