Professional AI Storyboarding
From your screenplay to shoot-ready frames.
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The Workflow
Five steps. You make every call.
Script to storyboard in under 20 minutes. AI handles the heavy lifting. You make every creative decision.
Drop in your script
PDF, DOCX, or Fountain — screenplays, treatments, creative briefs. StoryBirdie parses your script into scenes, characters, and action. You pick the scene to storyboard.
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Script to Storyboard
Your words become frames.
Commercials, thrillers, music videos — same pipeline, any genre. Here's the actual input and output.
Your Script
INT. EMPTY GYM - DAWN A single overhead fluorescent flickers on. The gym is empty. Weights sit untouched. A YOUNG WOMAN (20s, athletic) walks in. She drops her bag by the door. She wraps her hands. Approaches the heavy bag. First punch — tentative. Second — harder. Third — explosive.
AI generates
Storyboard Frames
Medium wide: Young woman enters the empty gym, drops her bag by the door
Medium close up: Young woman throws a tentative punch into the heavy bag
Your Script
INT. EMPTY GYM - DAWN A single overhead fluorescent flickers on. The gym is empty. Weights sit untouched. A YOUNG WOMAN (20s, athletic) walks in. She drops her bag by the door. She wraps her hands. Approaches the heavy bag. First punch — tentative. Second — harder. Third — explosive.
AI generates storyboard frames
Medium wide: Young woman enters the empty gym, drops her bag by the door
Medium close up: Young woman throws a tentative punch into the heavy bag
Comparison
See How We Compare
The only tool built specifically for directors — from script to storyboard.
| Feature | StoryBirdie | Storyboarder.ai | Boords | Katalist.ai | Story-boards.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Screenplay Analysis | |||||
| AI Shot List Generation | |||||
| Inline Shot List Editing | Basic | ||||
| AI Storyboard Frames | |||||
| Screenplay Upload | CSV/PPT/DOCX | ||||
| Free to Start | 50 credits | 2 projects | 12 frames | 50 credits | 50 credits |
| Starting Price | Free / $5 | $35/mo | $9/mo | $19/mo | $15/mo |
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Pricing
Less than one freelance storyboard.
A single freelance storyboard costs $500–$2,000+. StoryBirdie pays for itself on the first project. That's 30+ storyboards for the price of one freelance board.
Free
See what it can do
~1 full scene · 15 storyboard frames
- 50 credits · enough for a full scene
- 1 project
- 2 screenplays
- PDF export
- AI script analysis
Starter
For shorts & commercials
~30 full scenes/month
- 1,000 credits/month
- 5 projects
- Unlimited screenplays
- PDF export
- AI script analysis
- Priority support
Pro
For directors in production
~96 full scenes/month
- 3,200 credits/month
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited screenplays
- PDF export
- AI script analysis
- Priority support
Studio
For agencies & production teams
~181 full scenes/month
- 6,000 credits/month
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited screenplays
- PDF export
- AI script analysis
- Priority support
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1 credit = script analysis · 2 credits = shot list · 3 credits = storyboard frame
Testimonials
What Directors Are Saying
“Super convenient and easy to use. The pricing is very reasonable — even perfect for feature-length projects.”
Ramesh Gajurel
Director of Bhut Purva
“Fast, intuitive, and surprisingly aligned with my vision. I went from brief to storyboard in one afternoon.”
Aneel Neupane
Managing Director, Jazz Productions
“The shot list is exactly what I'd brief a storyboard artist — except it's instant and I can tweak every detail.”
Yozana Magar
Writer, Director, Influencer
FAQ
Common Questions
No. StoryBirdie works with screenplays, treatments, creative briefs, and concept docs. Upload a PDF, DOCX, or Fountain file — whatever your writing tool exports. That said, results are significantly better with a properly formatted screenplay — the structure helps our AI identify scenes, characters, and blocking with much higher accuracy. We recommend starting with a screenplay if you have one.
A freelance storyboard runs $500–$2,000 per project with a 5–7 day turnaround. StoryBirdie starts free (50 credits), with credit packs from $5 or plans from $19/mo. One project pays for a year.
Script analysis takes under a minute. Shot list generation takes 1–2 minutes. Frame generation takes about 30 seconds per frame. A full scene with 6–10 frames is ready in under 10 minutes.
Yes. Export your storyboard as a print-ready PDF with shot numbers, action descriptions, and visual frames. You control shot composition, camera angles, and framing before generation — so the output matches your creative direction.
50 free credits is enough for a full scene — script analysis, shot list, and about 15 storyboard frames. No credit card required. If you need more, credit packs start at $5.
Credits are consumed at each step of the workflow. Script analysis uses a small number of credits, shot list generation uses a few more, and each storyboard frame generated costs credits based on the image quality. You can see the exact credit cost before confirming any action — there are no surprise charges.
No. Credits never expire. Whether you buy a credit pack or earn free credits, they stay in your account until you use them. Subscription plans include a monthly credit refresh, but any unused credits from previous months roll over.
StoryBirdie is the only tool that analyzes your script for continuity errors and generates a shot list with camera angles, blocking, and props. Other tools start at the storyboard. We start at the screenplay — so you catch problems before production.
One project pays for a year.
A single freelance storyboard costs $500–$2,000. StoryBirdie starts free. No credit card required.