sizzledraft

Put your best projects in motion

Sizzledraft turns an architect's portfolio URL into a short video ad using real project renders, drawings, finished-build photography and brand details from the site. It captures the pages in a headless browser, builds and renders the scenes frame by frame, then adds synthesised, normalised audio.

Opening lines that work here

  • From first sketch to finished building

    It creates a clear visual sequence from drawings and renders to completed architecture.

  • See how this site became a civic landmark

    It frames one finished project as a story while giving the opening footage a specific architectural subject.

  • Three details that shaped this home

    It gives close-ups, material studies and interior photographs a simple structure for the first seconds.

How do I turn my architecture portfolio into a video ad?

Provide the portfolio URL. Sizzledraft drives a headless browser through the site and captures real project thumbnails, case study images, drawings, renders, completed buildings and relevant details from the about page. It also uses the site's own colours, type and other brand tokens to author the scenes, rather than placing the work inside an unrelated visual template. The first video is cut from the site alone, so clear project titles, locations, typologies and captions help shape the script. Later videos can accept a prompt, letting you focus on one residence, a public project, an adaptive reuse scheme or a specific service. The result can be rendered vertically at 1080x1920 or horizontally at 1920x1080, at 30fps in H.264.

Which architecture portfolio images work best in a short ad?

Use a sequence that reveals the project rather than a loose gallery of attractive images. Start with a strong exterior, key render or distinctive spatial detail. Follow it with a plan, section, early drawing or construction view that explains the design decision, then return to finished photography to show the result. Wide elevations and landscape photographs suit horizontal 1920x1080 output, while interiors, facade details and portrait crops often adapt better to vertical 1080x1920. Drawings need enough contrast and scale for dimensions, labels or linework to survive on a phone screen. If several projects appear, give each one a clear title and typology. That helps the video distinguish a workplace fit-out from a private house, cultural building or masterplan.

Can an image-first architecture website provide enough script material?

Sometimes, but the script can only be as specific as the portfolio copy allows. A page filled with excellent renders and finished-build photography gives the browser useful visual material, yet a project title and location rarely explain the brief, constraints, materials or design response. Add concise captions that identify what each image shows, plus a short project summary covering client type, site condition, programme and central architectural move. The about page can supply practice location, services and design approach, provided those claims are stated plainly. For the first video, Sizzledraft uses the site alone and does not invent missing project facts. For later versions, a prompt can direct the edit toward daylight, circulation, reuse, material choices or another documented aspect of the work.

What the browser actually gets

Our browser can capture project thumbnails, case study galleries, renders, drawings, finished-build photography and the about page directly from the portfolio. Architecture sites usually provide strong footage, but sparse captions and minimal project descriptions can leave too little source copy for a detailed script, so the first video stays close to what the site actually states.

The common mistake

A common mistake is cutting rapidly between unrelated renders, plans and completed buildings without identifying the project or design idea. Fix it by building one visual argument: introduce the building, show the drawing or constraint that shaped it, then reveal the finished spatial result.

  • Strong project photography sits inside long case studies that prospective clients may never open.
  • Plans, sections and renders need careful cropping to remain legible in a vertical video.
  • Image-led portfolio pages often provide too little written context for a clear voiceover script.

Questions

Will the video use my actual architecture projects?
Yes. The browser captures real material from the portfolio URL, including project thumbnails, case study galleries, renders, plans, sections and finished-build photography where available. The scenes also draw from the site's own brand tokens, so the typography and colour treatment can remain connected to the architecture practice rather than looking detached from its identity.
What happens if my portfolio has images but almost no text?
The images can still produce strong visual footage, but the first script will have limited project detail because it is cut from the site alone. Add short captions for project type, location, brief, materials and design decisions. Later videos accept a prompt, which can guide the focus without requiring a full rewrite of the portfolio.
Can drawings remain readable in a vertical architecture video?
They can when the edit isolates the relevant area and avoids shrinking a full drawing sheet into a phone-sized frame. Vertical output is 1080x1920, so a plan, section or detail may need a deliberate crop or close view. Strong line contrast and limited annotations also make architectural drawings easier to read in motion.
How are sound and export handled for architecture ads?
The video renders at 30fps in H.264, with synthesised audio normalised to -14 LUFS. If you want a trending sound, it is handed over as a link so you can attach it natively on the publishing platform. It is not baked into the exported file, because baked-in audio would not count as using that sound.

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