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Athaia

AI Documentary Maker

Athaia's script engine understands documentary structure: hook, rising action, revelation, denouement. It plans 60–80 scenes per video with visual direction, narration tone, and pacing for each — not just a transcript.

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Documentary creation workflow

Narrative Structure

Built on documentary storytelling principles

The script engine plans 60–80 scenes per video, each with a visual direction, narration tone, and pacing note. The result has narrative arc — not just information.

Hook

0:00 - 1:308-12 scenes

Opens with the most visually striking or emotionally compelling moment. Establishes stakes and promises the viewer a payoff. Designed to prevent early drop-off.

Dramatic opening visual
Provocative question or statement
Quick montage of what's to come
Narrator sets the premise

Rising Action

1:30 - 5:0020-30 scenes

Builds the foundation of the story. Introduces key concepts, characters, or historical context. Each scene escalates complexity or emotional investment.

Context and background
Key characters or subjects introduced
Conflict or challenge established
Evidence and supporting visuals

Revelation

5:00 - 8:0015-20 scenes

The core insight, discovery, or turning point. The climax of the documentary where the central thesis is revealed or the main conflict reaches its peak.

Central revelation or discovery
Expert insights or key evidence
Emotional peak moment
Visual crescendo with music

Denouement

8:00 - 10:0010-15 scenes

Resolution, reflection, and looking forward. Wraps up narrative threads, provides takeaways, and ends with a memorable final moment that lingers with the viewer.

Resolution of central conflict
Broader implications explored
Call to action or reflection
Memorable closing visual

Narrative Tension Arc

HookRising ActionRevelationDenouement

Scene-Level Planning

Every scene is a production brief

The Script Engine doesn't just write narration. Each scene includes a visual description, camera angle, mood, color palette, and precise duration — everything needed for visual generation.

Setting

Physical location and environment for the visual

Camera

Shot type, angle, and movement direction

Mood

Emotional tone that drives visual and audio choices

Duration

Precise timing synced to narration length

Narration

Voice-over text synced to the visual scene

Example Output

Sample scenes from a deep ocean documentary

Here's what the Script Engine produces for a 10-minute documentary about the deep ocean. Three example scenes from a total of 72.

Scene 148.2s

Setting

Deep ocean floor, hydrothermal vents

Camera

Slow dolly forward, low angle

Mood

Awe, wonder

Narration

"Three kilometers below the surface, where sunlight has never reached, life thrives in ways scientists once thought impossible."

Scene 376.8s

Setting

Bioluminescent jellyfish swarm, open water

Camera

Tracking shot, medium close-up

Mood

Ethereal, mesmerizing

Narration

"These jellyfish produce their own light through a chemical reaction — a trait shared by over 75% of deep-sea organisms."

Scene 5810.4s

Setting

Mariana Trench cross-section diagram

Camera

Static with animated overlay

Mood

Informative, dramatic

Narration

"At nearly 11,000 meters, the Challenger Deep is the lowest known point on Earth — deeper than Mount Everest is tall."

The full documentary contains 72 scenes like these, each with complete production metadata.

Story arc visualization

Any topic, any depth

History, science, nature, technology, biography, culture, finance — the Script Engine researches and structures content on virtually any topic.

Adaptive length

From 3-minute explainers to 30-minute deep dives. The engine adapts narrative structure and scene density to match your target duration.

Editable output

Don't like a scene? Edit the script, adjust timing, change camera angles. The Script Engine gives you full control over every detail before generation.

Output

What you actually get

Generated script excerpt · Scene 04

INT. DEEP OCEAN — THE MIDNIGHT ZONE — CONTINUOUS

ACTION

A bioluminescent anglerfish drifts into frame, its lure pulsing with cold blue light. The camera holds still as it passes, impossibly close.

NARRATION

“At 1,000 meters below the surface, sunlight ceases to exist. What remains is pressure, silence, and life that has adapted to both.”

Duration: 18s·Model: Kling (motion)·Mood: tense, wonder·Color: deep teal-black

67 scenes generated · Narrative arc: hook → rising action → revelation → denouement

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