FILM STORYBOARD
Film storyboards, scene by scene,
before the first setup.
Turn the screenplay into a scene-by-scene film storyboard, pin cinematography references next to the frames, and branch into shot lists and schedules on the same canvas. Free forever, no credit card.
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What is the best film storyboard software?
A film storyboard breaks a screenplay into frames showing composition, action, and camera intent before the first setup. Storyflow's AI lays out scenes from your screenplay on an infinite canvas, with shot lists and references alongside. Boords suits numbered panels and animatics, and Storyboarder is great for free hand-drawn frames.
Used by creative professionals at:
Artlist
Pixar
Nike
Red Bull
The North Face
Porsche
Start from a ready-made template
Pick a board to see what you can build, then let AI fill it in. Every template is a real, editable starting point on the same infinite canvas.
Storyboard
Lay out your shots frame by frame with images and notes, then reorder them until the sequence reads like the finished cut.
What is a film storyboard?
A film storyboard is the visual blueprint of a movie: every scene broken into frames that show composition, action, and camera intent before a single setup is built. Directors use the film storyboard to find the cut in their head, DPs use it to plan coverage and lighting, and producers use it to see where the schedule and budget will actually go.
Storyflow shrinks the days of frame-by-frame setup that film storyboarding normally demands down to minutes. Hand the AI your screenplay, pasted as text or added to the canvas in PDF form, and it builds the boards scene by scene, arranging structure and notes across an infinite canvas. Beat sheets and three-act frameworks are built in, so the board reflects the story's architecture, not just its order.
From there the canvas keeps working. Grab stills from YouTube or Vimeo to pin cinematography references next to scenes, sketch over frames with the pen tool, and branch the movie storyboard into shot lists and shooting schedules without switching tools.
HOW IT WORKS
From screenplay to film storyboard in four steps.
The AI does the layout work. You make the directing decisions.
01
Open a free canvas
Open a free account, with no card and nothing to install. The browser canvas is ready for the screenplay whenever you are.
02
Add the screenplay
Add the screenplay however you like: pasted straight into the AI chat, or placed on the canvas as a PDF. The AI takes it scene by scene.
03
Get the board, scene by scene
The AI lays out a storyboard with scenes, structure, and notes, shaped by a beat sheet or three-act framework that fits the story.
04
Refine, plan coverage, export
Pin references, sketch frames, and branch into shot lists and schedules. When the board is ready, send a view-only link, or export an image or PDF.
A film storyboard that pulls its weight in prep.
The board is where directing, cinematography, and production planning meet. Storyflow keeps them on one canvas.
Scene-by-scene layout from the screenplay
Generate the board from your script
The AI breaks the screenplay into scenes and arranges them as a storyboard with structure and notes. You start from a full board instead of a stack of blank frames.
Turn a script into a storyboard →
Beat sheets and three-act structure built in
Board the story, not just the scenes
Map the film against a beat sheet or three-act framework so act breaks, midpoints, and payoffs are visible on the board. Re-prompt the AI to restructure without losing your work.
See the AI storyboard generator →
Stills pulled from the films that shaped your look
Build the look next to the frames
Pull stills from films and references on YouTube or Vimeo straight onto the canvas. Lighting, lensing, and blocking references sit beside the scenes they inform.
Learn about storyboarding in Storyflow →
Shot lists branch off the storyboard
Plan coverage where the frames live
Turn boarded scenes into a shot list on the same canvas. Shot size, angle, movement, and setups map back to the frames, so the AD and the DP read the same plan.
Try the AI shot list generator →Free forever. No credit card.
Board your film on the free plan, with no cap on boards, no expiry date, and a project that stays yours.
Unlimited film storyboards on an infinite canvas
Basic AI usage to lay out boards from your screenplay
3 starter frameworks to begin with
Free crew access plus view-only links for execs and cast
BUILT FOR FILMMAKERS
More than film storyboard software.
Storyflow is an AI-native canvas, so the screenplay, the boards, and the production plan stay connected.
Characters, scenes, and notes stay linked
Keep the whole film in context
AI that reads the board: The AI keeps the context of your active board, so asking for more coverage on scene 12 respects everything already placed.
Character and scene notes: Blocking, wardrobe, and continuity notes live on the frames they describe, not in a separate document.
Re-prompt freely: Merge scenes, expand act two, or tighten the pacing. The AI reworks the layout while your refinements stay put.
Locations and look references on the same board
Prep the recce from the storyboard
Location references: Drop location photos, maps, and links next to the scenes that shoot there, so the recce starts from the board.
Frame grabs as shorthand: A still from the right film says more than a paragraph. Grab frames from YouTube or Vimeo and pin them to scenes.
Moodboards beside the frames: Tone, palette, and lighting references build up next to the film storyboard instead of in a separate deck.
One canvas from development to shoot
Branch into the rest of pre-production
Shot lists and breakdowns: Boarded scenes become shot lists and script breakdowns on the same canvas, mapped back to the frames.
Schedules and planning boards: Lay out shoot days and planning boards next to the storyboard, so the schedule reflects the actual coverage.
One source of truth: Script, boards, references, and plans on one infinite canvas. The crew stops asking which version is current.
Share with the crew, export for set
Get the board into everyone's hands
Invite the crew free: Bring collaborators in at no cost and decide who edits or views. Producers, DPs, and ADs see the same board.
View-only links: Send the storyboard to execs, clients, or cast as a view-only link. No sign-up needed on their end.
Image and PDF export: Export clean boards for the pitch deck, the call sheet packet, and the on-set binder.
Explore templates for your project
Every template opens as a real, editable board on the infinite canvas. Pick the closest fit and make it your own.
Storyboard
Lay out your shots frame by frame with images and notes, then reorder them until the sequence reads like the finished cut.
What creators are saying
Join early creators getting structured workspaces and AI that remembers their projects
“Storyflow has sped up my workflow by at least 3x, which means more flow state and more projects I can actually ship. It truly changed the way me and my team create.”
Reilin Joey
Director & YouTuber
“One prompt gets me a structured board. But the tactics are my favorite. I run my YouTube scripts through them and my intros and retention got better. It's amazing.”
Justkay
YouTuber & Freelance Filmmaker
“I used to juggle five apps to plan a project. Now I describe what I am making and get boards, lists, and a schedule. All in one place.”
George
@fernwehchronicles
Film storyboards, answered.
Everything people ask about storyboarding a film with Storyflow.
Give Storyflow's AI the screenplay, either pasted as text or dropped onto the canvas in PDF form, and it boards the film scene by scene, arranging structure and notes across an infinite canvas. You then refine frames, pin cinematography references, and branch into shot lists. The layout work that takes days by hand happens in minutes.
The film exists in your head. Board it.
Scene-by-scene storyboards from the screenplay, references and shot lists alongside. Free plan, no credit card.