STORYBOARD APPROVE BEFORE PRODUCTION • ONE REVISION INCLUDED • DELIVERED VIA CLOUD STORAGE • FULL COMMERCIAL RIGHTS ON DELIVERY
HOW IT WORKS
From the Manuscript
to the screen.
Every BookFilms.TV production follows the same disciplined sequence — from the moment you submit your book to the moment the finished film arrives in your hands. Here is exactly what happens, in order, and why each step exists.
Reviews all submitted materials and begins the adaptation storyboard.
Full manuscript · High-resolution book cover · Amazon URL (if available) · Animation style preference · Additional language order (if applicable)
WHAT THE STUDIO DOES:
WHAT YOU PROVIDE:
The process begins when you select a production tier on the Films page and complete the order intake form. The form asks for the essentials: your manuscript in full, your book cover at high resolution, your Amazon listing URL if the title is already published, your preferred animation style or a note that you'd like to preserve your book's original illustrations, and any additional language versions you'd like produced alongside the primary film.
No creative brief is required beyond what the form asks for. The studio draws its adaptation approach from the manuscript itself — the story tells us what the film needs to be. If you have a specific creative direction in mind — a visual reference, a tonal note, a character detail that matters to you — include it here. Everything submitted at this stage becomes the foundation of the storyboard.
You Choose Your Tier and Tell Us About Your Book.
ORDER & INTAKE
01
Important: Production does not begin until you approve the storyboard. This is not a formality — it is a genuine creative checkpoint.
Review the storyboard, provide any feedback or requested adjustments, and approve it to release production.
Full film adaptation storyboard · Character reference sheets for all major characters
WHAT YOU DO:
WHAT YOU RECEIVE:
The storyboard is the most important document in the production. It is where the manuscript becomes a film — where narrative passages are restructured into scenes, where characters are designed, where the visual world of your story is given its first concrete form.
The studio delivers two things at this stage: the full film adaptation storyboard, which shows the scene-by-scene structure of the film with visual notes and dialogue blocking, and the character reference sheets, which show how your characters will look, move, and relate to one another in the chosen animation style.
This is your opportunity to see the entire film — its architecture, its pacing, its visual identity — before a single frame of animation has been produced. Everything at this stage is still adjustable. The storyboard is a proposal, not a commitment. Your feedback here shapes the production that follows.
You See the Film Before It Exists.
STORYBOARD DELIVERY
02
Incorporates any requested adjustments and awaits your final approval before releasing the production team.
Approve the storyboard or provide revision notes.
WHAT THE STUDIO DOES:
WHAT YOU DO:
Once you have reviewed the storyboard and character references, you approve them — or return notes. If adjustments are needed, the studio incorporates them and resubmits. This exchange continues until the storyboard reflects the film you want made.
When you approve the storyboard, you are confirming two things: the structural adaptation of your manuscript is correct, and the visual world of your story is accurately represented. From this point forward, the production is locked to the approved storyboard. What you approved is what gets built.
A note on cancellations: if you decide not to proceed after the storyboard has been delivered but before you have approved pilot scenes, a cancellation fee of $49 applies to cover the adaptation and design work already completed. Once pilot scenes are approved, the order is final.
Your Approval Is the Green Light.
STORYBOARD APPROVAL
03
Wait. The production is in the studio's hands from storyboard approval to delivery. You will not be asked for additional input during production unless an unexpected material question arises.
Scene-by-scene animation · Character voice recording and lip-sync · Narration recording · Original instrumental score · Full sound design · Final editorial assembly and mastering
WHAT YOU DO:
WHAT THE STUDIO PRODUCES:
Full production is where the storyboard becomes a film. The production team works through four concurrent and sequential disciplines — each one essential, each one built on the work of the others.
Animation is produced scene by scene from the approved storyboard, in your confirmed animation style, at the resolution specified by your production tier. Simultaneously, voice recording is completed — character voices cast and directed for each speaking role, narration recorded and timed to the editorial structure of the film, and all dialogue lip-synced to the animation at frame-accurate precision.
The original instrumental score is composed for your specific film — written to the emotional arc of the adaptation, not drawn from a library. Sound design is applied across every scene: ambient environment, physical action, atmospheric texture, and the small auditory details that make a world feel inhabited rather than assembled.
The four elements — animation, voice, score, and sound design — are then assembled into the finished film, edited to the pacing established in the storyboard, and mastered for delivery at your tier's specified resolution.
The Studio Goes to Work.
FULL PRODUCTION
04
Access note: Cloud storage access to the delivery folder is maintained for one week. Download your files promptly.
Finished animated film as MP4 · All ordered trailers · All ordered language versions · Production stills (if previously requested)
WHAT YOU RECEIVE:
When production is complete, the finished film is delivered to you via Google Drive or Proton Drive — a shared folder containing all deliverables at the full resolution specified by your tier. No compressed preview files. No watermarked review copies. The delivery is the finished film.
You receive the film as an MP4 file, mastered at Full HD (1080p) for Spark, Spotlight, and Showreel productions, and at 4K (2160p) for Feature and Premiere productions. If you ordered a 4K upgrade for a lower tier, the upgraded file is included. If you ordered trailer add-ons, all trailer formats are included in the same delivery folder. If you ordered additional language versions simultaneously, all language versions are delivered together.
The delivery folder is organized clearly — one file per deliverable, labeled by production tier, language, and format. You will know exactly what you have received and exactly what each file is.
The Film Arrives in Your Cloud Storage
DELIVERY
05
Reviews your revision request, confirms scope and cost if the revision is major, and proceeds to incorporation.
Watch the delivered film, note any revision requests, and communicate them to the studio via the delivery confirmation form or by email.
WHAT THE STUDIO DOES:
WHAT YOU DO:
Your final review period begins from delivery. Watch the film — ideally more than once, and ideally with the people whose response matters to you. Your publishing team, your editor, your illustrator if the book has one, the audience you made the book for.
Every order includes one revision. The revision is there because a fresh viewing of a finished film sometimes reveals something the storyboard did not anticipate — a line of narration that reads differently in voice than on paper, a music cue that resolves too early, a scene transition that could breathe a little longer.
Minor revisions — adjustments to on-screen text overlays, narrator voiceover timing, or music timing — are included at no additional cost. Major revisions — reworking scenes, changing voice design, or replacing background music — are charged at a flat rate of $129 per affected scene and apply to all production tiers.
If you are satisfied with the film on delivery, no revision is required. Many productions are approved on first viewing.
Watch It. Then Tell Us What You Think.
FINAL REVIEW
06
Production stills — upon request within 30 days
Full commercial ownership of the animated film and all components · No licensing fees · No usage restrictions · No royalties
WHAT REMAINS AVAILABLE:
WHAT YOU HOLD:
Once any requested revision has been incorporated — or once you have confirmed approval on the original delivery — final delivery is complete. The film and all its components belong to you.
Full commercial ownership transfers on final delivery. You hold the animated film, the score, the voiceover recordings, and every production component — with full rights to use them for marketing, advertising, retail platforms, social media, educational licensing, theatrical presentation, streaming distribution, or any other commercial purpose, without limitation and without further payment to BookFilms.TV.
One further option remains open after delivery: production stills. High-resolution, print-ready production stills from your film are available upon request within 30 days of final delivery, at no additional cost. These are broadcast-quality image files suitable for book republication, press kits, marketing materials, and any other print or digital use. Any unrequested production assets may be permanently deleted after 30 days.
The Film Is Yours. Completely and Commercially.
FINAL DELIVERY
07
Lead times are from storyboard approval to delivery. Rush production is not currently available. If you are working to a specific launch date, contact the studio before ordering to confirm the production schedule.
Spark
~2 mins • 1 week
Spotlight
~3.5 mins • 2 weeks
Showreel
~5 mins • 3 weeks
Feature
~10 mins • 1 month
Premiere
~20 mins • 2 months
PRODUCTION TIMELINES
How Long Does It Take?
Production timelines run from the moment your storyboard is approved — not from the date of order. The storyboard review and approval exchange typically adds one to three business days to the overall schedule, depending on how quickly you respond and whether adjustments are requested. Plan accordingly if you are working to a launch date.
If you order an additional language version at the same time as your primary film, it is produced concurrently and delivered together at no additional lead time. Language versions ordered after the original film has been delivered carry the lead times shown below.
For books with limited or no existing illustrations, no additional visual materials are required. The studio develops all visual assets from the manuscript as part of the adaptation process, at no additional cost.
YOUR INPUTS
What the Studio Needs
to Begin.
The studio does not require a detailed creative brief, a shot list, or a production document. What it needs is the raw material of your story — and everything else follows from there.
FULL MANUSCRIPT
The complete text of your book — all narrative passages and dialogue, in order. For illustrated books, high-resolution image files of every spread.
BOOK COVER
A high-resolution image of your book's cover. Used for title card design and any promotional materials produced as part of the order.
AMAZON URL
Your book's Amazon listing, if available. Used for reference during the adaptation process and for any retail-linked assets.
STYLE PREFERENCE
Your chosen animation style, or a note that you'd like your original illustration style preserved. If you are undecided, indicate that — the storyboard phase is the right moment to resolve it
QUICK ANSWERS
The Questions Most
People Ask Before They Order.
Can I change the animation style after the storyboard is approved?
Style changes requested before storyboard approval are accommodated without additional cost — that is precisely what the storyboard phase is for. Style changes requested after storyboard approval but before production completion are treated as major revisions and charged accordingly. Style changes after delivery are not available under the standard production agreement.
What if I don't like the storyboard?
The storyboard is a proposal, and your feedback is expected. The studio will revise the storyboard based on your notes until it reflects the film you want made. There is no limit on storyboard revisions — production does not begin until you are satisfied with the adaptation approach and the character design.
What happens if my book has very few illustrations?
Books with limited or no illustrations are accommodated fully. The studio develops all visual assets — character design, backgrounds, environments, and any visual elements described in the text but not depicted in the book — from the manuscript itself, using your chosen animation style as the visual blueprint. There is no additional cost for this development work.
Do I need to be available during production?
Not actively. Once the storyboard is approved, the production runs without requiring your input. You will be contacted only if an unexpected material question arises — which is uncommon. Your primary involvement is at the storyboard phase and the final review. Everything between those two moments is the studio's responsibility.
THE STANDARD
Most production services — in animation and outside it — build first and adjust later. The creative vision exists internally, and the client encounters it for the first time when the work is already done. Revisions at that stage are expensive, disruptive, and often insufficient — because the fundamental decisions have already been made in the client's absence.
BookFilms.TV does not operate that way.
The storyboard gate exists because the most important creative decisions in an adaptation — how the manuscript is restructured for screen, how characters are designed, how the visual world of the story is rendered — are decisions that belong to the author or publisher as much as to the studio. The storyboard phase places those decisions in the room together, before they become production realities, and resolves them with full transparency.
The result is a production process where surprises are architectural rather than accidental — where the film that arrives at delivery is the film that was approved at storyboard, built to the standard the studio promised, and owned completely by the person who commissioned it.
That is the only way to run a production service that authors and publishers can trust with their most important creative asset.
That is the only way to run a production service that authors and publishers can trust with their most important creative asset.
Why the Storyboard Gate
Changes Everything.
Choose your production tier and let's begin. If you have questions before ordering, the studio responds within one business day.
The Process Is Clear.
The Only Thing Missing Is Your Manuscript.
Your story, on screen.
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