The footage we filmed of Gary, and the shot Director Mode generated from it. Drag the gold seam to compare.

LEFT · FILMEDRIGHT · GENERATED
Case study · Lost In Heaven, by Gary Livengood

He wrote the world.
Then he stepped into it.

We filmed the author for one morning. Director Mode carried him into the heaven he spent years writing, and his book trailer was finished two days later.

Create your book trailer todayWatch the trailer · 1:55
The proof

This is the $380 trailer.

1:55 finished trailer61 videos generated$380 in generation credits3 days including filming the author
6 TO 8 WEEKS
PRODUCTION QUOTEtypical range for this spec
Director, DP, crew (2 shoot days)$3,000 to 5,000
Locations, sets, wardrobe$1,500 to 2,500
VFX: celestial beings, heaven, the crossing$3,000 to 6,000
Edit, grade, sound design, mix$1,500 to 3,000
Author shoot and compositing$1,000 to 2,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL$10,000+

A deliberately conservative, low-end estimate for a two-minute cinematic trailer with heavy VFX. Real quotes for this spec often run several times higher. Every project varies.

DONE IN 3 DAYS
THIS TRAILER'S RECEIPTPray Production Studio
61 video generations (every take, every shot)included
Celestial beings, heaven, the crossing, the worksincluded
Author filmed once, carried by video referenceincluded
Music and sound, edit on the built-in timelineincluded
Crew1 person
GENERATION CREDITS$380

Real numbers from this project: 61 videos generated over 3 days, including the morning the author was filmed.

How video references work

Three steps. No green screen.

A video reference is a short clip you hand to Director Mode. The engine studies how a person actually looks and moves, then keeps them consistent in every shot you write them into.

Gary Livengood filmed against a black curtain, his raw reference footage1

Film your author

One camera, one morning, any backdrop. Gary stood in front of a black curtain. A minute of natural footage is all the reference the engine needs.

GL_BookTrailer_Outro_V1.mp4 · 0:24
Gary Livengood generated onto the Bridge of the Crystal Sea2

Drop the clip into Director Mode

Attach it to the shot as a reference. It shows up in the prompt box as a person you can simply mention by name.

@Gary Livengood is ready to direct
Gary Livengood in the final stretch of the trailer, facing the light over the crystal sea3

Type the shot. Roll takes.

"@Gary Livengood is walking along @The Bridge, speaking directly to camera." Roll, review the takes like dailies, keep the best one.

keeper picked · 8 takes rolled
REFERENCE CLIP · RAW FOOTAGEREC
You go from this...A black curtain in his living room
DIRECTOR MODE
GENERATED · A SHOT FROM THE TRAILER
...to this.Talking to camera from inside his own heaven
The filmstrip

Three days to shoot, generate, and edit an epic book trailer.

Every frame below is a real take from the project. Press play above and the strip follows the film, showing the exact prompt typed for whatever is on screen. Or tap any frame to jump the trailer there.

Behind the Scenes · Synced to playbackTap any frame to jump the trailer there
The take in the cut
Press play. As the trailer runs, the studio follows along with the exact shot being made.
Now playing··
The prompt, verbatim

Press play. As the trailer runs, the studio follows along with the exact shot being made.

Your turn

Your readers should get to see what you wrote.

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Straight answers

Do we own the trailer?

Yes. Everything you create in Pray Production Studio belongs to you, for retail, social, ads, and anywhere else the book goes.

Does the author have to be on camera?

No. The video reference is optional. Lost In Heaven used one because an author talking from inside their own world is a scroll-stopper.

What does an AI book trailer cost?

Plans are monthly subscriptions with generation credits included. This entire trailer used about $380 of generation credits, takes and all.