COMMERCIAL STORYBOARD
Your commercial storyboard,
ready before the next client call.
Paste the approved copy and Storyflow's AI lays out the spot scene by scene on an infinite canvas. Share a view-only link for client review instead of another PDF email chain. Free forever, no credit card.
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Works in your browser
What is a commercial storyboard?
A commercial storyboard is the frame-by-frame plan of an ad: every scene of a 15, 30, or 60 second spot drawn out with action, copy, and timing so the client, the agency, and the production company are looking at the same film before anyone shoots it. No commercial gets approved on a script alone. The commercial storyboard is the document the sign-off actually happens on.
Storyflow compresses the path from copy deck to commercial storyboard into minutes. Paste the approved script, or drop the deck onto the canvas as a PDF, and the AI maps the spot scene by scene with structure and notes on an infinite canvas. Then you do the agency work: re-order scenes, tighten the timing, sketch over frames with the pen tool, and pin reference stills grabbed from other ads next to the board.
When the ad storyboard is ready for the client, skip the PDF email chain: a view-only link opens it in the browser without any signup. Gather the feedback, revise on the live board, and export a clean image or PDF for the deck when the spot is approved.
HOW IT WORKS
From copy deck to commercial storyboard in four steps.
The layout work that eats a day of an art director's time happens in minutes, so the thinking time goes to the idea.
01
Open a free canvas
Set up a free account between client calls. No card on file, nothing installed, and the canvas opens straight in the browser.
02
Add the script or copy deck
Paste the approved copy into the AI chat, or drag the deck onto the canvas as a PDF for the AI to work from.
03
AI lays out the spot
The AI breaks the script into scenes and builds a storyboard with structure, action notes, and copy mapped to frames, sized to a 15, 30, or 60 second spot.
04
Review, revise, export
Send the client a view-only link for review, work the feedback into the live board, then export the approved boards as an image or PDF for the deck.
An ad storyboard workflow built for approval.
Boards, brief, references, and client review on one canvas, so the spot moves from idea to sign-off without changing tools.
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Approved copy becomes boards in minutes
From copy deck to boards fast
Paste the script while the idea is still hot. The AI maps every scene of the spot so the team reacts to a full commercial storyboard instead of a blank frame grid.
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The brief and the boards on the same canvas
Keep the creative brief next to the spot
Generate or paste the creative brief on the same canvas as the storyboard. When a client asks why a scene exists, the strategy is one pan away from the frames.
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View-only links instead of PDF email chains
Client review without the attachments
A view-only link opens in any browser, no signup on the client's end. They always see the current version of the ad storyboard, and v7_final_FINAL.pdf never happens.
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From approved boards to the shoot
Hand production a shot list, not a guess
Once the boards are approved, branch into a shot list on the same canvas. The production company gets setups, angles, and timing tied to the exact approved frames.
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Board the next pitch on the free plan. No cap on boards, no countdown, and view-only links for every client.
Boards for every spot, cutdown, and alt route, no limit
Basic AI usage to lay out spots from scripts
Share view-only links for client review
Export boards as image or PDF for the deck
BUILT FOR AGENCIES
More than a commercial storyboard template.
Client approval moves faster when nothing is scattered: Storyflow keeps the brief, the boards, the references, and the review itself on one AI-native canvas.
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Spots have a clock. The board respects it.
Built for 15, 30, and 60 second spots
Scenes sized to the cut: Lay out the spot with timing notes per scene, so a 30 second commercial does not arrive at the edit as 50 seconds of boards.
Copy mapped to frames: VO lines and supers sit next to the frames they belong to, so the client reads the spot the way it will play.
End card and CTA planned: The logo frame, tagline, and call to action are part of the board from the first draft, not an afterthought.
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Feedback on the live board, not in inboxes
Client approval without the PDF chain
View-only links: Clients open the storyboard in the browser with no account. They always see the latest version, never a stale attachment.
Revise in place: Work feedback into the live board and the link stays current. No re-exporting and re-sending after every round.
Invite the team free: Bring the creative team onto the board with free invites and keep one source of truth for the spot.
References that sell the direction
Show the client what the spot feels like
Frame grabs from reference ads: Pull reference stills out of YouTube or Vimeo ads directly onto the canvas, pinned beside the scenes they inform.
Tone and look beside the boards: Moodboard color, casting, and art direction on the same canvas, so the boards and the look are approved together.
Drop in anything: Drag images, video, GIFs, PDFs, and links onto the board. Brand guidelines and past spots stay one pan away.
Boards that slot straight into the deck
Exports made for presentations
Image or PDF export: Export clean, high-quality boards for the client deck, the PPM book, or the production binder.
One canvas per campaign: Keep the 15, the 30, and the cutdowns as boards on one canvas instead of scattered files per version.
Re-prompt for alternates: Ask the AI for an alternate opening or a tighter mid-section and present two routes in the same meeting.
WHO IT IS FOR
Who builds commercial storyboards with Storyflow?
Everyone between the copy deck and the shoot day.
Agency creatives
Take the approved copy from deck to commercial storyboard while the idea is still hot, and walk into the internal review with frames instead of promises.
Commercial directors
Board your treatment of the spot, pin frame grabs from reference ads next to each scene, and show the agency exactly how you see the 30.
Producers
Keep boards, brief, and shot list on one canvas with one shareable link, so the agency, client, and production company stop versioning PDFs.
Brand managers
Review the advertising storyboard in the browser, give feedback on the live board, and sign off knowing the deck export matches what you saw.
Freelance directors pitching boards
Turn a script into pitch boards in an evening on the free plan, and send a view-only link that looks sharper than a PDF in an inbox.
Commercial storyboards, answered.
Everything people ask about boarding a spot with Storyflow.
Feed Storyflow the commercial script or copy deck, pasted into the AI chat or added to the canvas as a PDF. The AI boards the spot scene by scene with structure, action notes, and copy mapped to frames. You then refine the boards, pin reference stills, and share a view-only link for client approval. The first draft takes minutes instead of a day.
The client is waiting. Show them boards.
Paste the copy, get the spot laid out scene by scene, and send a link the client can approve. Free plan, no credit card.