Storyboards and shot plans

Plan coverage before spending on video. Job to be done: get a single storyboard grid, revise beats, then animate with the right engine and duration.

1. Ask for a storyboard / visual plan / separated panels as an image grid (usually Nano Banana).

2. Review the single grid image in the gallery — EdgeCut composes panels into one image, not separate tiles per shot.

3. Request adjustments (“swap panel 3”, “more product close-ups”) before video.

4. When the board is approved, ask to animate / render the video.

5. Multi-beat boards typically become one extend_chain with a target duration sized to the number of beats.

Storyboard animation often defaults to Veo (especially logo/UI-heavy boards). Ask explicitly for Kling if you want longer Omni segments or native audio emphasis. Singles that are too short for the board become chains — see Extend & Continuity.

For rich campaigns, the Director may first reply with a shot-by-shot treatment and wait for your go-ahead before proposing a paid render plan. Pure questions stay in chat. Say “go ahead” / “render it” when you want the approval card.

Keep panel count realistic for the target duration. Longer spoken scripts need more seconds so words are not cut off. Reuse Elements/@mentions so characters match across panels and the eventual chain.

Planning language and creative structure: Creative Director. Billing for a multi-item storyboard plan you cancelled or that failed: Credits Activity, then /help or support@edgecut.ai.