Storyboard AIShots & Visualization

Shot List View

Plan, edit, generate, and review storyboard shots from a production-friendly list view.

Shot List View

The Shot List View is the most efficient place to manage storyboard details when your project has more than a few shots. Instead of working only from thumbnails, you can scan the full sequence, adjust shot metadata, refine prompts, set timing, and keep production notes in one structured list.

When to Use It

Use Shot List View when you need to:

  • Turn a script or scene breakdown into a clean sequence of shots.
  • Compare descriptions, shot sizes, camera angles, and duration across the whole scene.
  • Refine image prompts before generating or redrawing storyboard frames.
  • Prepare an animatic by setting shot timing.
  • Leave notes for collaborators, clients, or a production team.

Grid View is great for visual scanning. Shot List View is better for planning, metadata cleanup, and production decisions.

What Each Row Contains

Each row represents one shot and usually includes:

  • Thumbnail: the active image version for the shot.
  • Scene and shot number: for example, Scene 1, Shot 3.
  • Description or prompt: the visual instruction used to generate the frame.
  • Shot size: wide shot, medium shot, close-up, extreme close-up, and similar framing choices.
  • Camera angle: low angle, high angle, over-the-shoulder, bird's-eye view, Dutch angle, and more.
  • Duration: how long the shot should appear in an animatic or video draft.
  • Notes: creative, technical, or client-facing comments.
  • Status: useful for tracking which shots still need generation, redraw, review, or approval.

1. Start From the Scene Beat

Read the scene as a viewer. For each row, write the job of the shot: establish location, reveal information, show emotion, cover action, or transition to the next moment.

2. Choose Shot Size and Angle

Use wide shots for geography, medium shots for interaction, and close-ups for emotion. Add camera angle only when it changes the meaning of the shot.

3. Refine the Image Prompt

Keep prompts visual and specific. Mention characters, action, location, mood, and key props. Avoid packing dialogue into the image prompt if you plan to add captions or bubbles later.

4. Generate or Redraw

Generate the first pass, then redraw only the rows that need improvement. For redraws, focus on one issue: expression, framing, background, prop, or style.

5. Set Timing

Short durations work for quick reactions or action beats. Longer durations work for reveals, establishing shots, and emotional pauses.

6. Review the Sequence

Read the list from top to bottom and check whether the visual story still makes sense without the script beside it.

Practical Examples

Story momentShot list setup
A detective enters a quiet warehouseWide shot, high angle, cold light, long shadows, 3-4 seconds.
She notices a clueClose-up of hand picking up a torn ticket, shallow depth of field, 2 seconds.
Someone watches from aboveOver-the-shoulder or bird's-eye view, hidden figure silhouette, suspense mood.
Chase beginsLow angle, motion blur, dynamic diagonal composition, shorter duration.

Tips for Better Generated Shots

  • Keep recurring characters connected to their saved character references.
  • Use consistent names for locations and props across rows.
  • Put the most important visual information early in the prompt.
  • Use shot size and angle fields instead of repeating camera words in every sentence.
  • If a panel is almost correct, redraw with a short correction rather than rewriting the whole row.

Notes That Help Production

Good notes are short and actionable:

  • "Need clearer product logo on the vending machine."
  • "Keep this character off-screen until Shot 6."
  • "Use this frame as the animatic pause before the reveal."
  • "Client prefers warmer lighting."

If the list becomes hard to scan, the issue is usually overloaded prompts. Split complex moments into multiple shots, or move dialogue and typography work to the caption and speech bubble tools.

Shot List View

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