Anchor Engine · invited beta
Lock the cast. Plan the shots. Pay only for clips you approve.
Write the idea, lock a character once, plan the shots, and render them. Credits are held when you press Generate and captured only if the automatic check passes and you approve the clip.
Voice, music and final assembly are coming soon. Nothing renders on this page; rendering needs a signed-in, invited account.
The flow
Six steps, one workspace.
Write the idea
- Title
- Pip and the Basket
- Objective
- A gentle story about sharing
- Idea
- A pup finds a mystery basket by a canal and learns to share.
- Look
- 3D warm animation · 16:9 · 32 seconds
Example project. Sign in to write your own.
Lock a character once
Small cream pup, round ears, blue scarf (example character).
A character sheet is generated, checked, and then reused so the same character appears in every shot.
Plan the shots
| # | Beat | Camera | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening | Static wide | 8s |
| 2 | Discovery | Zoom in | 8s |
| 3 | Turn | Pan right | 8s |
| 4 | Resolution | Dolly back | 8s |
See each shot before it renders
Each shot gets a storyboard frame. Regenerate a frame, lock the shots you like, and the frame is used as the starting point of the clip. Making frames holds no credits.
Render with credits held
Pressing Generate holds the credits for that shot. When the clip finishes, an automatic check confirms it plays and is the right length. If the check fails, every held credit returns on its own.
You approve, then you pay
Watch the clip. Approve it and you are charged for the seconds used. Reject it and every held credit returns. Approved shots can be locked so they stay as they are.
Example project
Pip and the Basket
Four planned shots, eight seconds each. This is sample content to show the studio; no clips are rendering here.
- Shot 1 · 8s
Opening
Pip the pup spots a mystery basket by the canal.
“Whose basket is that?”
- Shot 2 · 8s
Discovery
Pip noses the lid open and finds a tiny bell.
“Ooh, a bell.”
- Shot 3 · 8s
Turn
The bell rings and a seagull swoops in.
“Hold on, that is mine!”
- Shot 4 · 8s
Resolution
Pip shares the bell. Both friends smile.
“Sharing is better anyway.”
Credit protection
Nothing is charged until you say so.
You see the cost, then credits are held when you press Generate. The hold can never exceed your balance.
Each clip gets an automatic check. A failed check returns the held credits in the same step.
Credits are captured only after you approve the clip. Reject it and every credit comes back.
Roadmap
Coming soon
- Voice narration with timed captions
- Original music under the narration
- Final assembly into one film
These are not available yet and are not part of the beta.
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