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Visualize a Script Before Shooting

Convert a script or shot list into a visual storyboard with consistent character and scene framing so every shot is planned before the camera rolls.

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Shooting without a storyboard is expensive. Misunderstood shot intentions, missed coverage, and on-set disagreements about framing all trace back to the same problem: the creative vision exists only in the director's head, and everyone else is guessing. Storyboards exist to solve this, but commissioning an illustrator takes time and money that most productions do not have for pre-production.

Storyboard Generator converts a script or ordered shot list into a complete visual storyboard: each panel shows the shot framing, camera angle, subject position, and scene elements described in the script. Character designs stay consistent across panels so the storyboard reads as a cohesive sequence rather than disconnected illustrations.

Film directors, ad agency creatives, YouTube producers, and animation teams use this to communicate shots precisely to crew, lock in creative vision before expensive shoot days, and produce investor or client presentations from scripts alone.

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Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Share the script or shot list and describe the visual style and tone you want the storyboard to reflect.
  3. Ask Claude to identify any shots where the script is ambiguous about framing or blocking before generating.
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ChatGPT

  1. Connect ToolRouter in ChatGPT: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
  2. Share the script, visual style brief, and any character design specifications.
  3. Ask ChatGPT to run `storyboard-generator` with `generate` to produce the storyboard.
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Copilot

  1. Connect ToolRouter in Copilot: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
  2. Share the script, visual style brief, and workspace project management format.
  3. Run `storyboard-generator` with `generate` to produce the storyboard.
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter in OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Define all scripts, the shared character design brief, visual style, and output naming schema before batching.
  3. Run `storyboard-generator` with `generate` across all scripts with consistent character and style parameters.
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