Scene cards with purpose
Summarize goal, conflict, turn, cast, location, and the visual question each scene must answer.
Scenes, beats, props, and locations
Turn a draft into a production-ready story map.
Organize the pieces that make a scene playable and visual: dramatic beats, recurring locations, hero props, character presence, and the continuity notes that connect one moment to the next.
Scene breakdownBeat planningProduction context
Opens the LlamaGen storyboard project workspace.
Northline / visual direction
One story world, carried from screenplay to production.
- Story unit
- Scenes + beats
- Continuity
- Props + locations
- Handoff
- Shot-ready context
Plan what the scene needs
Turn story beats, props, and locations into a shootable scene plan.
Identify the scene's turning point, the objects that matter, the physical space, and the characters who change it. Use that shared context to create a clearer brief for writing, shot planning, and storyboarding.
Beat-level pacing
Separate setup, escalation, reversal, reaction, and decision so shots follow dramatic rhythm—not arbitrary image count.
Props and locations with continuity
Track hero objects, environmental rules, time of day, damage, wardrobe state, and other details that persist between frames.
Worked example · A practical scene brief
Plan only the details that change a creative decision.
The goal is not to turn a screenplay into a database. It is to make the story's physical and dramatic logic available when you need to generate a frame or discuss a shot.
- Separate story beats from shot count
- Mark props that carry plot or emotion
- Track location state across the sequence
The workflow
Break down the story before generating images
A small amount of structured planning produces a much stronger visual sequence.
01
Find the scene turn
State what changes by the end of the scene and which character action causes that change.
02
Collect production anchors
List cast, location, time, props, wardrobe, atmosphere, and continuity inherited from the previous scene.
03
Translate beats into shots
Choose coverage that reveals information, emotion, and spatial change in the right order.
Explore the connected workflow
Keep building from the same story.
Storyboard coverage planning
Turn one approved screenplay scene into a reviewable coverage plan: map story beats to shot purpose, framing, screen direction, continuity risks, and an intentional shot order. This workspace is for pre-production decisions, not one-click storyboard generation.
Script structure visualization
Turn scenes, beats, character pressure, locations, and turning points into a readable story map. Find pacing gaps early, then open the exact sequence that needs revision or visualization.
AI production assets
Generate character portraits, location studies, prop designs, scene stills, and storyboard frames from the context already present in your story, then keep the useful results organized for the next creative decision.
FAQ
Practical answers for the next draft.
What is the difference between a scene and a beat?+
A scene is a continuous unit of action in a place and time. A beat is a smaller change in tactic, information, emotion, or value inside that scene.
Which props should be tracked?+
Track props that affect plot, performance, continuity, safety, visual identity, or later setup and payoff. Background clutter usually does not need the same attention.
Why define locations before storyboarding?+
Location rules shape blocking, camera placement, light, entrances, exits, and continuity. A clear location brief keeps frames spatially coherent.
Create your first screenplay today.
Write or import a scene, shape its structure, and turn the screenplay into a storyboard you can refine, share, present, and export.