Actual tool example · 15 September 2026
From a brief to three shots
Our input: “A 15-second film for a fictional reusable bottle: show a commuter refilling it, packing it, then arriving outdoors. No brand logos or product claims. Three simple shots with a clear beginning, middle and end.”
Returned plan: “The Sustained Journey.” These action descriptions are excerpts of the generated response; the camera notes are shortened for readability. No images or finished film were generated in this test.
The Morning Fill · 6s
Water flows from a modern tap into the mouth of a matte-finish bottle until it reaches the brim.
Extreme close-up · slow push-in
The Departure · 6s
A hand slides the bottle into a backpack's side pocket and pulls the zipper shut.
Medium shot · slight tracking move
The Reward · 6s
The protagonist unscrews the cap and drinks while looking out over a sun-drenched landscape.
Medium wide shot · locked camera
The important catch: we requested 15 seconds, but the tool returned three 6-second shots—18 seconds in total. It used the backup generation route. A producer still needs to check timing, continuity and the brief before commissioning footage. This example demonstrates a planning draft, not guaranteed production accuracy.
About this tool
What is the AI Film Storyboard?
The ReelStack AI Film Storyboard takes a film idea, ad concept, trailer, or music-video brief and drafts a shot list with copy-ready prompts. Select visual style instructions such as focal length, lighting and atmosphere, then review how those instructions are reflected in each shot. Check timing and continuity before generating footage.
The output is a text-based shot plan with image, video and sound prompts. It is not a rendered storyboard, finished video or client-approved production plan. Reusing style instructions can make the plan more consistent, but does not guarantee matching images, identities or camera motion in a separate generation tool.
Use cases: pre-production for short films, ad campaign storyboarding, music video shot planning, pitch decks, and turning a paragraph-long brief into something you can actually generate. Beta, free, rate-limited at 10 per hour.
FAQ · AI FILM STORYBOARD
Questions about the AI Film Storyboard
How is this different from a basic 'AI storyboard generator'?
It creates a text-based shot plan with story beats, action, composition, camera movement, duration and image/video/sound prompts. Review the plan, then generate images or clips separately. Shared style instructions do not guarantee visual consistency in the final outputs.
What kinds of projects work best?
Ads (30s-60s), music videos (3-4 minute), short films (1-10 min), trailers, and pitch decks. It works less well for very long-form narrative (feature scripts) because the model loses thread across many beats — use it scene-by-scene instead.
Can I edit the storyboard after generation?
Copy the shot prompts or the copy deck into your working document and edit them there before generation. Check timing, continuity and requirements with your team; do not treat the first generated plan as approved.
What does 'style lock' actually do?
It reuses your selected style instructions across the prompts. It does not lock the pixels produced by another AI model. Test character, product, framing and lighting consistency separately.
Free?
Yes. Beta tier, no signup required. Rate-limited at 10 storyboards per hour to keep the Gemini 3 Flash workflow cost-sane. Sign in for 50/day.