Create AI Storyboards with Vidu
Storyboard is a planning format that maps scene order, camera direction, and visual references before production. It takes a script, brief, or rough idea as input and produces frame-by-frame guidance for review, pacing, and shot decisions. Vidu helps creators turn early concepts into storyboards that are easier to refine.
Storyboard Planning Path Comparison
Compare how Vidu helps turn a script, brief, or rough idea into scene-by-scene storyboard guidance versus a more manual planning process.
| Decision Area | Vidu Story Grid | Manual Or Generic Workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Source Material | Starts from a script, brief, or rough concept and turns it into storyboard-ready scene guidance. | Usually begins with outlining scenes by hand before any visual planning can be reviewed. |
| Scene Planning | Organizes frame-by-frame beats so each shot can be checked for order and pacing. | Scene order is often built across separate notes, boards, or editing tools. |
| Camera Direction | Helps shape shot direction and visual framing from the early concept stage. | Camera choices are typically added later and may need extra back-and-forth to align. |
| Reference Handling | Uses visual references to keep the storyboard closer to the intended look and feel. | References are often collected separately and matched manually during review. |
| Review Output | Produces storyboard drafts that are easier to compare, refine, and approve before production. | Review usually happens across disconnected files, making changes harder to track. |
How to Use Storyboards
Upload References and Storyline
Upload up to 9 reference images of characters, props, or settings, then describe the story you want the storyboard video to follow so each frame has clear visual and narrative direction for consistent character scenes. This gives each beat enough context for drafting a video later, helping you see how still images can guide motion, continuity, and pacing before you refine the full storyboard.
Choose Grid and Ratio
Select a storyboard grid with 4, 6, 9, 12, or 16 panels, then pick the aspect ratio that best fits your intended output format.
Create and Review
Click Create to turn your storyboard into a draft video, then preview the result to make sure the panels, pacing, and visual continuity support your story throughout the production workflow.
Vidu Storyboard Workflow Options
Explore the main workflow strengths of storyboards.
Storyboard Scenes
Break a video idea into individual visual beats, then shape each shot in Vidu instead of trying to solve the whole project in one prompt.
What Is a Storyboard?
A storyboard is a visual sequence of frames that plans a video, animation, trailer, or film scene before production. Each frame can define a shot, action, camera angle, character position, or key visual beat. For Vidu creators, storyboards are especially useful because they make prompts and references more structured, especially when a still image needs to guide motion, timing, and scene continuity. Instead of asking for one large scene at once, you can plan the story frame by frame, create a short video test for each key beat, and review how motion and pacing carry across the sequence.
Tighter Short Film Scenes
Turn a short film idea into a scene-by-scene storyboard that makes the whole project easier to evaluate before production starts. Instead of guessing how the story will play on screen, you get a visual draft that helps you review pacing, shot coverage, emotional beats, and scene flow in one place. That makes it easier to spot gaps, tighten transitions, and align collaborators around the same creative direction early. For short films, where every moment needs to earn its place, this use case helps you protect the story’s impact and build a stronger foundation for filming.
Social Content Storyboards
Turn a social concept into a clear scene-by-scene storyboard that shows where the hook lands, how the main action unfolds, and which product moment should carry the message. This gives teams a practical first draft to review for pacing, clarity, and scroll-stopping impact before any production work begins. It is especially useful for social content, where the opening seconds and visual rhythm can make or break performance. By seeing the story laid out early, you can catch weak beats, sharpen the message, and align creative direction with the final post you want to publish.
Expressive Character Motion Boards
Map character movement, emotional tone, and visual style into a clear storyboard before animation begins. This helps teams review whether the scene feels consistent, expressive, and production-ready, so early feedback can focus on performance and look rather than guesswork. It matters because animation is expensive to revise later, and a strong storyboard gives creators a shared visual target before key frames, timing, and style decisions are locked in.
Storyboard Ideas for Visual Planning
Frame your storyboards around the moments that matter most, from pitch clarity to scene rhythm, so collaborators can imagine the final video before production begins.
Pitch Scene Concepts
Turn early story moments into clear visual beats that help clients, teammates, or stakeholders understand tone, pacing, and narrative promise at a glance.
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Frequently Asked
Questions
A storyboard is a planned sequence of frames that maps out scene order, camera direction, and pacing before production. It helps creators and teams spot missing beats early; for example, you can compare two shot orders before filming or animating. In Vidu, you can use text to video, image to video, or reference to video workflows to draft and refine storyboard ideas faster, so check your current workspace settings and start shaping scenes with Vidu.
Start Planning Your Storyboard
Use Vidu Story Grid to organize scenes, references, and shot direction before moving into AI video creation.