Script to Animation AI

Quick answer: Paste a script and choose an animated look: 2D anime, 3D toy cartoon, claymation, watercolor storybook and more. SceneMixer reads the scene headings as locations, the character cues as voiced characters and the action lines as shots, draws each character and place once in that look, and renders the dialogue in the video. A script written in plain screenplay form, or just paragraphs of prose, works; one project reads up to 300,000 characters of English. Video costs 10 credits a second on the default tier.

Still from “Rust City Knockout”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (6 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “Rust City Knockout” — Painterly Anime, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

What each part of your script becomes

In the script	In the animation
Scene heading (INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT)	A location, drawn once in your look and used as the set whenever the scene returns
Character name above a line	A character with a full-body sheet and one voice, the same in every scene
Dialogue	Spoken in the video, in the language you set in Step 1
Action lines	Numbered shots with seconds, framing and camera move in the storyboard
A prop that matters (a key, a letter)	An item drawn once, so it looks the same each time it appears

Using scene headings and character cues · Writing dialogue so it is picked up.

Choose how it looks

The look is one choice in Step 1, and the same script reads very differently in each:

Look	Best for a script about…
Anime	Series, school, romance, action
3D Toy Cartoon / Family 3D Animation	Kids, family comedy, small worlds
Claymation	Gentle comedy, tiny stakes, a town
Watercolor Storybook	Fables, bedtime stories, memory
Painterly Anime	A film with big scenery and quiet scenes

The Anime card under Visual Style in SceneMixer's project setup — The cards as they appear in step 1, *Set Up Your Project*. Pick one in each row before the script is read; the visual style is fixed once you continue.

The Family 3D Animation card under Visual Style in SceneMixer's project setup — The cards as they appear in step 1, *Set Up Your Project*. Pick one in each row before the script is read; the visual style is fixed once you continue.

All animated looks.

Write a script that animates well

One action per line. A run, a glance, a door. The storyboard turns each into a shot.
Keep the cast small. Every character is another sheet and another voice; four or five carry a short.
Let places repeat. A script with three recurring places is cheaper and steadier than one with twelve.
Say it in the dialogue. Animation has no inner monologue; if a thought matters, give it to a line or a voice-over.

How to write one shot · Vertical script format.

From the script to a file

Upload the script (.txt, .docx or .md) and read the cast, places and outline it produces. Step 2 draws the sheets; the first 15 setup images are free. Then the storyboard, which you can edit line by line for free, then video segment by segment, then the join at 1 credit a second. Upload a script and read it · Which files work.

Languages

Native dialogue in 15 languages

Every series below was produced by the same pipeline with the cast speaking that language natively: the interface, the working documents and the spoken lines are all in one language, and nothing is dubbed. Open one to hear it.

See all 15 languages

In SceneMixer vs. stitching tools together

Most AI drama workflows are five or six tools in a row. This is where each step happens here, and what it replaces.

Step	In SceneMixer	Doing it by hand with separate tools
Script and episode plan	Paste a script or a novel, or type one line: it is read into a cast, locations, props and an episode outline you can edit	A chat model writes the script; you split it into episodes and carry the text from tool to tool
Character faces and places	Every character, location and prop is drawn once as a reference sheet and attached to every shot it appears in	An image model, one sheet at a time; you upload the right reference to every clip yourself
Shots	A storyboard per episode with numbered shots and seconds; video is generated segment by segment in 9:16 or 16:9 against the same sheets	A video model, one clip per prompt, describing the same people again each time
Voices and dialogue	Lines are performed in the video itself, one voice per character, in any of 15 languages	A text-to-speech tool for each line, then a lip-sync pass on every clip
Fixing one shot	Edit that shot's text and regenerate the segment alone; the rest of the episode is untouched	Regenerate the clip, then re-cut the timeline
Finishing	Segments are composited into one episode file with its score; members download without the AI badge	A video editor to join the clips, add music and captions, then export
Publishing	You upload the finished episode to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or anywhere else; nothing is posted for you	Upload by hand, the same as here

FAQ

How do I turn a script into an animation?

Upload or paste it, choose an animated look in Step 1, check the cast and places, read the storyboard, then render the segments and join them.

Does it understand screenplay format?

Yes: scene headings, character names above dialogue and action lines are read as locations, characters, speech and shots. Plain prose also works.

What styles can I choose?

Anime, Painterly Anime, Watercolor Anime, Korean Webcomic, 3D Toy Cartoon, Family 3D, Claymation, Watercolor Storybook, Ink Wash and more.

Do the characters speak?

Yes. Each has a voice and speaks in the video, in any of 15 languages.

How long a script can I use?

Up to 300,000 characters of English per project, about 50,000 words.

How much does it cost?

Reading is 4 credits per 1,000 characters. Video is 10 credits a second on the default tier plus 1 credit a second to join.

Is it free to try?

New accounts start with 50 credits; the first 15 setup images, the first storyboard and a 5-second preview are free.

Can I animate a one-page script?

Yes. A one-page script is a minute or two of animation, and a good size for a first try.

Paste the script. Pick the look.

Check the cast and read the storyboard before the first render.

Animate a script

Updated November 2, 2026