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title: Turn a finished script into a narrated AI video
description: A practical script-to-video workflow: prepare narration, map scenes, review character references, check voice and subtitles, and export an editable video.
canonical: https://donatello.studio/resources/script-to-video-workflow
published: 2026-09-24
modified: 2026-09-24
author: Donatello Editorial
---

# Turn a finished script into a narrated AI video

Start with words you have already written. Donatello Full Video Creator can prepare illustrated scenes, narration, subtitles and optional music for a requested video of up to 20 minutes. This guide explains what to review at each step, not just which button to press.

> Key takeaway: Treat your script as the source of truth. Review the planned narration before generating assets; then check every image, spoken line and subtitle before exporting. A finished video is a sequence of illustrated scenes, not a single continuously generated live-action clip.

## Start with narration, not a collection of prompts

Paste only the words you intend the audience to hear into Finished script. Keep research notes, pronunciation guidance and visual ideas separate so they do not accidentally become spoken narration. Choose the narration language and landscape, portrait or square format before planning.

Scripts within the supported length keep their wording. Longer scripts may be adapted to the 20-minute target: compare the proposed narration with your original before you approve media generation. Actual voice timing can differ from an estimated reading time.

- Read the script aloud once and remove sentences that depend on unseen context.
- Spell out ambiguous numbers and acronyms when pronunciation matters.
- Verify facts and obtain permission for quoted material and references.

## Make one visual decision per narrative beat

A useful scene makes the current sentence easier to follow. Change the image when the subject or point changes, not simply because a few seconds have passed. Use consistent character descriptions and visual style where the same subject recurs.

The following scene map is an illustrative planning example, not a claim that these three shots have been generated.

| Narration example | Visual direction | What to check |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A ceramic vase begins as soft clay. | Close view of hands shaping clay; simple background. | The image shows forming, not glazing or firing. |
| The kiln turns the shaped clay into a durable object. | Illustrated kiln interior, avoiding invented temperature labels. | Narration and visual do not claim an unsupported firing temperature. |
| Light reveals the finished glaze. | A finished blue vase near a window; gentle camera movement. | The finished object stays consistent and subtitles remain readable. |

- [Inspect a real blue-vase output](https://donatello.studio/gallery/blue-ceramic-vase)

## Review characters and scenes before committing to the whole export

Check recurring character references first, then the storyboard. Inspect anatomy, object continuity, unintended text and visual claims. Regenerate only the asset that needs work when possible; reusing an acceptable asset avoids repeating its generation.

Generated still images receive camera motion and transitions. If your scene needs a character performing continuous physical action, this illustrated workflow may not be the right fit. A generated motion clip is a different output.

- [Explore short text-to-video and image-to-video clips](https://donatello.studio/ai-video-generator)

## Listen to the voice and check the subtitles together

Choose a narration voice and listen for pronunciation, names, pacing and sentence endings. Match the displayed script to what is actually spoken. Subtitle timing follows the measured audio; a requested duration is a planning target rather than a promise of an exact final runtime.

Preview at phone size. Keep subtitles legible against light and dark parts of the image. Add background music only if it helps the narration, and check that the mix does not obscure words.

- [Hear published English narration](https://donatello.studio/gallery/english-text-to-speech)
- [Explore instrumental music generation](https://donatello.studio/ai-music-generator)

## Inspect a real export and its limits

The Rooftop Garden is a fresh 66.54-second production example made from an original finished script. It contains eight new illustrated scenes, English narration, music and subtitles. All final images were reviewed and three were regenerated. The account consumed 95 credits including revisions; the run record preserves prompts, review decisions and original-file hashes. This curated credit-funded result is not a Relax or 20-minute test.

Our published 11.87-second example runs the production Full Video renderer on existing public editorial inputs. It includes two narration scenes, camera movement, subtitles, mixed music and the ending. The run record identifies inputs, output hashes and measured render time.

That earlier render-only sample does not demonstrate new generation, a Relax wait or an end-to-end 20-minute project. Its zero new credit charge reflects reuse, not a claim that every faster-generation workflow costs zero.

- [Watch the complete Rooftop Garden demo](https://donatello.studio/gallery/full-video-rooftop-garden)
- [Inspect the earlier render-only mechanics test](https://donatello.studio/gallery/full-video-editorial-render)

## Understand free access, export and rights

Free welcome or earned credits; automatic lower-priority Relax when credits are exhausted and no surveys are available, subject to eligibility, fair use and free capacity. Optional paid credits provide faster processing. No subscription is required.

Relax waits apply separately to media assets and a long project can take days. Export the finished 720p MP4 or an asset ZIP. Private exports remain downloadable for 72 hours; save a local copy.

Commercial use is permitted under Donatello's Terms, subject to input and third-party rights. Copyright, exclusivity and platform monetization approval are not guaranteed.

- [Turn your script into a complete narrated video](https://donatello.studio/full-video-creator)
- [See the commercial-use guide](https://donatello.studio/resources/ai-commercial-use-rights-explained)

## Direct questions and answers

### Do I need to buy credits to use script-to-video?

Free welcome or earned credits; automatic lower-priority Relax when credits are exhausted and no surveys are available, subject to eligibility, fair use and free capacity. Optional paid credits provide faster processing. No subscription is required.

### Is the script-to-video result one continuous AI motion clip?

No. Full Video assembles illustrated scenes with camera motion, narration, subtitles and optional music. Use the separate clip generator when continuous generated motion is the objective.

## Sources and verification

- [Full Video Creator: current capabilities and conditions](https://donatello.studio/full-video-creator)
- [Reviewed fresh script-to-video demonstration](https://donatello.studio/gallery/full-video-rooftop-garden)
- [Measured editorial rendering demonstration](https://donatello.studio/gallery/full-video-editorial-render)
- [Binding commercial-use terms](https://donatello.studio/terms)
- [Current product facts](https://donatello.studio/product-facts)

Current product conditions are maintained in [Donatello Product Facts](https://donatello.studio/product-facts). This resource is written for people first and is not legal advice.