Writing for Storyboards (Best Practices)
To get great storyboard results, write in a way that’s easy to visualize. The goal is to help the system understand what a camera would show.
Writing for Storyboards (Best Practices)
To get great storyboard results, write in a way that’s easy to visualize. The goal is to help the system understand what a camera would show.
Write visually
Focus on observable actions and visuals:
- “Sarah slams the door, face flushed with anger.”
- “The warehouse looms against a stormy sky.”
Avoid internal-only statements:
- “Sarah felt frustrated.”
- “The setting was ominous.”
Formats that work
You can write in different styles:
- Screenplay format
- Prose narrative
- Shot-list style
If you start in prose, you can still structure later by using Format Story and Detect Scenes.
From script to storyboard
A reliable workflow is:
- Write or import your script in Script Editor
- Detect Scenes
- Detect Characters
- Go to Board / Concept view
- Break scenes into shots
- Generate images
Small tip that helps a lot
If something is important to see in the storyboard (a prop, a mood, a camera angle), state it clearly in action lines. This gives the storyboard pipeline something concrete to build on.