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Production Workflows·Intermediate·45 min

Shot List to Storyboard Workflow

Extract shots from planning documents, define shot types and camera angles, organize for production, and create production-ready storyboards.

What you'll build: A 20-shot production-ready storyboard with camera notes
Prerequisites
Complete these tutorials first for the best learning experience:
  • Screenplay Writing from Scratch
  • Interactive Storyboarding

Tutorial Overview

Transform a concept into a visual shot plan with 20 storyboard frames ready for production.

Project: Create Complete Visual Plan

Choose a project type:

  • Product launch video
  • Brand story
  • Space walkthrough
  • Presentation deck

Exercise 1: Create Shot List

Request from AI:

"Create a shot list for 60-second product demo video. Include shot type, angle, duration, and description for 20 shots."

AI generates structured shot list document.

Exercise 2: Define Shot Types

For each shot, specify:

Shot Size:

  • Wide (establishing)
  • Medium (main coverage)
  • Close-up (detail, emotion)

Camera Angle:

  • Eye-level (standard)
  • High angle (looking down)
  • Low angle (looking up)
  • Overhead (bird's eye)

Movement:

  • Static (locked off)
  • Pan (horizontal)
  • Tilt (vertical)
  • Push/Pull (dolly)

Exercise 3: Generate All Frames

Generate each shot based on list:

"Shot 1: Wide shot of modern office, natural lighting, establishing shot"
"Shot 2: Medium shot of product on desk, professional angle"

Continue for all 20 shots.

Exercise 4: Organize in Canvas

  1. Switch to Canvas mode
  2. Drag all 20 shots onto canvas
  3. Arrange in 5×4 grid
  4. Resize to consistent dimensions
  5. Align using toolbar

Exercise 5: Add Production Notes

Use Text tool to annotate each shot:

  • Shot number
  • Duration (3s, 5s, etc.)
  • Camera notes ("static", "slow pan right")
  • Audio notes ("music only", "dialogue")

Exercise 6: Export for Production

Right-click canvas → Export as Image

Result: Single storyboard image showing all 20 shots with notes, ready for production reference.

Professional Storyboard Elements

  • Shot numbers (clear, consistent)
  • Frame composition (shows what viewer sees)
  • Camera direction (how it's achieved)
  • Duration notes (timing reference)
  • Audio cues (sound design notes)

What You've Created

Production-ready 20-shot storyboard that serves as blueprint for execution.

Next Steps

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