What is Dawnwood?
Dawnwood is an AI studio that turns a single story premise into a finished 10-episode vertical drama season. It writes the scripts, keeps characters consistent, generates every shot, then cuts the episodes with voiceover, music, and captions. The final pack ships as 9:16 masters ready for TikTok, Reels, and similar short-video platforms.
Top Features:
- Pipeline: one premise becomes a season arc, scripts, renders, and edited episodes.
- Casting: faces, wardrobe, and voices stay locked across all ten episodes.
- Dubbing: release finished episodes in 16 languages using each character's own voice.
Use Cases:
- Production: produce a full vertical drama season without a crew or sets.
- Localization: dub an existing series into new languages for other markets.
- Pre-visualization: plan each scene on a storyboard before spending any render credits.
Who Can Use Dawnwood?
- Producers: studios building catalogues for vertical video apps and social feeds.
- Creators: writers who want to ship serialized stories without a production budget.
- Platforms: services that need a steady supply of new episodic vertical content.
Pricing
- Creator ($29 per month): 380 monthly credits, three worlds, and consistent characters across shots.
- Studio ($99 per month): 1,400 monthly credits, unlimited worlds, priority rendering, and language versions.
- Pro ($249 per month): 3,900 monthly credits, team seats, batch output, and cheaper credit top-ups.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- All-in-one: script, cast, shots, edit, and delivery happen in one place.
- Rollover: unused plan credits carry forward while your plan stays active.
- Free failures: failed renders are never charged, and each shot includes one take.
Cons:
- Budgeting: rendering is billed per output second, so season budgets need planning.
- Niche: built for vertical drama, so other video styles get less support.
- Retakes: any extra take beyond the first is billed again per second.
FAQs:
1) How many episodes does one run make?
One run delivers ten vertical episodes with scripts, renders, captions, and voiceover.
2) How many dubbing languages are there?
Episodes dub into 16 lip-synced languages at 80 credits per episode per language.
3) Is there a free plan?
No, new accounts get a one-time 500 credit trial that lasts 30 days.
4) Can AI agents control it?
Yes, an MCP server and CLI let Claude Code drive the whole pipeline.
5) How much does rendering cost?
Rendering costs 5 credits per output second, or 10 credits in Super mode.