Start with a sentence
Type a scene, a hook, an opinion — or hit the mic and talk it through. Zoodler extracts the beats and asks you what comes next. You can spin variations on the same idea before committing to one.
For creators with more ideas than time
An idea in.
A short out.
Before the coffee cools.
You sit down with a thought and twelve browser tabs open. Zoodler skips the tabs. Type a sentence — a scene, a hook, a confession, a hot take — and we draft the story, render the frames, and build the short, pausing for your approval at every step.
- An idea is enough Eight beats, eight stills, one branded short. No camera, no editor, no mic — just a sentence and your brand.
- You're the editor, not the operator Approve the story before frames render. Reshoot any beat that misses. Skip what you don't like — we don't charge for what you don't ship.
Built for the people who think first and film never.
Indie filmmakers
Fiction writers
Brand marketers
Indie founders
Designers
Educators
How it works
From a sentence to a published short in five stages.
Five stages — Compose, Story, Frames, Render, Publish — with two approval gates so you review the story and the stills before anything renders for real.
Eight beats, drafted
In about thirty seconds we turn your sentence into eight beats — the visual story your short will tell. Approve the arc, edit a single beat, or rewrite the whole thing before a single frame renders.
Stills — your call
Eight reference frames render from your approved story. Flag any one for a reshoot. We won't render the final video until you've signed off on the stills — cheap to revise here, expensive to revise after.
Voice, music, motion, caption
Every approved beat becomes a frame, then a sequence, then a finished MP4. Captions match the on-screen action, music sits under it, your brand sits on top. The pipeline takes the heavy lifting; you take the credit.
One tap, three platforms
Publish straight to YouTube Shorts. TikTok and Instagram Reels schedule next. Export the MP4 anytime if you'd rather post from your own scheduler.
Why Zoodler
A short-form practice you actually keep.
Brand consistency from frame one
Upload your reference image, palette, and a tagline once. Every short you generate from that point on lines up visually — same world, different stories.
Beat-level editing
Don't like beat 04? Regenerate just that one. Your other seven beats stay exactly as you approved them. No re-rendering the whole short to fix one bad frame.
Your output, your rights
You own the videos Zoodler makes for you. We don't reuse your prompts or outputs to train anything, and we don't share them with anyone else.
One sentence, multiple takes
Try a different tone, different arc, or different ending from the same starting idea. Approve the one that lands. We never charge for shorts you don't ship.
Founding cohort · open now
We're taking 20 founding creators.
Zoodler isn't a faceless signup form — not yet, and on purpose. We onboard each founding creator by hand, build your first batch of videos with you, and tune the pipeline around real ideas. Twenty seats, then the cohort closes until public launch.
20 founding seats · cohort 01
The founding seat
$
99
/mo
Locked for life
Or $990/year — two months free. This founding rate rises for everyone at public launch, but yours stays locked for as long as you keep your seat.
- About 18 videos a month from your ideas (180 beat credits)
- Idea-first & RSS origins, published to YouTube Shorts
- Up to 3 brand profiles, custom CTA on every short
- Priority rendering queue
- Hands-on onboarding — we build your first batch with you
- A direct line to me, not a support queue
- A real say in what we build next
You're on the list.
I'll personally reach out within two business days. — Alex
Concierge
We run Zoodler on your behalf.
A dedicated operator translates your briefs into beats, drives the approval gates, and ships the videos to your channels on a schedule we set together. Custom volume, invoicing available, MSA, BYO provider keys, quarterly strategy reviews.
How credits work
Beat credits track generated visuals.
- 1 beat credit Generated beat Every visual beat costs one credit, including beat-level regenerations.
- ~8–12 credits Typical short Story, voice, music, motion, captions, and rendering are bundled into one charge.
- No rollover Use them this month Unused credits don't carry over. Plans refresh on your billing anniversary.
- No overage No surprise charges When credits run out, wait for the next cycle or upgrade — never pay-as-you-go.
FAQ
Questions creators ask before they apply.
What if I'm not good at writing prompts?
Good prompts are sentences, not scripts. "A first date that ends because someone says the wrong thing about a movie" is enough. Once you're onboarded, you'll see example prompts from other creators and can spin variations on whatever you type — same sentence, different tones, different endings.
Can I use my own photos, footage, or recordings?
You can upload reference images that influence how Zoodler renders your frames — a photo of your studio, a product shot, a key character, a moodboard. Final shorts are AI-rendered, not stitched together from your footage; we use your references the way an animator uses a model sheet.
Who owns the output?
You do. Subject to compliance with our Terms, Zoodler assigns you all rights it has in the videos generated for your account. We don't reuse your prompts or outputs to train models, and we don't share them with anyone else. See our Privacy Policy for the full picture.
Can I generate adult or sensitive content?
No. Sexual content involving minors is a strict, zero-tolerance prohibition. General adult content, graphic violence, real-person impersonation, and other restricted categories are blocked at the generation layer. The full acceptable-use policy lives in our Terms of Service.
How long is each video?
About 30–60 seconds, optimized for vertical (9:16) short-form. Eight beats at roughly four to seven seconds each — long enough to land a story arc, short enough to ship.
What happens if I run out of credits before the month ends?
Your plan pauses new video generation until your next billing cycle. Need more in a given month? Message me — founding members get a direct line and we'll sort it. No surprise overage fees, no pay-as-you-go.
What if I need to cancel?
Your founding rate is locked for life, so there's nothing to switch — and yes, you can cancel anytime from your account, no phone call. See the Refund Policy for the specifics on annual plans.
Ready to turn an idea into a video?
The next short is already one sentence away.
Apply in two minutes. We onboard 20 founding creators by hand — if you're a fit, I'll send your founding link personally.