Act and sequence map
Compare setup, escalation, midpoint, crisis, climax, and resolution across the full story at a glance.
Script structure visualization
See the shape of your screenplay before problems hide in pages.
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 visualisation.
Act mapScene rhythmCharacter pressure
Opens the LlamaGen storyboard project workspace.
Northline / visual direction
One story world, carried from screenplay to production.
- Macro view
- Acts + sequences
- Story pulse
- Beats + value turns
- Drill-down
- Scene-level detail
Zoom out without losing the page
Structure becomes useful when every card points back to a scene.
A structure view should reveal causality, pressure, rhythm, and setup/payoff—not decorate a second outline that drifts away from the draft. Use it to decide where deeper work belongs.
Scene rhythm you can inspect
Track scene purpose, value change, length, location, and character focus to find repetition or missing pressure.
A bridge back to the visual story
Open a weak or important sequence and turn its beats into shot ideas, references, and storyboard frames.
Worked example · Readable structure
The map should provoke better questions, not declare a formula.
A visual timeline helps you notice long stretches without escalation, isolated characters, repeated locations, or beats that arrive without setup. The writer decides what those patterns mean.
- Compare pressure across acts
- Trace setup and payoff across distance
- Find scenes with no meaningful value turn
The workflow
Diagnose from the outside in
Start with the whole story, then move toward the smallest scene or beat that can solve the problem.
01
Map the major turns
Place the inciting event, first commitment, midpoint, crisis, climax, and the emotional change that connects them.
02
Test scene causality
Ask whether each scene creates the condition for the next, or simply repeats information and mood.
03
Revise the load-bearing moments
Focus writing and storyboard work on the scenes that carry reversals, decisions, and setup/payoff chains.
Explore the connected workflow
Keep building from the same story.
AI Script Doctor
Review structure, character drive, scene function, pacing, theme, and dialogue with a diagnosis-first workflow that turns vague notes into prioritised, executable revision choices.
Scenes, beats, props, and locations
Organise 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.
AI storyboarding from scene context
Break a scene into ordered shots, define framing and performance intent, generate visual references, and keep characters and environments coherent from one frame to the next.
FAQ
Practical answers for the next draft.
What should a screenplay structure view show?+
It should help you compare acts, sequences, scenes, beats, character focus, locations, value changes, and setup/payoff relationships without disconnecting from the actual draft.
Does every screenplay need the same beat sheet?+
No. Beat frameworks are diagnostic rulers, not mandatory templates. Use the framework that explains your story problem and ignore the parts that do not serve your intent.
How does visualisation help storyboarding?+
It identifies the scenes that carry the strongest turns, clarifies the beat order inside a sequence, and helps you invest visual effort where it will matter most.
Your screenplay already contains the first frame.
Start with the scene, keep every creative decision visible, and turn the story into a storyboard you can refine, share, present, and export.