storyboard frames / scene 2 · free workflow
Size a Storyboard to the Scene You Can Actually Shoot — Free
Decide how many frames you can shoot in a day and the board totals the scene against it, so a scene that will not fit is cut on paper rather than on location at four in the afternoon.
What this replaces
Storyboards grow to whatever the scene needs and get trimmed by running out of light. This totals the frames against what you can actually shoot in a day, so the cut is a decision made in advance.
Tool note. This runs entirely in your browser — no account, no upload, no paid API key. Google NotebookLM is named as the free source-grounded reading path for the material you paste; its published free-tier terms were checked on 2026-09-13 and can change.
The four passes
Collect the smallest useful input
Your day's frame budget on the first line, then one shot per line with its frame count.
Let the board total them
Each shot is counted and the final row is the scene against the budget.
Cut the shot with the most frames
It has the most to give without losing a beat.
Recheck after any location change
Travel and light change what a day can hold.
Try it on the storyboard frames / scene 2
The board below runs in your browser. It opens with a worked sample so the result is visible before you paste anything; switch scenarios, edit the text, or reset to the sample.
running the sample…
first-load · sample values are illustrative, not verified facts
Everything you paste stays in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and no request leaves the page to generate the result; clearing site data removes anything saved locally.
What breaks, and what to do
Day budget omitted
Nothing to compare against; state it on the first line.
Shots with no frame count
Read as zero, which flatters the total.
Weather and light
Only the frames you list are counted; build in a margin.
Go deeper — Storyboard Frames
The free board above is the whole loop. The paid tier keeps the arranged output so you do not rebuild it.
- Printable strip with each shot framed for the location recce — estimate: 15 minutes saved per scene, basis: 5 shots re-counted at ~3 minutes each
- Saved local history across scenes — estimate: 11 minutes saved per scene, basis: re-entering 5 shots at ~2.2 minutes each
$4 one-time