01 · Read the evidence
Primary accounts, maps and archaeology, cross-checked. Every brief marks what's known, debated, or unknown.
Rafay Studio · Historical research & scripting
History,
rebuilt.
Source-backed research, timed narration scripts and scene-by-scene reconstruction briefs for history channels and AI-video creators.
Research · Scripts · Reconstruction briefsFive to seven days per video · Quote within 48 hours
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Inner research.
Outer spectacle.
Built from
the sources.
Most history on screen is beautiful and wrong. Every Rafay Studio brief starts with primary accounts, archaeology and current scholarship, then works out what actually stood there before a single frame is made.
02 · Measure the structure
Scale, materials, tiers and stairways are worked out before anything is drawn or generated.
03 · Direct the scene
A timed script and shot-by-shot direction: light, crowds, dress, tools, and what must never appear.
See what
stood here.
Teotihuacan, Avenue of the Dead. Switch eras, or drag to compare.
Illustrative reconstruction based on archaeological evidence.1
Pick your
package.
Take one piece or the whole pipeline. Every package is quoted per video within 48 hours.
Research brief
The facts, the sources, and what's still debated.
Quote per topicTurnaround confirmed with your quote
- Source-backed brief with citations
- Known, debated and unknown marked
- Any place, period or event
Full package
Research, script and reconstruction brief, ready to produce.
Quote per videoFive to seven days · Two revision rounds
- Everything in Research brief
- Timed narration script in your voice
- Scene-by-scene reconstruction brief
- Ready for artists or AI video tools
Script
Narration timed for video and structured for retention.
Quote per videoFive to seven days · Two revision rounds
- Timed to your target length
- Written in your channel's voice
- Every claim checked by hand
Research fast.
Check by hand.
Every brief goes from sources to script to scene direction, and a person checks every claim against the sources.2 Here's one scene, start to finish.
What the sources say about the Tlatelolco market, c. 1519.
- Known
- A vast daily market, goods grouped by type, with officials checking measures and settling disputes.
- Debated
- Crowd sizes. Spanish eyewitness numbers are likely inflated.
- Sources
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo, The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. Hernán Cortés, Second Letter.
The same research, timed for narration.
- 00:00
- Before the sun clears the causeways, the canoes are already here.
- 00:06
- Cacao in one row. Obsidian in the next. Feathers, cotton, maize, each in its place.
- 00:14
- And somewhere in the crowd, an official is checking that your measure is honest.
Scene 04, directed for artists or AI video tools.
- Light
- Early morning. Low sun from the east over the causeways.
- Crowd
- Traders under white cotton awnings, goods grouped by type.
- Dress
- Merchants in plain white tilmatli. Market officials checking measures.
- Avoid
- Horses. Metal coins. European-style stalls.
Accuracy you
can check.
Every claim sourced
Each fact in a brief points back to a primary account, excavation report or current study.
Checked by a person
AI reads faster than any of us. A person still checks every line before it reaches you.
Two revision rounds
Scripts include two rounds of changes, so the final cut sounds like your channel.
Selected
work.
Research, scripting and reconstruction for the Travel With Nom Nom YouTube channel.
I Rebuilt Ancient Mexico With AI
Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan and the Maya cities at their peak.
The Strait of Hormuz: Inside the 8 Chokepoints That Run the World
The eight sea chokepoints that move the world's trade, starting with the strait that carries about a fifth of its oil.
See full Rafay Studio specs
- Deliverables
- Research brief, timed narration script, reconstruction briefTake one, two, or all three.
- Video length
- Under 10 minutes to 40+ minutes
- Turnaround
- Five to seven days for a single-video scriptIncluding two rounds of revisions.
- Reply time
- Within 48 hours of your enquiry
- Reconstruction brief fields
- Scene, light, crowd, dress, action, avoid, sources
- Research method
- Primary accounts, archaeology and current scholarshipEvery claim verified by a person against the sources.
- Made for
- History and travel channels, documentary producers, AI image and video creators
- Studio
- Founded January 22, 2026 by Abdul RafayPakistan · Working worldwide
Questions,
answered.
What is Rafay Studio?
A research and scripting studio for history video. We write source-backed research briefs, timed narration scripts and scene-by-scene reconstruction briefs.
Do you make the video itself?
We deliver the research, script and visual direction. Your editor, artists or AI image and video tools produce the footage from it.
How long does a project take?
Five to seven days for a single-video script, including two rounds of revisions.
How much does it cost?
Every project is quoted per video, based on topic and length. Send the details and you'll have a quote within 48 hours.
How do you use AI?
AI tools help us read further and faster: summarising long sources and cross-checking dates and details. A person then verifies every claim before anything is delivered.
How accurate are the reconstructions?
Each one follows the evidence, and every brief marks what's known, debated or unknown. Reconstructions are still illustrative interpretations, not photographs of the past.
What should I send to start?
The topic, the target length and the look you're after. A link to your channel helps us match your voice.
Start a
project.
Tell us the topic, the length and the look. You'll get a quote within 48 hours.
Pakistan · Working worldwide