How to turn an essay into a video

To turn an essay into a video, paste its thesis and the strongest supporting paragraph into the box below, then pick a voice, a visual style and a length in Faceless. It writes a spoken script from your argument, narrates it with captions and a picture per scene, and renders a vertical video for 20 credits.

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Why does a short video need only one argument from my essay?

A 2,000 word essay is about 13 minutes read aloud, and a Short is at most 90 seconds, so the whole essay will not fit. What fits is one argument: the thesis, one piece of evidence and the conclusion it supports. Faceless writes a spoken script from the part you paste, narrates it with an AI voice, draws a picture for each scene and times captions to every word in a 9:16 video. A five paragraph essay usually gives three videos, one per body paragraph. A video in the Storyboard style costs 20 credits, and plans start at $29/month on the Starter plan.

How do I turn an essay into a video?

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Pick the one argument the video makes

Choose a single claim from the essay and the evidence that best backs it. Leave out the introduction, the counterarguments and the citations list: a 60 second video holds about 150 spoken words.

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Paste the thesis and that paragraph

The box takes up to 800 characters, about 130 words, which is enough for a thesis and one body paragraph. Sign in or create an account and the text is still there.

3

Choose a style, voice, language and length

Pick a visual style for the pictures, a narrator voice and the language, then under 30, 30 to 60 or 60 to 90 seconds. Faceless writes the narration from your argument to fit that length.

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Keep your own sentences with Approve each script first

On the Posting step, turn on Approve each script first. Faceless drafts the script ahead of time, and you can rewrite it in your essay's exact words before approving. Nothing is made or charged until you do.

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Review in the editor, then post or keep going

Change captions, pictures or the voice in the editor, then download or post to a connected YouTube, TikTok or Instagram account. It is set up as a series, so it can make the next argument on a schedule, or you can pause it after one.

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Usually one per main argument. A five paragraph essay with three body paragraphs gives three videos of 45 to 60 seconds each. Turn each paragraph's claim and evidence into its own script rather than squeezing the whole essay into 90 seconds.
Check your teacher's or school's rules on AI tools first. Faceless writes the narration from your text unless you approve your own script, so if the assignment must be in your words, use Approve each script first and paste your sentences in.
Not unless the script says them. Short videos rarely read full references aloud. Name the key source in a sentence, such as "a 2019 Stanford study found", and put the full citations in the video description when you post.
Use your own essay, a public-domain one, or a summary in your own words that credits the author. Reading another writer's copyrighted essay word for word in a posted video can break their rights, even with credit.
A video in the Storyboard style costs 20 credits. Plans start at $29/month on the Starter plan with credits every month, and one-off credit packs start at $10 for 100 credits.

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