Howdy Storytellers 🤠,
Welcome to Day 3 of the Movie Machine Bootcamp (you can dive into the Masterclass for FREE here). Today we focus on the heart of your film.
Alfred Hitchcock once said that if he had only 3 ingredients to make a movie, he would choose script, script, and script. Inside the Movie Machine, your “script” becomes your storyboard.
Your storyboard blends:
Your shot list
Your start frames
Your prompts
Your action and dialogue
Your character and setting choices
This is the engine that turns your ideas into film.
⭐ Three Big Takeaways
1. Your storyboard = shot list + start frames.
If you love your start frame and your video prompt, you will likely love your final video. The Movie Machine automatically generates this for you based on your script and Director’s Notes. But it’s your job to make edits to the start frames and video prompt to ensure the Movie Machine matches your vision.
2. Video generation is $20 per minute.
Get your storyboard right to save money and reduce remakes. Just like in traditional filmmaking, the most expensive part of the process is production. But getting your storyboards right can significantly decrease the need for regenerations.
3. You have full creative control.
Add shots, remove shots, reorder shots, adjust wardrobes, adjust locations, edit prompts, generate selectively.
Storyboard Checklist
You are ready to generate video when:
Prompts match action and dialogue
Start frames look consistent across the scene
All essential shots are present
Unnecessary shots are removed
Tomorrow we generate your first scene. Get excited! This is the moment the real Movie Magic begins.
In the meantime, reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions or ways we can help.
And as always don’t forget…
Storytellers Rule the World,
Michael Evans
CEO at Creatorwood
P.S. We have a free book all about how to turn your story into a film and your film into a profitable business using Creatorwood. You can download the book right HERE.
