Star 13
Language: EN

EXT.For filmmakers

From the screenplay to the call sheet.One project for the whole crew.

Short films, music videos and commercials. Import the screenplay, board it, break it into shots, plan the shooting days and send the client one link. Open source, and free on your own server.

Try the demo Self-host Join the Cloud waitlist →
The Last Train moodboard: the idea, links to the other boards, a to-do list, the film stills, a column of dawn references and the palette on the canvas The Last Train moodboard: the idea, links to the other boards, a to-do list, the film stills, a column of dawn references and the palette on the canvas

SC 01Workflow

Pre-production in the words of the set. Each step feeds the next.

Storyboard, shot list and schedule are the same data, seen three ways. Change a lens in one and it changes everywhere.

Screenplay

Start from the screenplay.

Import a Fountain, Final Draft or PDF screenplay. Every scene becomes a scene of the storyboard, with one frame per scene or one per action paragraph.

  • Read in your browser: the file is never uploaded
  • The characters who speak go into each frame's cast
  • A new draft? Import it again: scenes update, frames stay
Storyboard

Board every shot.

Scenes and frames with shot size, angle, movement, lens, duration, cast and status. Draw on a frame, drop a picture in, or take a still from a video.

  • Draw over a frame full screen: arrows, shapes, text
  • Present it full screen, or export a PDF for the set
  • Your instance's own lists of shot sizes, angles and moves
  • References from the web reach your boards with the browser clipper
The Last Train storyboard: scene 1 at the central station with five frames, their shot sizes, statuses and review badges The Last Train storyboard: scene 1 at the central station with five frames, their shot sizes, statuses and review badges
Shot list

The shot list writes itself.

It is the storyboard's own data, as a table. Filter by scene, cast or status, group and sort, then export a CSV or a PDF for the assistant director.

  • Table or kanban, grouped by scene
  • Estimated running time, always up to date
The Last Train shot list: the shots of scenes 1 and 2 with picture, shot size, angle, movement, lens and action The Last Train shot list: the shots of scenes 1 and 2 with picture, shot size, angle, movement, lens and action
Schedule and call sheet

Shooting days and call sheets.

Drag shots into shooting days and add prep, breaks and moves around them. Each day prints as a call sheet.

  • Call time, planned wrap, location and notes for each day
  • The cast's first call, worked out from the schedule
  • Home opens on today's shooting day
Set plans and cards

Set plans, characters and locations.

Draw the location to scale with cameras and their field of view, actors, lights and movement paths. Character and location cards keep references, costume and the scenes they appear in.

  • A camera has a lens and an angle, and shows what it sees
  • Scenes worked out from the frames whose cast names the character
  • Guests can open a plan to look and zoom, never to edit
Review

Approved, frame by frame.

The client opens a link, approves frames or asks for changes, and every decision is recorded with who made it and when.

  • No account for the client: a name is enough
  • Keep the production boards for the team only
  • Comments that say who will read them: team or guests

SC 02Sample project

Platform 4 at night under the sodium lamps
1A · EXT. CENTRAL STATION
Anna crosses the forecourt in the rain
1B
Tail lights into the tunnel
1E
Rosa’s diner at night
2A · INT. ROSA’S DINER
Two coffees on the counter
2B
Dawn through the diner window
2C

Last Train, the demo project.

A short film. One night, one platform, the last train out of the city.

Open it in the demo and take it apart: the moodboard, the storyboard, the shot list, three shooting days and a client review are all there.

Scenes
3
Shots
11
Shooting days
3
Characters
Anna, Leo, Rosa
Open Last Train in the demo