Blocking and key moments, in 3D

• SPLIT

  Split into panels

  A shot splits into 2–4 panels of a second or more. The whole shot still renders as one video.

• CAST

  Cast per shot

  Cast, set and props come from the ledger. Click a cast member to choose their look (outfit) for that shot.

• ANGLE

  Three ways to set the angle

  “Set it in 3D”, “Point to an image” or “Pick an angle”. Only panels set in 3D get a picture on the storyboard.

• ACTION DIRECTOR—02Storyboard

  The action director

  For each panel it settles the key moment, the speed and force of the move and the pose, and redraws the 3D mock-up at that moment.

  Chat AI

• CAMERA—02Storyboard

  The framing AI (director of photography)

  From the composition library it picks each panel's camera height, direction and where people stand, never the same framing twice in a row.

  Chat AIYou press

• CAMERA

  Camera

  Height 0.1–8 m, focal length 12–200 mm. Angle and lens are read off the 3D view.

• PEOPLE

  Mannequins

  Up to 8, life-size or chibi (2–3 heads tall). Each cast member keeps one colour in every panel.

• OBJECTS

  Objects

  Shapes and ready-made types — car, helicopter, drone and more — up to 24, with height off the floor. Tie them to props or a set.

• LIBRARY

  Framings and poses

  Start from 70 framings — from an over-the-shoulder talk to a gunfight — and 71 poses.

• The key moment, not the start

  The hit landing, a collar grabbed and slammed into a wall, the face as it dawns. The video starts moving from the top of the panel and passes through this pose about two-thirds in.

• The mock-up as a framing guide

  The 3D picture goes to the video AI as a guide to the framing — not as the first frame. Each mock-up is also filed in the asset library.

The 3D mock-up is read when rendering with MiniMax H3 with reference images.