Find the shot.
Tell the story.

Shotline turns a scene brief into storyboard options. Compare the staging, keep the composition that reads, and carry it into your board.

Scene 04 · 16 frames · “a traveller at the last coastal train”

Work the scene before the shoot.

  1. Explore the staging

    Put the scene brief beside every angle, without losing the reason for the shot.

    Original fictional coastal station storyboard, variation 6.
    06
  2. Mark what reads

    Compare the silhouette, camera distance and geography. Cross out confusing compositions.

    Original fictional coastal station storyboard, variation 4.
    04
  3. Carry the decision forward

    Circle the frame that tells the scene. Use the selected composition to start the next board.

    Original fictional coastal station storyboard, variation 9.
    9 — kept

Same scene. A different read.

Sixteen views of one coastal station. Frame 9 keeps the traveller, platform and departing line in a single readable composition.

Scene 04 · 16 frames

Selected frame: 9

Original fictional coastal station storyboard, variation 9.
9 — kept

Room for the next scene.

Fictional demonstration plans; all prices are placeholders.

Single scene
$0
A first board, one roll at a time.
Production
$24 / month
Keep multiple scene rolls with the team’s selection notes.
Original fictional coastal station storyboard, variation 9.
9 — kept

Decide the shot.
Then build the scene.

Keep the reasoning with the composition, from first scene brief to the board you hand over.

Build a storyboard
Example: Selects