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Cristian Vicașiu, Velrun Studios, Bucharest
Storyboards for AI video: why we board every frame before generating
The short answer
A storyboard is the contract between you and the film. In AI production it matters more, not less: it fixes framing, movement, the product, the character and the line before anything is generated, so the generation has something to match. You approve the boards on day three; nothing is generated before that.
What is on a board
One panel per shot: the framing, where the camera moves, what the product does, where the character stands, what is said. Under each panel, the duration and the ratio. A 30 second spot is usually 8 to 14 panels.
What you approve
The story, the order, the product moments and the line. Not the exact pixels; the frame will look better than the sketch. If a panel is wrong, it is redrawn in an hour. If a generated shot is wrong because the panel was wrong, it is regenerated over a day.
Why AI needs boards more than a shoot does
On a set the director sees the shot before it is taken. In generation the model sees only the prompt, and a prompt without a board drifts: characters change, products move, the scene wanders. The board is the reference the generation is pinned to, alongside the product renders and the brand guide.
Board to frame
On the homepage you can drag between a board and the finished frame for three of our shots. The sketch is rough on purpose. Its job is to fix the decision, not to be beautiful.
Questions
Can I change the boards?
Yes, as often as you like until you approve them. That is the whole point of doing them first.
Do I see the boards for every cutdown?
Yes. Each ratio gets its own safe areas on the same panels.
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