For science communicators
Explainer videos for science communicators
Turn a curious question, a press release or a paper you trust into a narrated short with diagrams that build up as the explanation unfolds. The science stays yours; the animation is done for you.
- 500 free credits at sign-up
- Free storyboard review
- 45–180 s, vertical 9:16
- 8 voices, 10 languages
Your idea
9:16 · 1080×1920“Why doesn’t the Moon fall onto the Earth? For curious adults. Must show: Newton’s cannonball. Key moment: “It is falling. It just keeps missing.””
- Length
- 45–60 s
- Look
- Night
- Voice
- George
- Rendering
- 2D · English
Storyboard · 5 scenes
- 0–5 sHook. The Moon hangs above a city skyline. Title: “Why doesn’t the Moon fall down?”
- 5–17 sA cannonball fired from a mountaintop curves down to the ground. Fired harder, it lands farther away.
- 17–32 sFired fast enough, the curve of its fall matches the curve of the Earth, and the ball never lands. The narration names it: an orbit.
Good science communication comes down to two things: a sharp question and a picture that makes the answer obvious. Light scattering off air molecules, a satellite falling around the Earth, a cell copying its DNA. Animated diagrams carry those ideas better than a talking head, but they take days to make by hand.
Motiongist gives you that animation in minutes. Start from a question, paste your own script, or point it at a source: a paper’s abstract page, a press release, your own article. When you give a source, the script sticks to it and a fact review runs before rendering. You still read every line, because your name is on it.
How it works
From a question to a short people actually finish
- Step 1
Frame it as a question
People scroll past topics and stop for questions. “Why is the sky blue?” beats “Rayleigh scattering”. Choose the beginner audience to get an everyday analogy before any jargon.
- Step 2
Give it your source
Paste the link or drop the PDF you would cite. Add notes: what must be shown (the wavelength chart), what to avoid (a common oversimplification), and the line that should stick.
- Step 3
Check the science in the storyboard
The free storyboard step shows every line and every visual. Correct a number, soften a claim, add a caveat. Then confirm the exact credit price.
- Step 4
Post it everywhere
Get post copy for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn, then publish now or schedule. Publishing costs no credits.
Example
Why doesn’t the Moon fall down?
What you give: “Why doesn’t the Moon fall onto the Earth? For curious adults. Must show: Newton’s cannonball. Key moment: “It is falling. It just keeps missing.””
What the video shows, scene by scene
- 0–5 s
Hook. The Moon hangs above a city skyline. Title: “Why doesn’t the Moon fall down?”
- 5–17 s
A cannonball fired from a mountaintop curves down to the ground. Fired harder, it lands farther away.
- 17–32 s
Fired fast enough, the curve of its fall matches the curve of the Earth, and the ball never lands. The narration names it: an orbit.
- 32–46 s
Zoom out to the Moon: one arrow for its sideways speed, about a kilometre per second, one arrow for gravity pulling it in.
- 46–56 s
Takeaway on the closing title: “It is falling. It just keeps missing.” Captions highlight word by word.
An illustrative storyboard for this brief (Night look, 2D). Motiongist writes its own scenes from your input, and you can edit them for free before rendering.
A real render, made with Motiongist
Why is the sky blue?
1:14 · Clean look · more examples
Why Motiongist
Built for explaining science
Sticks to your sources
Give a link or a document and the script stays within it. A fact review runs before rendering, and nothing renders until you approve.
Diagrams, not decoration
Orbits, molecules, graphs and flows are drawn for your subject and animated on the words that name them. No stock footage, no generic B-roll.
Made for sound-off scrolling
Word-by-word captions, music and sound effects are built in, and every element stays inside the safe zones of Shorts, TikTok and Reels.
Reach beyond English
Narrate in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish and Indonesian, with captions and on-screen text in the same language.
A long read becomes a series
On the Team plan, a long document (a review article, a report, your own long-form piece) splits into 2 to 12 episodes.
What the engine does well, and where to be careful
It is at its best with mechanisms and comparisons: why something happens, how big something is, what changes from one step to the next. Analogies come first, then the proper term, named once.
Be careful with anything fresh or contested. A one-sentence topic is written from general knowledge, which can lag behind new results. For a recent study, give the paper or a reliable summary as the source, and keep the caveats in the script.
Myths are a format
Debunking works well in short form: state the myth, show why it feels true, then show what is actually going on. The Myth vs fact template is set up for exactly that structure, and the avoid notes keep the myth from being repeated more than it needs to be.
Start faster
Templates that fit
Each template is a ready-made brief: an example subject, a target length, a look and notes. Open one and change the subject.
What it costs
One credit balance. A short video is 400 credits, a standard one 700, a long one 1,000, plus 1 credit per 10 narrated characters for the final voice.
Free
$0
500 credits at sign-up
To try it out: a first video, draft voice, discreet watermark.
Solo
$19 / month
3,000 credits / month
To post every week: final voice, clean exports, your brand.
StudioMost popular
$49 / month
30,000 credits / month
To produce at volume: priority rendering, custom looks, API and MCP.
Team
$149 / month
100,000 credits / month
For teams and agencies: 5 seats, 4 renders in parallel, one invoice.
Prices before tax, in US dollars. Yearly billing is 35% cheaper. Failed renders are refunded automatically.
FAQ
Questions, answered
How do I keep the science accurate?
Give the source you would cite, as a link or a document. The script sticks to it, a fact review runs before rendering, and you read and edit every line in the free storyboard step. With only a question, the script relies on general knowledge, so check it closely.
Can I show my sources?
There is no dedicated citation feature. Add the reference to the post copy, which you can edit for each platform, or list it in the must-show notes so it appears on screen.
Will it look like AI slop?
It is vector motion design: titles, diagrams, charts and illustrated scenes, crisp in every frame. No melting faces, no invented photos. Judge for yourself on the examples page.
Can it narrate in my own voice?
Not today. You pick from 8 voices, which you can hear on the Voices page. Paste your own script if you want the words to be yours.
Can I post the videos on a monetized channel?
Yes, on paid plans: no watermark, and final voices come with a commercial license. Label the video as AI-generated, as the platforms require.
Ready to make your first one?
500 free credits at sign-up. Review the storyboard for free, see the exact price, then render.
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