Turn an idea into a video storyboard
Shape a short video into a clear story, then build a shot list and prompts you can actually use.
Make it yours.
A little context makes a better starting point.
Kept on your device. Prompts run in the AI tool you choose.
Find the story
Start with the change you want the viewer to feel or understand. Keep a 15-second video focused on a single idea.
Help me develop a 15-second video about A new independent coffee shop opening its doors for People who enjoy discovering local places. Visual direction: Warm natural light, tactile details, quiet documentary. Propose three story concepts with a one-sentence hook, a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Use five shots or fewer. Avoid claims, statistics, or product details I have not supplied. Ask about any essential missing information before writing the final concept.
Before you move on
The complete guide.
Read every step, prompt, and review check in one place. The examples use the context below; use the interactive workflow above to make them your own.
Example context
- Your video idea
- A new independent coffee shop opening its doors
- Audience
- People who enjoy discovering local places
- Visual direction
- Warm natural light, tactile details, quiet documentary
1. Find the story
Start with the change you want the viewer to feel or understand. Keep a 15-second video focused on a single idea.
Example prompt Help me develop a 15-second video about A new independent coffee shop opening its doors for People who enjoy discovering local places. Visual direction: Warm natural light, tactile details, quiet documentary. Propose three story concepts with a one-sentence hook, a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Use five shots or fewer. Avoid claims, statistics, or product details I have not supplied. Ask about any essential missing information before writing the final concept.
Review checklist
- Choose one concept
- Make the message understandable without narration
- Remove unsupported claims
2. Build the shot list
Give each shot one job. Alternate context and detail so the sequence feels intentional.
Example prompt Using the concept I selected for A new independent coffee shop opening its doors, write a five-shot storyboard totaling 15 seconds. For each shot, include duration, subject, action, framing, camera movement, light, and transition. Preserve this visual direction: Warm natural light, tactile details, quiet documentary. Keep actions physically simple and each shot focused on one movement. Make recurring subjects, objects, and locations visually consistent. List the reference images I should prepare first.
Review checklist
- Shot durations add up to 15 seconds
- Recurring subjects have a reference
- Each shot describes one clear action
3. Write, generate, review
Generate one shot at a time in your preferred video tool. A review pass is part of the workflow, not an afterthought.
Example prompt Convert the storyboard for A new independent coffee shop opening its doors into one concise video generation prompt per shot. Each prompt must stand alone and include subject, action, setting, framing, light, and camera movement. Carry this direction throughout: Warm natural light, tactile details, quiet documentary. Do not include dialogue, music, or on-screen text unless separately requested. Add a review checklist for continuity, unwanted artifacts, timing, and message clarity. Suggest a simpler fallback for any difficult shot.
Review checklist
- Review each shot before assembling
- Check continuity between adjacent shots
- Add captions and audio in the edit where needed
What you’re working toward.
A five-shot storyboard with a consistent visual direction and a separate generation prompt for each shot.