History sleep story video maker
Long Ago turns a long, slow history script into a video to fall asleep to. Each scene is a dark woodcut print, read in a calm, low voice.
Start free, no card needed. You can change everything after you start.
Who it's for
History-for-sleep channels: hours of medieval life, ancient cities and old customs, told slowly.
What the video looks and sounds like
Linocut prints in black ink with one or two earthy colors: abbeys, villages and fields at night. Scenes change slowly and the voice keeps a steady, low pace over quiet music. Chapter cards mark each part of a long night.
What the template sets up
- Visual Style
- Linocut Print
- Voice
- A calm AI voice
- Pace
- Fewer, longer scenes
- Turns on
- chapters, music and sound effects
- Also sets
- The finish, transitions, camera movement and the look of titles and graphics
Everything can be changed once you start.
Example opening: A Night at the Old Abbey
The first scenes of a Long Ago video: what the narrator says, and what's on screen.
- 00:00
Title: A Night at the Old Abbey
The abbey at dusk, birds crossing over the tower.
- 00:14
“In the year 1150, the abbey bell rings for the last service of the day.”
The bell tower against a darkening sky.
- 00:38
“The monks walk in from the cloister, carrying candles against the cold.”
A line of monks in the cloister by candlelight.
- 01:04
“Supper was bread, a little cheese, and ale from the abbey's own brewhouse.”
A long refectory table with bread and jugs.
- 01:40
Chapter card: Chapter 2: Before dawn
How to start
Open the template
Use this template to sign up free and open a new project with Long Ago already set.
Add your story
Upload your voiceover, paste a script or start from an idea. Write it the way sleep history is told: one era, slow detail, no cliffhangers. Paste the script and keep the calm voice, or upload your own read.
Check the scenes, then make the video
Read the scene plan, remake any picture you don't like, and export. Credits and plan limits are on the pricing page.
Long Ago questions
How is this different from the Drift Off template?
Drift Off is for invented, calm stories in soft watercolor. Long Ago is for real history, pictured as woodcut prints and read like a slow lecture.
Can a history sleep video run for hours?
Yes, as one project with one look throughout. How long a project can be depends on your plan.
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Start your first Long Ago video
Sign up free and your first project opens on this template. No card needed.