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.
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
Opens with the most visually striking or emotionally compelling moment. Establishes stakes and promises the viewer a payoff. Designed to prevent early drop-off.
Arc position
Rising Action
Builds the foundation of the story. Introduces key concepts, characters, or historical context. Each scene escalates complexity or emotional investment.
Arc position
Revelation
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.
Arc position
Denouement
Resolution, reflection, and looking forward. Wraps up narrative threads, provides takeaways, and ends with a memorable final moment that lingers with the viewer.
Arc position
Narrative Tension Arc
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.
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."
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."
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.”
67 scenes generated · Narrative arc: hook → rising action → revelation → denouement
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