Straight answers.
No hype. Here's exactly how Sweatbox works, what it makes, and where you stay in the director's chair.
The basics
What Sweatbox is and what it makes.
Does Sweatbox make finished films with one click?
No — and we won't pretend it does. Sweatbox is a studio workflow: it drafts scripts, breaks them into scenes and shots, organizes your cast and worlds, and prepares assets. You direct, approve, and revise at every step. The output is a real production you shaped, not a mystery render.
What can I actually make with it?
Films, trailers, series with episodes, ads and spots, music videos, presenter shows, and comics or graphic novels. It's built for film, anime, and video — not just cartoons. Each production type comes with a template that sets up the right cast, structure, and deliverables.
Who is Sweatbox for?
Directors, writers, and small studios who want to move from idea to a shaped production quickly — without wiring together a dozen disconnected tools. If you like to stay in control of the creative calls, it fits the way you already work.
Do I need to know screenwriting format?
No. Write however you like and Sweatbox parses it into scenes and shots. If you want proper format, Story Studio has a live outline, a Story Score, and formatting helpers that guide you as you go.
Franchises, productions & series
How your work is organized.
What's a franchise versus a production?
A franchise is a universe — the shared cast, worlds, canon, and asset library. A production is one thing you make inside it: a film, trailer, series, presenter show, or comic. Everything in a production reads from the franchise, so your characters and locations stay consistent across all of them.
How do series and episodes work?
Series productions get real episodes, each with its own script, scenes, and storyboard scope. Character and world appearances are tracked per episode, so a bible always shows exactly which episodes an entity shows up in.
Can a character appear in more than one production?
Yes. Characters and worlds live at the franchise level, so the same cast can carry across films, series, and comics. Update a character bible once and every production that uses them stays in sync.
Can I start with a standalone project, no franchise?
Absolutely. Every production can be standalone. You can always move it into a franchise later if you decide to build a shared universe around it.
Assets & consistency
Keeping your look on-model.
Can I upload my own reference images?
Yes. The Asset Library supports image uploads — drag a batch straight onto the grid — plus link-only references. Every asset can be tagged and attached to specific characters, worlds, factions, productions, or episodes, then browsed by any tag.
How does Sweatbox keep characters from drifting?
Every generation reads from your canon — character bibles, world palettes, and locked decisions travel with the prompt. In the storyboard you can auto-generate frames, rate each one, and regenerate the weak ones with feedback, so the cast stays on-model panel to panel.
Can I set a different art style per project?
Yes. Style is per production — ink, flat 2D, painted, noir, anime, cinematic, and more. The color pass applies your chosen look consistently across the storyboard shots.
The Showrunner & AI
How the AI assists — and where you stay in charge.
What is the Showrunner OS?
It's your director's desk. AI proposes characters, scenes, and dialogue; you approve, revise, reject, or lock each decision. It keeps a full history — including revised and rejected ideas — and tracks production readiness with live checklists.
Does the Showrunner get smarter as I work?
It learns your canon as you go — the more you lock in about your cast, worlds, and choices, the more its suggestions call back to what you've already established. It's humble by design: it proposes, you decide.
Is the AI generation live yet?
The workflow, structure, and review are fully built. Real voice and video providers plug into this foundation — where they're not yet configured, you'll see clearly labeled drafts and setup states rather than fake output.
Which AI models can I use?
You can pick the text and image provider per publication — set the one you want from a dropdown and the workflow uses it. Bring your own keys where supported, so you're never locked to a single vendor.
Plans & data
Pricing, ownership, and getting started.
How does pricing work?
There's a free tier to start, plus Creator, Studio, and Agency plans that scale credits and seats. You can bring your own model keys on paid plans. See the pricing section for the current breakdown.
Do I own what I make?
Yes. Your scripts, characters, worlds, and productions are yours. Sweatbox is the studio you work in — the creative work belongs to you.
How do I get started?
Create a production, pick a type, and you land on a Get Started guide: add your cast, write the script, build the storyboard. Each stage points you to the next, so you can go from blank page to a screening without guessing.
Still have a question?
The best way to understand Sweatbox is to make something in it.