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Founder Story · 3 minute

A pre-tuned cinematic recipe. Drop in a topic, let Cue draft the script, and render a finished cut.

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WHO IT'S FOR

Built for these creators

Solo creators

Ship one polished cut per week without owning a timeline editor.

Marketing teams

Spin up on-brand assets in minutes — same recipe, fresh topics every sprint.

Educators & explainers

Turn a lesson outline into a watchable cut with stat overlays and chapter cards.

THE STRUCTURE

5-beat skeleton

BEAT 1
hook
7s

Open on the founder mid-thought, answering a question we never hear. Confessional energy from line one.

BEAT 2
setup
25s

Place us at the moment the company did not exist yet — what the founder was doing and what was bothering them.

BEAT 3
rising action
95s

Walk through 2-3 inflection points. Each one ends on what the founder almost did differently.

BEAT 4
reveal
35s

Land on the single belief that drives the company today, said in the founder's own voice if possible.

BEAT 5
cta
18s

Invite the viewer into the work — a quiet recruit or use-it line, never a sales pitch.

THE LOOK

Visual style lock

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Never generate

AI-art aestheticcartoonCGIcorporate stockwatermarkover-lit conference rooms

THE VOICE

Directing notes

"Read this as if recalling something personal — slow, lower volume, allow micro-pauses. Never sell, never grandstand."
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HOW IT WORKS

From idea to published cut

1

Type your topic

A one-line idea is enough. Drop in extra context in the cue notes if you want tighter control.

2

Cue drafts the script

The narrative skeleton shapes a script tuned to this template — beats, pacing, stat overlays.

3

AI renders the cut

Stills, voiceover, music, captions, and color grade — all rendered in minutes, not hours.

4

Publish or remix

Push to YouTube, Shorts, or TikTok. Or open the timeline and remix any scene.

FAQ

Common questions

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