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AI script generator
Start with an idea and generate a structured script with scene intent, dialogue flow, and shot logic. Keep narrative shape stable while iterating faster on visual direction.
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AI storyboard generatorFrom script to storyboard
in one session, shot by shot.
M Studio is an AI storyboard generator from script: paste a screenplay, brief, or logline and get shot-by-shot frames in one session, with your cast drawn from the same references in every panel — then carry the board into previs, animatic, voice, and final video in one pre-production tool.
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Script
Storyboard
Characters
Video clips
Voice
Music
Sound effects
Timeline
4K export
Script
Storyboard
Characters
Video clips
Voice
Music
Sound effects
Timeline
4K export
Models from these AI providers
OpenAIMiniMaxAlibaba (Wan)xAIBlack Forest Labs
Character consistency
The same character, every shot
This is what separates a storyboard tool from a generic image app. Save a character once as a reference, mention them in each shot, and every panel is drawn from the same face — so you fix the odd drifting frame instead of restarting the board.
Locked across every frame
Face
Costume
Style
Mood
Shot 1 / 5
Character locked
Shot 1 — Establishing wide, warehouse at dawn
INT. warehouse, dawn. Hero framed small against the space.
Platform features
Everything from script
to final delivery
Every tool connects, so a script change can cascade into frames, motion, audio, and delivery without restarting your production flow.
StillsIMG
AI image generation
Generate cinematic storyboard pictures that hold one film look across your scenes.
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AI video generation
Turn approved storyboard pictures into video clips with shot-level control and continuity across your sequence.
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Voice & narration
Generate voice and narration with natural cadence, then sync dialogue to your storyboard timing.
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Sound design & SFX
Create music and sound effects directly in the project timeline so every scene feels production-ready.
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Export & rendering
Export review cuts, share links, and deliver clean assets for post without reassembling your project.
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From screenplay to storyboard, previs, and pre-production
Script-to-storyboard AI that keeps the whole scene editable
M Studio turns screenplay pages, a pitch, or a written idea into an editable AI storyboard with frame-level control — not a folder of disconnected image outputs.
- Screenplay to storyboard AI for scene beats — Scene action, dialogue context, and visual cues become a structured board instead of isolated prompt outputs.
- Storyboard generator from script or text — Start from a full script, a client brief, or a few lines of direction and still get coherent panels with a usable shot order.
- Frame-by-frame revision control — Regenerate one shot, adjust the prompt, or update a character reference without restarting the entire storyboard sequence.
- Production handoff after the board — Move approved frames into animatic timing, video generation, audio, export, and review without rebuilding in another app.
Built for filmmakers
M Studio starts where a film starts: the screenplay. Each step below turns one input into the next output, in the same project.
- Directors — Block scenes, test coverage, and show the crew the framing of every shot before previs or principal photography.
- Cinematographers — Write the shot size, angle, and camera move into each frame's prompt, and check the look across a scene before the shoot.
- Producers — Get a board and a timed animatic in front of financiers, clients, or the network without hiring a storyboard artist first.
- Indie filmmakers — Go from a finished script to a board, a cast that holds its look, and video shots on your own, in one browser tab.
- Commercial directors and agencies — Turn a client brief or ad script into boards for the pitch, revise them per round, and share a read-only review link.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Scenes, then shots |
| Characters | A reference sheet per character |
| Shot descriptions | Storyboard frames |
| Storyboard | A timed animatic with voice and music |
| Approved frames | Video shots |
| Video shots | A timeline you cut and export |
How M Studio compares to other storyboard tools
If you are choosing a storyboard tool in 2026, the usual shortlist is M Studio, Adobe Firefly, Boords, Higgsfield, Storyboarder.ai, LTX Studio, and Krock.io. M Studio's angle: script, storyboard, animatic, and video clips stay in one project, so an approved board carries straight into timing and motion.
- Where M Studio fits best — You have a script and want boards, an animatic, and moving shots from the same project, with cast and location references carried from shot to shot.
- When Boords fits better — Agencies whose clients sign off on illustrated boards, and teams that live in review and approval rounds. Boords' collaboration tools are excellent.
- When Storyboard Pro fits better — Professional animation studios with trained storyboard artists who want precise artist-driven control. Desktop-only and assumes you bring drawing talent.
- When Adobe Firefly fits better — Teams deeply embedded in Creative Cloud who need occasional concept boards without adopting a new tool. Not a full storyboarding workflow.
| Tool | AI generation | Character consistency | Script to board | Animatic included | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Studio | Yes — OpenAI GPT Image, Nano Banana, Seedream, Flux, Grok | Yes — dedicated character refs | Yes | Yes | $27/month starter |
| Adobe Firefly (storyboards) | Yes — Firefly model | Limited | Partial | No | Creative Cloud $22.99/mo+ |
| Boords | Yes — AI frames alongside drawn boards | Yes — AI characters | Yes — AI script import | Yes | $20/user/mo |
| Higgsfield.ai | Yes — cinematic models | Partial | Yes | No | Paid plans; prices vary |
| Storyboarder.ai | Yes | Serviceable | Yes | Yes — image-to-video | Free tier + paid |
| LTX Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | $35/mo+ |
| Krock.io | Partial | No | No | Yes | $15/user/mo |
| Toon Boom Storyboard Pro | No | Artist-driven | No | Yes | $25/user/mo |
Storyboard generator vs previs software
A storyboard generator produces still panels that show framing, blocking, and shot order. Previs software adds timing and motion so you can watch the sequence before you shoot. M Studio does both in one project: generate the storyboard from your script, then turn approved frames into an animatic or AI video previs with voice and sound.
- Storyboard generator: still frames — Shot-by-shot panels that answer framing, blocking, and order. Fast to make, fast to change, and easy to share with a client or crew.
- Previs software: timing and motion — An animatic or moving previs proves pacing and coverage before the shoot. Traditional previs needs 3D assets and an animator.
- M Studio does both from the same board — Approved frames go straight to animatic timing or AI video with voice and sound effects. No re-export and no second tool.
- Previs without a 3D pipeline — Because the previs comes from the storyboard frames, you do not build sets, rig characters, or hire a previs vendor for a first pass.
What pre-production tools does M Studio replace?
For most projects, M Studio replaces a separate storyboard app, a previs or animatic tool, an AI image generator, a text-to-video tool, a voiceover service, and a sound-effects library. Script, storyboard, animatic, voice, SFX, and export live in one project. It does not replace a scheduling or budgeting app.
- Storyboard app and artist time for coverage — Generate coverage panels from the script, then keep a storyboard artist for hand-drawn hero frames only if you want them.
- Previs and animatic software — Time the approved board on the built-in timeline or push frames to AI video, instead of rebuilding the sequence in a previs tool.
- AI image and video generators — GPT Image, Nano Banana, Seedream, Flux, MiniMax, Wan, and Gemini Omni run inside the project, so you do not juggle separate generator accounts.
- Voiceover, music, and sound-effects services — Scratch dialogue, narration, music, and SFX land on the same timeline as the frames, then export with the animatic.
How to turn a script into a storyboard with AI
Three steps. Paste the script, brief, or logline. Save your main characters as references so every panel is drawn from the same face. Generate the board, then regenerate any single shot until it is right. What used to take a storyboard artist several days now fits in one session — you keep the creative decisions, the AI does the drawing.
- 1. Paste your script or brief — Screenplay pages, a client brief, or a one-line logline — M Studio breaks it into storyboard-ready shots with framing and shot descriptions attached.
- 2. Lock characters and generate — Save your main characters as references, then render the full multi-frame board. Each shot that mentions a character sends that character's reference to the model, so faces hold from panel to panel.
- 3. Refine and push to video — Regenerate any single shot without touching the rest, then move the approved board into animatic timing or export as MP4 — same project, same session.
Why M Studio
AI storyboard generator, built into one workflow
Script, storyboard, video, voice, and sound connect in one place, so you go from idea to final cut without switching tools.
One session
Script, storyboard, video, voice, and sound in a single workflow — no tool switching.
4K export
Export the finished film in 4K. Video clips render at up to 1080p.
12 languages
Write, direct, and narrate films end to end — scripts, dialogue, and voiceover in your language.
Yours to use
You own what you make — use it commercially, on YouTube or for clients.
Models fromOpenAIGoogleMiniMaxAlibaba (Wan)ByteDancexAIBlack Forest LabsElevenLabs
How it works
From script to screen in six steps
M Studio builds a film shot by shot, and you direct every shot — this is the whole path, start to finish.
- 01
Start a film
Start from a one-line brief, or import a screenplay PDF and build straight from the pages you already wrote.
- 02
Add your script
Scenes, action and dialogue laid out shot by shot — editable line by line before anything renders.
- 03
Add your characters
Add each character once with a reference image so the same face carries across every shot in the film.
- 04
Build the storyboard
Your script breaks into shots on a canvas. Reorder, reframe and re-prompt any shot until the board reads right.
- 05
Make the video clips
Turn approved storyboard pictures into video clips one shot at a time, then layer voiceover, music and sound effects.
- 06
Export the cut
Take the finished cut out as an MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 4K, ready for the edit or the pitch.
There is no length cap in the editor. Because films are made shot by shot, how long a film can run comes down to how many video clips your plan includes — not a limit in the tool.
AI storyboard generator
Frequently asked questions
Setup, workflow, and production use.
It is a tool that turns written material — a screenplay scene, a brief, or a logline — into a sequence of storyboard panels without an artist drawing each one. A capable one breaks the text into distinct shots, applies shot grammar such as establishing shots and coverage, and holds the same characters, costumes, and style from frame to frame.
Paste your screenplay, brief, or logline into M Studio. The AI splits it into shots with framing and shot descriptions. Save each main character as a reference, then generate the full board. Regenerate any single shot that drifts, then move the approved board into animatic, voice, or video.
M Studio has no free plan. Plans start at $27/month and your first purchase carries a 24-hour refund window, so you can run a real script through it and get your money back if it is not right. Free tools exist, but most stop at loose images with no character references or handoff to video.
A storyboard generator produces still panels that show framing, blocking, and shot order. Previs software adds timing and motion so you can watch the sequence before the shoot. M Studio does both in one project: it generates the storyboard from your script, then turns approved frames into an animatic or AI video previs with voice and sound.
For most projects, M Studio replaces a separate storyboard app, a previs or animatic tool, an AI image generator, a text-to-video tool, a voiceover service, and a sound-effects library. Script, storyboard, animatic, voice, SFX, and export live in one project. It does not replace a scheduling or budgeting app, and a storyboard artist still adds value on hand-drawn hero boards.
Yes. Frames accept uploaded images, so boards drawn by an artist, shot on location, or produced in another tool can be brought in, ordered, captioned, and reviewed alongside AI-generated panels. Mixed boards are common — teams often generate coverage with AI and drop in hero frames created by hand.
For script → storyboard → animatic → video clips in one tool, M Studio. For agency-style hand-drawn boards with heavy collaboration, Boords. For Adobe-ecosystem teams doing occasional concept boards, Firefly. For professional animation studios with trained storyboard artists, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. See our detailed best storyboard software 2026 review for full evaluation.
Yes. Paste screenplay pages or upload the script as a PDF, and M Studio plans the whole film first, then writes the shots with framing, a description, and an image prompt for each. You can edit any shot's text before its frame is generated.
It gives you the tools to. Each character gets a reference image, and an @char mention in a shot's prompt sends that image to the model with the prompt. Locations work the same way with @location. Drift still happens on some shots — when it does, regenerate that one frame instead of the board.
Yes. Share a read-only review link that opens without a login, pin comments directly onto frames with your team, or export the board as MP4 video. Approved scenes then continue into animatic, video generation, or post-production — same project.
M Studio plans start at $27/month, with 20 minutes of AI video (or about 360 storyboard pictures) each month, and wallet credits cover use beyond it. Dedicated storyboard apps charge per seat, usually $15–$25 per user per month.
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M Studio is an AI storyboard generator from script: paste a screenplay, brief, or logline and get shot-by-shot frames in one session, with your cast drawn from the same references in every panel — then carry the board into previs, animatic, voice, and final video in one pre-production tool. Plans from $27/mo with a full refund within 24 hours, so put it through real work first.
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