Cinematic shorts, not talking-head clips.
Onira produces 60-second to 3-minute mini-documentaries for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok - original Gemini Flash Image cinematography, ElevenLabs narration, and an original score. The same audio-first pipeline as long-form, rendered 9:16 vertical.
Example: YouTube Shorts & Reels Video
9:16 Vertical
60s–3m
Mini-doc runtime
Long enough for a real story arc
9:16
Vertical native
Full pipeline, vertical canvas
10–20 min
Turnaround per short
From prompt to MP4
< $8
Per finished short
Agency quality, subscription price
The economics
Per 60-second cinematic short (agency vs. Onira Creator plan)
| Traditional | With Onira | |
|---|---|---|
| Agency-produced 60-sec branded short | $5,000–$50,000 | < $8 |
| Production time | 1–4 weeks | 10–20 minutes |
| Weekly output, solo creator | 1–2 videos/week | 3–5 videos/week |
Short-form is flooded with template slop.
Most AI short-form tools produce the same output: a talking head in front of a green-screen background, stock footage with TTS narration, or Lottie template overlays. The aesthetics are identical across every channel, every niche.
Meanwhile, the Vox-style cinematic short - scored, researched, visually original - performs differently. It holds watch-time. It gets shared. It builds a channel identity that doesn't look like every other AI content farm.
That format has always required a production team, or weeks of editing. Until now.
Onira ships the cinematic short in 10–20 minutes.
Type a story premise. Onira's Gemini 3.1 Pro pipeline researches it, locks the ElevenLabs narration first, then builds a scene-by-scene screenplay around that audio spine. Every visual is generated specifically for that story - no stock library, no recycled clips.
Gemini Flash Image produces the cinematography. Pixverse v6 adds motion. ElevenLabs Music scores it. Remotion assembles the final 9:16 MP4 with animated captions. The whole run takes 10–20 minutes.
A solo creator can ship 3–5 cinematic mini-docs per week on the Creator plan - at a per-short cost under $8. No crew. No edit suite.
One production, three native formats.
The same cinematic pipeline outputs a 60-second Shorts cut, a 3-minute Reels film, and a TikTok mini-doc - each a 9:16 MP4 with platform-appropriate runtime.
Example: YouTube Shorts & Reels Video
YouTube Shorts
Vertical mini-documentaries up to 60 seconds. Original AI cinematography, ElevenLabs narration, and a complete story arc - built to retain watch-time, not just trigger a swipe.
Up to 60 seconds · 9:16 · animated captions
Instagram Reels
Cinematic short films for the Reels feed. Up to 3 minutes. ElevenLabs Music score-driven pacing, original Gemini Flash Image visuals, and a narrative payoff - not a transition compilation.
60 seconds–3 minutes · 9:16 · full audio
TikTok
History bites, science micro-docs, true-crime cold opens - up to 3 minutes of narrative video. Native to TikTok's longer-format push, not re-cropped landscape content.
60 seconds–3 minutes · 9:16 · original score
Prompt to MP4 in 10–20 minutes.
Pick a story, not a topic
A history bite, a science micro-doc, a true-crime cold open. Choose duration (60s, 90s, 2m, 3m) and 9:16 vertical canvas. Gemini 3.1 Pro handles the research.
Narration locked first
Onira's audio-first pipeline locks the ElevenLabs narration before a single visual is generated. A 6–20 scene screenplay is built around the audio spine - real narrative arc, not a hook-loop-CTA template.
Visuals, score, captions - one run
Gemini Flash Image cinematography rendered vertical, Pixverse v6 motion, ElevenLabs Music original score, and Remotion-rendered animated captions - assembled end to end in 10–20 minutes.
Watermark-free MP4
Ready for Shorts, Reels, or TikTok. Re-export the same production at a different duration without re-running the pipeline - cached assets are never re-billed.
What sets Onira short-form apart.
Cinematic, not talking-head
Onira is built for narrative: original Gemini Flash Image cinematography, ElevenLabs voiceover with intent, and a real arc. Talking-head avatar tools own their lane. Onira owns the cinematic short.
60 seconds to 3 minutes
Long enough to tell a real story. A history micro-documentary, a science explainer, a true-crime cold open. The sweet spot the platforms now reward over reflexive hook-loop formats.
Original visuals, every shot
No stock library, no template motion graphics. Every shot is generated for that specific story by the same audio-spine pipeline that powers long-form productions - rendered vertical.
Animated captions, on-brand
On-screen captions for silent-feed retention and accessibility, rendered by Remotion and synced to the ElevenLabs narration track.
Repurpose long-form
Re-export any Onira production as a 90-second or 3-minute short without re-running the full pipeline. One production, multiple cuts - assets cached, no re-billing.
Under $8 per finished short
A 60-second cinematic short costs roughly 200 credits - under $8 on the Creator plan at $149/mo. Agency-quality output at a subscription price floor.
Cinematic short-form, at scale.
3–5 cinematic mini-docs per week, solo, under $8 each. Original cinematography, narration, and score - not a template in sight.
From $149/mo · Cancel anytime
Frequently asked questions
Is Onira for talking-head TikToks or UGC clips?
No. Onira is a cinematic production system. For talking-head shorts, AI avatars, or per-clip UGC effects, HeyGen and similar tools are designed for that. Onira produces cinematic short-form: mini-documentaries, history bites, science explainers - original cinematography, narration, and score with a real story arc.
What length of short-form does Onira produce?
60 seconds to 3 minutes - the cinematic short-form sweet spot. Long enough for a real story. YouTube Shorts up to 60 seconds; Reels and TikTok up to 3 minutes where longer-format video now performs. Each delivered as a 9:16 MP4.
How much does a cinematic short-form video cost with Onira?
Under $8 per finished short on the Creator plan ($149/mo, 3,750 credits). A 60-second short costs roughly 200 credits. An agency-produced 60-second branded short typically runs $5,000–$50,000. Onira produces original AI cinematography, ElevenLabs narration, and an original score - not stock footage plus TTS.
Can I repurpose a long Onira production into short-form clips?
Yes. Re-export the same project at a different duration (60s, 90s, 2m, 3m) without re-running the full pipeline. Onira caches the screenplay, visuals, and audio assets - re-exports are not re-billed.
How fast does Onira produce a cinematic short?
10–20 minutes from prompt to finished MP4. The pipeline runs Gemini 3.1 Pro for research and screenplay, Gemini Flash Image for cinematography, Pixverse v6 for motion, ElevenLabs eleven_v3 for narration, ElevenLabs Music for score, and Remotion for final assembly - fully automated.