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The learning path

18 steps to master ScreenWeaver

Five levels, in the order you will use them on a real film. Each step shows the screens with numbered buttons, the exact clicks, the pro habits, the common mistakes, and a short exercise.

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  1. Level 1

    First steps

    Find your way around, create a project, write and structure your script.

    1Tour of ScreenWeaverFind your way around ScreenWeaver in ten minutes: the three tabs, every icon in the header, the sidebar and the shortcuts. 7 min2Create your first projectCreate a project, choose between Feature film and Episodical / TV, and pick the aspect ratio your whole film will be shot in. 7 min3Write in the script editorWrite a correctly formatted screenplay with Enter, Tab and autocomplete, and turn names into characters, places and objects with a right-click. 8 min4Structure with the outlineMap your story as cards, from the title page down to each scene, label the key beats and attach your research, with the script kept in sync. 8 min5Import, export and version historyBring an existing script in with the assistant, send it out as PDF, FDX or a full backup, and go back to any earlier draft. 8 min
  2. Level 2

    Your story world

    The AI assistant, your characters, places and objects, and the sheets that keep them consistent.

    6AI Center and assistantWork with the assistant that reads and edits your script and storyboard, and follow every image and video generation from one list. 8 min7Characters, places and objectsTurn the characters, places and props of your script into story elements with descriptions a camera can film, the base of every consistent shot. 7 min8Reference sheetsGenerate one storyboard sheet and one production sheet per element, check them like a director, and lock them before the first shot. 8 min
  3. Level 3

    Storyboard

    Turn the script into shots, compose each one like a director, fix images without starting over.

    9The Storyboard tabChoose your aspect ratio, find your way around the four areas of the Storyboard tab and play your film as an animatic. 7 min10Auto-generate a storyboardRun the automatic storyboard generation: sheets, shot breakdown and panels in one window, then review the result like a director. 7 min11Compose a shotDirect a single shot: continuity, shot value, camera movement and action, then generate, compare versions and set its duration. 9 min12Fix and edit imagesRepair an almost-right image with Edit with AI, Crop or Camera angle instead of gambling on a new generation. 8 min
  4. Level 4

    Production

    The node canvas, image and video generation, scene pipelines, then finishing and delivery.

    13Tour the production canvasFind your way around the Production tab, the node canvas where your storyboard becomes final frames and video. 8 min14Generate images and videosMake a final-style frame with an Image node, then animate it with a Video node, choosing the right model, duration, resolution and audio. 10 min15Shoot a scene with a pipelineAdd a pipeline to a scene so one video node shoots several shots in a single clip, with the same faces and the same light. 9 min16Finish and deliver your filmChoose your best takes, finish and upscale them, get every file out of ScreenWeaver, then build the voices, the sound and the cut in your editor. 10 min
  5. Level 5

    Team and account

    Credits and plans, sharing a project and working together.

    17Credits and plansUnderstand what a credit pays for, read your balance and usage, and pick the plan that fits how you work. 7 min18Work as a teamBring writers, directors and clients into your projects with the right access, and work on the same film at the same time. 7 min

Every button, explained

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30 screens and 249 controls, from the script editor to the production canvas. Here is the storyboard tab.

The ScreenWeaver Storyboard tab: reference sheets for ÉMILIE and THOMAS on the left, a large storyboard panel of the two characters in a car in the centre, the scene text on the right, and the sequencer at the bottom with Scene 1 and shots S1 to S4.

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The storyboard tab of The Photo, the film made in the course.
  1. 1Characters, places, objects. The entities panel, with "Characters", "Places" and "Objects" sections. An empty section says "No characters yet" (or places, or objects) and sends you to the Script tab to add them.
  2. 2Reference sheet. The entity's storyboard reference sheet, the image panels use to draw it. "Inspect reference image for {name}" shows it large, "Edit image for {name}" fixes it, and "Download reference image" saves it.
  3. 3Regenerate sheet. "Regenerate reference sheet for {name}"; with no sheet yet, the button generates one, and "Stop reference sheet generation for {name}" cancels a run. Without a description you get the "{name}: no description" warning.
  4. 4Advanced settings. "Advanced generation settings for {name}": more control over the sheet's generation when the one-click result is not enough.
  5. 5Shot composer. Composes the selected shot: storyboard panel, "Continues from", "Shot value", "Camera movement" and "Action". With nothing selected it says "Select a shot in the sequencer to start composing."
  6. 6Script viewer. A read-only view of the script that follows the playhead and highlights the text of the current shot. Check that each shot covers its lines; edit the text in the Script tab.
  7. 7Play / pause. "Skip to start", "Play" / "Pause" and "Skip to end". Space plays and pauses: watch the storyboard as an animatic to judge the rhythm before you spend credits on video.
  8. 8Timeline zoom. "Zoom in timeline" and "Zoom out timeline". Zoom in to trim short shots precisely, out to see the whole film.
  9. 9Reset storyboard. A menu with "Clear unscheduled shots" (shots whose scene no longer exists) or "Clear entire storyboard". Use the first after script changes; the second starts over.
  10. 10Auto-generate. Opens "Automatic storyboard generation": missing entity sheets, shot breakdowns for empty scenes, then panel images, each step with its credit estimate, or "Run all".
  11. 11Scene. The scene bar, with its shots underneath. Shots are grouped by episode and by scene (orphans go under "Unscheduled"); an empty scene shows "No shots" and an "Auto" button that generates shots from the scene script, with an optional shooting plan.
  12. 12Shot. A shot, labelled S1, S2, or S1A for a continuation. Click it to compose it, drag it to reorder within the scene, and use "Add shot" (+), "Insert shot after {label}" or "Delete shot" to edit the list.
  13. 13Shot duration. Drag the right edge of a shot to change its duration. The Shot node on the production canvas shows the same duration, where you can type an exact value from 0.5 to 60 seconds.
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Free video courses

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Full courses, free on YouTube and here, with chapters, takeaways and transcripts for every lesson.

7 lessons91 min

The SIGNAL series: one short film, idea to AI video

Long-form lessons from beginner to advanced: AI screenwriting, consistent characters, storyboarding, directing shots and cinematic AI video.

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FAQ

The questions everyone asks

What is ScreenWeaver and how is it organized?

ScreenWeaver is an online AI filmmaking app that takes one project from screenplay to finished shots. The header holds three tabs in production order, "Script", "Storyboard" and "Production", and each one feeds the next: the storyboard reads your script, and the production canvas is built from your storyboard. The "AI" button on the right opens the "AI Center", home of the assistant and of every generation. Take the full tour of ScreenWeaver.

How do I import my Final Draft script?

Click "AI" in the header to open the "AI Center", attach the file with the paperclip in the assistant chat (or drag it in), and ask "Import this script". The assistant reads "PDF screenplays", "Final Draft (.fdx)", "WriterDuet JSON" and "Plain text / any text-based format", and the file picker also accepts .fountain files, up to 15 MB. It rebuilds the scenes and the structure, then creates characters from the cues and places from the scene headings. Walkthrough in Import, export and version history.

What can the ScreenWeaver AI assistant do?

It can read and change your script and storyboard: read the outline, a scene or the story elements, search the script, edit the script, create or update shots, import a file and change the aspect ratio. Each action shows in the chat as a line such as "Edited the script" or "Created shots", so you always see what it touched. Ask it to restructure scenes, rewrite a passage or turn pasted notes into a shot list, as shown in The AI Center and assistant.

Where do I find my characters, places and objects?

In the Script tab, click "Story elements" in the sidebar to open their canvas. The same elements appear in the left panel of the Storyboard tab ("Characters", "Places", "Objects") and in the Characters, Places and Objects sections of the Production canvas. Tour in Characters, places and objects.

How do I generate a storyboard from my script automatically?

In the Storyboard tab, click "Auto-generate". The "Automatic storyboard generation" window offers "Run missing entity sheets", "Run empty-scene shots" (the shot breakdown), "Run shot images" and "Run all" to chain them, each with a credit estimate shown before you run it. The sheets come first because every shot image references them; see Auto-generate a storyboard.

What is the Production tab?

It is a node canvas built from your storyboard, already wired. From top to bottom: "Artistic direction", then "Characters", "Places" and "Objects" with their Production references, then "Shot production", where each scene holds shot groups ("Shot S1" and so on) with a Shot node, a "Storyboard panel" and a "Shot production" image node. Tour in The production canvas.

Which AI video models does ScreenWeaver offer?

The Video node offers Seedance 2.5 (the default), Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.0, MiniMax H3, Kling v3.0 (i2v, t2v and Motion Control) and Grok Imagine Video 1.5. You switch model in the node itself, so you can compare models on the same inputs without rebuilding anything. Details in Generate images and videos.

How much does ScreenWeaver cost?

Screenwriter is $0 forever (script editor, outline, beats, story elements, export). Auteur is $39.99 a month with 6,000 credits a month, and Studio is $149.99 a month with 25,000 credits a month, real-time collaboration and unlimited seats. Full details on the pricing page and in Credits and plans.

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The SIGNAL series

One short film, built lesson by lesson

Across the series we build SIGNAL, a cinematic short film, from the first idea all the way to AI-generated video.

16 min
Lesson 5Intermediate

How to Storyboard a Film With AI - Step by Step

Turn your screenplay into a complete storyboard, shot by shot: generate frames with AI, choose shot sizes and camera moves, keep continuity across shots, fix wrong generations by changing the direction underneath them, and test pacing with the sequencer as an animatic.

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18 min
Lesson 7Advanced

Turn Your Storyboard Into Cinematic AI Video

Prepare your directed storyboard for AI video generation: write better image-to-video prompts, control camera movement and shot duration, protect character continuity between shots, and diagnose the most common AI video failures before they cost you credits.

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