How do I draw a storyboard frame?

Open a shot and click Draw. Sketch with the brush on a frame the exact shape of your camera, keep things on layers, and it saves as you go.

  • 5 steps
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Step 1: In Shot List, click a shot, then click Draw.

A shot’s details panel with Draw outlined

Step 2: Pick the brush and draw on the frame.

The frame is your camera’s own shape, from Project settings → Cameras.

The Shot Editor with the brush tool outlined

Step 3: Click Add Layer to keep a person, a prop or the light on its own layer.

The picture button beside it adds a reference photo to trace over.

The Layers list with Add Layer outlined

Step 4: Click the crop guide to see where your delivery frame cuts. The ratio under it, like 16:9 or 2.39:1, changes it.

The crop guide button outlined

Step 5: Click Save frame, or just stop: it saves on its own a few seconds later.

The arrows beside it go to the next and last shot.

The Shot Editor’s top bar with Save frame outlined

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