We develop tools and investigate ways to tell better stories.

We want the best tools to tell our stories. If there is a better process, better technology, or better point of view, we want to explore it.

At Wonder Unit, we think that spending time on developing tools isn’t a novelty, it’s a necessity. Filmmaking is problem solving, and tools and processes make arriving at solutions that much easier. But we’re not just making the tools for ourselves, we’re making them for you and your stories.

But building tomorrow’s pre-production filmmaking technology doesn’t just help us make films, it helps us close the loop.

It gives us a creative edge, improves our brand, and helps with recruiting. Even more than all that it helps to build a community of creators. That’s why we’re committed to research and development on projects that balance the practical needs of production filmmaking and the playful fun of creation, and promoting these tools as free, ready solutions for many applications.

Creative Development

1. Outliner [Not publicly available]

A simple outlining tool for quickly writing out and organizing story beats. Break story as fast as you can think. Pitch outlines with presentation and pictures. Export outlines to scripts.

2. Characterizer [Early Beta]

Train character values, generate conflicts, dilemmas, and common ground between characters in stories. Extremely useful for creating rich, deep, nuanced characters and drama.

3. Script Visualizer [Not publicly available]

Take a script, and play visualize it like a movie. The script will be presented with correct action and dialogue timing. It's easy to quickly experience a script.

4. Storyboarder [Version 1.0.0]

Storyboarder makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures. Quickly draw to test if a story idea works. Create and show animatics to others. Express your story idea without actually making a movie.


Production

5. Producer [In development]

Go from script and Storyboarder files to a production breakdown. Breakdown every unique location, shot setup, and everything needed to make the movie. Quickly budget and plan out a shoot.

6. Assistant Director [In development]

This is a tool designed to be used by everyone on the set. Based on Producer's breakdown and schedule, everyone will know what shots are needed for the day, specifically what is being shot currently, and what is needed for the shot. It manages ingestion of shots to match against storyboards for coverage and continuity. It also integrates with a wearable hardware device so that crew mark themselves ready for takes.

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