Long Shot, finished
Type1 credit
Pictures: all words: big type that moves, shakes and swaps on the voice.
Preview: plays the moment the script lands.
The ladder · one script, every rung
Cheaper means simpler pictures. Never a weaker film.
A finished film on every rung, at the standard we ship. Type also has a rough live sketch in Small Print’s colours and cast, second, for the look only. The voice, the story shape and the pace rules are the same on all of them; only the drawing changes. Pick by eye, not by guessing. Tap a film for sound.
Front Page, finishedBest value
Line2 credits
Playing: The Newspaper That Found Life on the Moon.
Pictures: ink drawings: people, sets, cranes and a crowd.
Preview: plays the moment the script lands.
Iron Mile, finished
Drawn 3D Lite3 credits
Playing: Film 002, its instant preview.
Pictures: drawn 3D from the library: 4 places, one set piece.
Preview: moving preview about 25 s after the script lands.
Iron Mile, finishedMost wow
Drawn 3D5 credits
Playing: Why This Railway Blew Up Its Own Rails.
Pictures: drawn 3D: 5 places, two set pieces, the scale shot and the big move, one review pass.
Preview: moving preview about 25 s after the script lands.
Deployr, finished
ShowcaseOurs only
Pictures: custom sets and effects built for the film, then added to the library for everyone.
Preview: built by us for our own brands; its pieces then join the library for everyone.
Every showcase we build makes the rungs above it richer, at no extra cost to you.Kept on every rung
These are the validator’s laws; a film that breaks one is fixed before you see it, free.| Law | Type | Line | 3D Lite | Drawn 3D | Showcase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The narrator speaks by 0.3 s and talks to the last frame | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 190 to 235 words a minute | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A picture gag by 2 s, the stakes by 6 s | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A doubter, a ladder of three, a turn between half and three quarters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A new picture every 0.8 to 2.5 s, something physical about every 4 s (never a gap over 4.5 s) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A camera that never parks, one signature move | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| An ending that loops back to the first line | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Measured on the samples
From our own renders, Nov 8. New picture share and light moods are what keep a film feeling alive.Type
The Bomb Flown by Pigeons
New picture every second: 0.93. Light moods: 21. Colour: 0.62. Narrator: 205 words a minute.
Line
The Newspaper That Found Life on the Moon
New picture every second: 0.93. Light moods: 17. Colour: 0.44. Narrator: 202 words a minute.
Drawn 3D Lite
Iron Mile: the instant preview of film 002
New picture every second: not measured (a 12 fps preview). Light moods: 18. Colour: 0.41. Narrator: 228 words a minute.
Drawn 3D
Why This Railway Blew Up Its Own Rails
New picture every second: 0.91. Light moods: 18. Colour: 0.41. Narrator: 228 words a minute.
Showcase
Why This Ship Took Only Four Days
New picture every second: 1.00. Light moods: 23. Colour: 0.50. Narrator: 209 words a minute.
The Lite sample is the instant preview of film 002: a finished Lite film has not been rendered yet. The Showcase numbers are film 003’s. Credits are relative weights until pricing is set.
The rough sketch uses Small Print’s kit. Make your own kit and every film you make is drawn in it.