--- title: "Novel Promo Video Maker: Turn a Story Chapter into Narrated Scene Clips" summary: "Turn a novel chapter or story script into narrated vertical short video scenes with illustrated shots that keep every character looking the same from beat to beat." url: "https://beatra.ai/en/skills/novel-promo-video-maker" language: "en" version: "0.2.8" last_verified: "2026-11-09" --- [Skills](https://beatra.ai/en/skills) · [Video & animation](https://beatra.ai/en/skills/categories/video-animation) # Turn a novel chapter into narrated vertical scenes Novel Promo Video Maker turns a novel chapter, web-novel excerpt, or story script into an ordered set of narrated 9:16 scenes, four to six by default. It pulls the hook and beats from your text, draws one illustrated shot per beat from a reference drawing of each character, records the narration in the voice you choose, and sets each clip to its own narration. Novel Promo Video Maker works in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other agents that run Skills. ```text Install Novel Promo Video Maker and tell me when I need to sign in: https://beatra.ai/skills/novel-promo-video-maker/install.md ``` Send it to WorkBuddy, Codex, Claude Code, or another agent to install. Sign in once the first time you use it. [install.md](https://beatra.ai/skills/novel-promo-video-maker/install.md) · [GitHub](https://github.com/beatra-ai/beatra-skills/tree/main/skills/novel-promo-video-maker) · [Docs](https://docs.beatra.ai/en/docs/capabilities) ## A chapter that arrives as finished scenes ### The story sets the shots The hook, the beats, and the closing turn come out of the passage itself rather than a fixed template. ### The cast stays the same person Each recurring character is drawn once and carried into every later scene, so the series reads as one story. ### Narration and picture stay together Every clip runs to the length of the narration written for it, so each line lands complete inside its scene. ## How it is made ### Start from the passage · The beats come out of the writing Paste a chapter, an excerpt, or a synopsis and get a beat sheet built from what actually happens in it. - A hook beat that opens on the turn - Development beats with setting and emotion - A closing beat that leaves the question open ### One cast across the scenes · Draw a character once, keep them everywhere Each recurring character gets a reference drawing that every later scene is built from. - A reference drawing per character - The same face and costume across beats - One visual style for the whole piece ### Voice-led pacing · Each scene runs as long as its line Narration is recorded per beat and the picture is timed to it, so pacing follows the reading rather than a fixed clip length. - One narrator across the piece - Vertical framing for short-video feeds - Any scene extended when you want it longer ## Videos for story channels and web-novel promotion ### Web-novel promotion Cut a hook chapter into scenes that end on the turn readers want to follow. ### Story and reading channels Post a chapter a day in one visual style with a narrator your audience recognises. ### Book trailers and recaps Introduce a title or catch readers up on the last chapter before the next one lands. ## Inputs and outputs | Input or output | Type | Formats | Specifications | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Input | Text — A novel chapter, web-novel excerpt, or story script | — | — | | Output | Image — One illustrated shot per beat, each character drawn from its reference image | — | 2K; aspect ratios 9:16 | | Output | Video — Ordered set of narrated vertical scenes | MP4 | aspect ratios 9:16 | Specifications last checked 2026-11-09 · Sources: [Model catalog](https://docs.beatra.ai/en/docs/models) · [Documentation](https://docs.beatra.ai/en/docs/mcp-tools) · [Terms of Service](https://beatra.ai/en/terms) ## Questions ### What do I need to start a story video? The passage itself. A chapter, an excerpt, a short story, or a synopsis is enough to build the beat sheet and the shots. ### How do characters stay recognizable between scenes? Each recurring character is drawn once as a reference, and every later scene is drawn from that reference, face and costume included. ### How long does each scene run? Each scene runs to the length of the narration recorded for it, so the line finishes inside the clip. ## Related Skills - [Office Floor Tour](https://beatra.ai/en/skills/office-floor-tour): Turn lobby, typical-floor, and view stills into labeled office floor clips. - [Spoken Seeding Video Maker](https://beatra.ai/en/skills/oral-seeding-video-maker): Start from a topic and get a narrated vertical recommendation video — script, ready-to-edit still frames, voice, and a clip animated from the opening frame, with nothing to upload. - [Paid Course Producer](https://beatra.ai/en/skills/paid-course-producer): Get the outline and the first lesson written, then record the audio course in your own voice and short presenter videos with your face. - [Party Lecture Producer](https://beatra.ai/en/skills/party-lecture-producer): Get the outline, every page's quote and source, the script, and discussion questions, then the slide deck, the narration, and the lecture video. [More Video & animation Skills](https://beatra.ai/en/skills/categories/video-animation)