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Sleep story video maker

Drift Off is a template for sleep stories: long, slow videos to listen to in the dark. Paste a story or upload your narration, and every scene is pictured in soft watercolor.

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Start free, no card needed. You can change everything after you start.

Made with Drift Off

Who it's for

Sleep story and relaxation channels, and anyone making long, calm videos for adults to fall asleep to.

What the video looks and sounds like

Dim watercolor scenes of quiet places, like a harbor town in snow or a lit bakery window. Fewer, longer scenes and slow camera moves keep the screen calm. A soft AI voice reads at an unhurried pace over quiet music, with chapter cards to break up a long night.

What the template sets up

Visual Style
Watercolour Storybook
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: The Snowy Harbor

The first scenes of a Drift Off video: what the narrator says, and what's on screen.

  1. 00:00

    Title: The Snowy Harbor

    The harbor town at dusk, windows lit, boats still in the water.

  2. 00:12

    “Snow has been falling on the harbor since the afternoon.”

    Snow drifting past the lamps along the quay.

  3. 00:31

    “Down by the water, the bakery is the last light still on.”

    A bakery window glowing through the falling snow.

  4. 00:52

    “Inside, the loaves for the morning are cooling by the glass.”

    Close on bread cooling on the sill, frost at the edges of the pane.

  5. 01:15

    Chapter card: Chapter 2: The lighthouse road

How to start

  1. Open the template

    Use this template to sign up free and open a new project with Drift Off already set.

  2. Add your story

    Upload your voiceover, paste a script or start from an idea. Paste your story and keep the calm voice, or upload your own slow read. Sleep stories usually run from 30 minutes to a few hours.

  3. 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.

Drift Off questions

How long should a sleep story video be?

Most sleep story channels upload videos from about 30 minutes to several hours, so the video doesn't end before the listener is asleep. How long one project can be depends on your plan.

Can I narrate it myself?

Yes. Upload your recording and the scenes are timed to your voice. Or keep the calm AI voice the template chooses.

Will the screen be too bright in a dark room?

The template keeps scenes dim and warm and changes them slowly. If one picture comes out too bright, remake that scene on its own.

Start your first Drift Off video

Sign up free and your first project opens on this template. No card needed.

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