cinematic-storyboard-sheet

Cinematic Storyboard Sheet

Overview

Create a polished vertical storyboard sheet image as a continuous top-to-bottom cinematic timeline. This skill is image-only: when it is invoked, call image_gen with the completed prompt and do not return a text prompt, plan, explanation, markdown sheet, or any non-image artifact.

Prioritize production-design clarity: widescreen frame thumbnails, precise shot metadata, bordered text blocks, restrained black-and-grey styling, and no calendar dates anywhere in the rendered sheet.

Output Contract

• Always use the image_gen tool to generate the final storyboard sheet image.
• Do not use file generation, SVG/HTML composition, plain text, or prompt-only output as the final result.
• Do not ask clarifying questions before generation; make reasonable cinematic assumptions from the provided storyboard text and character references.
• If the user provides incomplete storyboard text, generate a professional storyboard sheet image with inferred shot details or clearly designed placeholder shot rows.
• If image_gen is not available in the current environment, do not substitute another output format.

Workflow

1. Parse the user's storyboard text into frames, preserving shot order.
2. Extract or infer for each frame: timestamp/timecode, shot number, shot title, action, camera/lens/movement, lighting/color, and dialogue if present.
3. Use referenced character images as identity and costume references when available; preserve distinguishing features consistently across frames.
4. Compose one complete image_gen prompt that includes the full layout specification and all parsed frame content.
5. Run the quality gate below against the prompt before generation.
6. Call image_gen immediately with that prompt as the final action.

Layout Specification

• Format: one continuous vertical sheet, read top to bottom as a timeline.
• Background: pure black only.
• Typography: light grey text, clean production-board hierarchy, high legibility, no decorative clutter.
• Frame area: left column contains cinematic frames in a strict 3:2 aspect ratio.
• Text area: right column aligns side-by-side with its corresponding frame.
• Frame metadata: each frame must clearly show Timestamp, Shot Number, and Shot Title.
• Timestamp meaning: use only story timecode or relative shot timing supplied by the user. Do not render calendar dates, years, month names, day names, or production-date stamps.
• Required text blocks: include bordered sections labeled exactly Action, Camera / Lens / Movement, and Lighting / Color.
• Dialogue rule: if spoken lines exist, add a separate bordered Dialogue section immediately next to the Action section. If no spoken lines exist, omit Dialogue entirely.
• Borders: use thin light-grey borders around every required text block and optional dialogue block.
• Continuity: align each text cluster to the vertical center/top rhythm of its corresponding frame; avoid orphaned labels, floating text, or mismatched frame descriptions.