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Free Storyboard MakerPlan every shot of your short drama.
A storyboard maker for vertical short dramas: add a panel for each shot, give it a picture or a quick sketch, and set the shot type, camera move, duration and dialogue.
The episode runtime adds up as you go, the shot list stays in sync, and one click turns any shot into a prompt for a video model.
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Pictures, sketches and text stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
THREE SIMPLE STEPS
How to make a storyboard
Describe each shot
Choose the shot type and camera move, set the duration and write the action and dialogue. The episode runtime updates as you type.
Export or generate
Download a print-ready PDF, a PNG board or a CSV shot list, or copy a shot as a prompt and paste it into a video model.
Shot types and camera moves
The options on each panel, in plain words. They also go into the prompt when you copy a shot.
Shot types
- Wide
- Shows the whole place and where the characters are. Good for the first shot of a scene.
- Medium
- Frames a character from about the waist up. The everyday shot for conversations.
- Close-up
- Fills the frame with a face. Use it for reactions and the big moments of an episode.
- Over the shoulder
- Looks past one character's shoulder at the other. The classic way to shoot two people talking.
- Insert
- A tight shot of an object or a detail, like a letter, a phone screen or a ring.
Camera moves
- Static
- The camera does not move. Calm, and easy to cut with other shots.
- Push-in
- The camera moves slowly toward the subject to build tension or focus.
- Pan
- The camera turns left or right from one spot, to follow action or reveal the room.
- Tilt
- The camera turns up or down from one spot, for example from shoes to face.
- Orbit
- The camera circles around the subject. Dramatic for reveals and turning points.
- Handheld
- A slight natural shake, as if the camera is held. Feels urgent and close.
- Tracking
- The camera travels with a moving character, beside, in front of or behind them.
Turn your storyboard into video
When the board is ready, each panel can become a clip: use the panel picture as the first frame of an image-to-video model and paste the shot's prompt. On WaveSpeed AI you can generate the shots of your short drama with these models:
- Seedance 2.5Animates your panel picture with your prompt and creates the sound together with the picture.
- Wan 3.0Animates a first frame, optionally toward a last frame, in clips from 2 to 30 seconds, with optional audio.
- Kling 4.0Turns a first frame into a 3 to 30 second clip; add a last frame and in-between keyframes to direct the shot.
Direct shots in Cinema Studio Create a character in Influencer Studio Video generation uses credits on your WaveSpeed AI account. The storyboard maker is free.
Storyboard Maker FAQ
Is this storyboard maker free?
Yes. Every feature is free, with no account, no watermark and no limit on how many boards you make.
Are my pictures uploaded?
No. Pictures, sketches and text stay in your browser. The board is saved on this device as you work, and exports are made on your device too.
Can I make a vertical 9:16 storyboard?
Yes. Vertical 9:16 is the default, made for short dramas and phone video. Switch to 16:9 or 1:1 at any time; the frames and the exports follow.
How is the episode runtime calculated?
It is the sum of the durations of all shots. Shots without a duration count as zero, and the board tells you how many of them there are.
What does Copy as prompt do?
It writes the shot as a plain text prompt: the shot type, the camera move, the frame shape, the action, the dialogue and the duration. Paste it into a text-to-video or image-to-video model. Notes are for your team and are left out.
What do the PDF, PNG and CSV exports contain?
The PDF is a print layout with several panels per page in A4 or US Letter. The PNG is the whole board in one picture. The CSV is the shot list for a spreadsheet, with the total runtime.
How do I continue on another computer?
Use Export JSON. The file holds the whole board with its pictures. Open the tool on the other computer and use Import JSON.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Panels stack in one column, you can sketch with your finger, and the arrow buttons reorder shots where dragging is not practical.
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