FREE PRE-PRODUCTION TOOLS
Every pre-production tool,
on one canvas instead of six.
Storyflow replaces the stack of apps a shoot usually needs with one free AI canvas. Script breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, call sheet, and moodboard all live on the same board, and the AI builds them from your script or a prompt. No download, no credit card, nothing to stitch together.
Free plan
No credit card
One board, not six apps
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Artlist
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Nike
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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.
Pre-Production
Pull the brief, script, shot list, and moodboard into one pre-production hub so the whole shoot is planned in one place.
What are pre-production tools?
Pre-production tools are the software a crew uses to plan a shoot before the camera rolls. The category spans a lot of ground: a screenwriting or script tool, a script breakdown tool to tag the elements in each scene, a storyboard tool to visualize the shots, a shot list to plan coverage, a scheduling tool to order the shoot days, a call sheet tool to brief the crew, and a moodboard tool to set the look. Most productions end up with a different app for each, and a folder of exports to keep them roughly in sync.
That fragmentation is the real cost of pre-production. The breakdown lives in one tool, the storyboard in another, the schedule in a third, and the moodboard on a fourth, so every change means updating several places and hoping nothing falls out of alignment. For an indie crew or a solo creator, the tools themselves can cost more than the shoot, and the time spent moving information between them is time not spent making the film.
Storyflow consolidates the pre-production toolkit onto one free AI-native canvas. It runs in your browser, so you open a board and build the breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, call sheet, and moodboard side by side. Paste a script or describe the project and the AI lays out a structured plan drawn from over 200 built-in frameworks, then fills in the pieces you point it at. Everything the shoot needs is on one surface, connected, instead of scattered across a stack of subscriptions.
Because the canvas is AI-aware, the tools work together instead of in isolation. Ask the AI to build a shot list from the storyboard, group the breakdown into a schedule, or draft a call sheet from the day's plan, and each piece draws on the others. When a scene changes, you update it once and the surrounding plan keeps up. Share a view-only link so the whole crew sees the same plan, or export any part as a clean PDF for the binder.
HOW IT WORKS
Set up your whole pre-production in four steps.
No six-app stack to configure. The AI reads your project and lays out the board.
01
Open a free canvas
Sign up in seconds, no credit card. Your infinite canvas opens in the browser with the full pre-production toolkit a prompt away.
02
Describe the project or drop in a script
Type a prompt about the shoot, paste a screenplay, or drag a PDF onto the board. The AI works from whatever you give it.
03
Let the AI build the pieces
The AI lays out a structured plan and can generate the breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, and moodboard on the same canvas, each connected to the others.
04
Refine, share, and export
Adjust any piece on the board, invite the crew in real time, share a view-only link, or export sections as a PDF for the on-set binder.
The whole toolkit, connected.
Breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, and moodboard on one canvas, each drawing on the others instead of living in a separate app.
AI builds a structured plan from your project
Plan the shoot from a single prompt
Paste a script or describe the project and the AI lays out a structured plan with the right framework, then builds the pieces you point it at. Adjust by prompting again.
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Storyboard and shot list built together
The visual tools in one place
Generate a storyboard from the script, then a shot list from the storyboard, so frames and coverage sit together. Pin moodboard references beside their scenes.
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Breakdown, schedule, and call sheet connected
The logistics tools in one place
Break the script down, group scenes into a schedule, and draft call sheets from the day's plan, all on one board so the logistics stay in sync.
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Share with the crew and export for the day
One plan the whole crew can see
Collaborate with the crew in real time, send a view-only link for client sign-off, or export any part as a clean PDF for the on-set binder. No more emailing six files.
See film production planning →Free pre-production tools, no expiry.
Plan as many shoots as you want on an unlimited canvas. The free plan needs no credit card and never times out.
Unlimited boards on an infinite canvas
Basic AI usage to build plans, breakdowns, and storyboards
3 starter frameworks built in
20 file uploads for scripts, PDFs, and references
ONE CANVAS, EVERY TOOL
Pre-production tools that finally talk to each other.
Storyflow is an AI-native canvas, so the pieces of pre-production connect on one board instead of exporting between a stack of separate subscriptions.
Replace the stack with one board
Stop paying for six tools that do not connect
One subscription instead of many: A screenwriting tool, breakdown tool, storyboard tool, scheduler, call sheet app, and moodboard add up fast. Storyflow covers the planning side of all of them on one free canvas.
No exporting between apps: Because the tools share a board, you never export the breakdown into the scheduler or the storyboard into the shot list.
One place the crew looks: The crew opens one board for the plan instead of hunting through a folder of PDFs and a chain of emails for the current version.
The AI ties the tools together
Each piece draws on the others
Build one thing from another: Ask the AI to build a shot list from the storyboard, a schedule from the breakdown, or a call sheet from the day's plan, so pieces come from each other, not typed twice.
Change once, update the plan: Change a scene, location, or date in one place and the connected pieces reflect it, instead of re-editing six documents.
Canvas-aware context: The AI keeps the whole board in view, so a request like tighten the schedule works from the full plan, not just the last message.
The look and the logistics side by side
Creative and practical on the same surface
Moodboard beside the plan: Collect tone, color, lighting, and location references on the same board as the schedule and shot list, so the look never lives apart from the plan to shoot it.
Grab frames from YouTube and Vimeo: Capture reference stills from video and pin them next to the scenes they inspire, no screenshot or download step.
Character and world notes: Keep character profiles, story notes, and research next to the scenes that reference them, so the creative context is always in reach.
Built for the shape of your production
One toolkit, any format
Features, shorts, and series: Plan a feature across weeks or a short across a weekend, scaling pre-production to the size of the production.
Commercials and music videos: Turn a brief into a treatment, storyboard, shot list, and schedule the agency or artist can approve, in one shareable place.
Documentary and content: Map research, interviews, and shoot days for a documentary or video, with the plan and references on one board.
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.
Pre-Production
Pull the brief, script, shot list, and moodboard into one pre-production hub so the whole shoot is planned in one place.
HOW WE COMPARE
Storyflow vs StudioBinder, Milanote, and Notion.
A fair look at where each tool fits. Storyflow is the only one that puts the whole pre-production toolkit on one AI canvas.
Storyflow
Recommended
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Breakdown, storyboard, shot list, and schedule together
Infinite visual canvas
View-only share link, no sign-up
200+ built-in frameworks
StudioBinder
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Breakdown, storyboard, shot list, and schedule together
Infinite visual canvas
View-only share link, no sign-up
200+ built-in frameworks
Milanote
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Breakdown, storyboard, shot list, and schedule together
Infinite visual canvas
View-only share link, no sign-up
200+ built-in frameworks
Notion
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Breakdown, storyboard, shot list, and schedule together
Infinite visual canvas
View-only share link, no sign-up
200+ built-in frameworks
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
Pre-production tools, answered.
What directors and producers ask about planning a shoot in Storyflow.
Pre-production usually calls for a script or screenwriting tool, a script breakdown tool, a storyboard tool, a shot list, a scheduling tool, a call sheet tool, and a moodboard. Most crews use a different app for each. Storyflow covers the planning side of all of these on one AI canvas, so the breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, call sheet, and moodboard live on the same board instead of across six subscriptions.
One board for everything before the camera rolls.
Open a free canvas, describe the shoot, and build the whole pre-production plan in one place. Free plan, no credit card.