Storyboard-first studio

Direct AI video from the storyboard.

StoryKnit turns scripts into controllable shot boards, locks cast and locations, approves keyframes, then renders video one deliberate shot at a time.

Storyboard firstCast lockedKeyframes approvedSelected video renders

Sequence 04

Rooftop product film

16:914s animatic3 locked elements
Dawn rooftop reveal storyboard frame
01
Approved
WS04s

Dawn rooftop reveal

Establish the greenhouse, character, product, and morning tone.

Product in hand storyboard frame
02
Animate
CU03s

Product in hand

Keep the bottle exact while the camera moves closer.

Final story beat storyboard frame
03
Locked
MS05s

Final story beat

Hold continuity in the same rooftop language.

Script

6 shots parsed

Board

12 keyframes approved

Locks

cast + product preserved

Motion

2 shots queued

The professional problem

AI video can make a clip. Creators still need a sequence.

StoryKnit is positioned for people who already think like directors: agencies, AI filmmakers, product storytellers, and pitch-deck builders who need control before pixels.

Clips look good. The cut breaks.

A single generation can impress, then the story collapses because identity, location, or product details drift shot to shot.

Prompting is not directing.

Professional creators think in scene beats, lenses, pacing, blocking, and client feedback. Prompt boxes flatten that craft.

Approval happens too late.

Teams discover structure problems after expensive renders. StoryKnit moves approval to the storyboard and keyframe layer.

Storyboard pipeline

A production workflow, not a prompt lottery.

The product promise is simple: make every important decision visible before the expensive video render.

ScriptBoardLocksMotion
01

Input

Import the script

Paste a script, client brief, treatment, or rough scene notes.

Scene intent extracted
02

Board

Build the shot board

Turn the story into controllable shots with lens, motion, duration, and intent.

Lens + beat plan
03

Continuity

Lock recurring elements

Keep people, products, locations, props, and brand assets consistent.

Cast memory on
04

Approval

Approve keyframes

See the sequence before spending final-motion credits.

Client-ready stills
05

Timing

Preview the animatic

Check pacing with voiceover, captions, simple motion, and shot timing.

Pacing locked
06

Final

Render selected shots

Animate only the shots that need true motion, then export the reel.

Motion spend controlled
02 product motion
04 macro insert
06 export reel
unused shots held

Control layer

The part your target users will pay for: continuity and review.

The pitch is not simply faster video. It is fewer continuity mistakes, earlier approvals, and a workflow that lets creators direct.

Cast and object lock

Treat characters, products, props, locations, and logos as reusable cast members across the sequence.

Maya continuity lock

Maya

Character

Bottle continuity lock

Bottle

Product

Rooftop continuity lock

Rooftop

Location

shot spec

Shot-level direction

Control lens size, camera movement, lighting, duration, subject, dialogue, and render status per shot.

LensCU
Motionslow push
Duration03s
story aware

Director chat

Ask for story-aware changes: make shot 03 lower angle, keep the bottle exact, animate only shots 02 and 05.

“Lower shot 03, preserve wardrobe, warm the rooftop, animate only 02.”

2 / 6 renders

Credit-aware rendering

Plan cheaply, approve stills, preview animatics, then spend motion credits only where the film needs them.

Director room

shot-aware

Make shot 03 a lower angle, keep Maya's wardrobe, shift the rooftop light warmer, and only animate shots 02 and 05.

Shot 03 camera changed
Maya lock preserved
Rooftop light warmed
Motion queue updated

motion queue

2 shots selected

Dawn rooftop reveal motion queue
hold

01 · WS

Product in hand motion queue
animate

02 · CU

Final story beat motion queue
hold

03 · MS

continuity confidence94%

Review loop

Let clients approve the story while it is still cheap to change.

The website should sell this strategic difference: StoryKnit is a pre-viz and continuity workspace that happens to render AI video, not another isolated clip generator.

Storyboard

Review every shot as a beat, not a one-off prompt.

Keyframes

Approve composition and continuity before motion.

Video

Spend final renders only after the sequence is clear.

Approval state

4 approved, 1 needs direction, 2 held for motion

Share review
01 Reveal review frame
Approved

01 Reveal

02 Product review frame
Approved

02 Product

03 Story beat review frame
Needs direction

03 Story beat

04 Macro insert review frame
Held for motion

04 Macro insert

05 Location hold review frame
Approved

05 Location hold

Use cases

Position StoryKnit around serious creators, not casual prompt play.

The homepage should keep naming high-intent jobs: agency pitches, product films, narrative shorts, branded pre-viz, and AI filmmaking.

Agency pitch film

Show the full sequence before asking for production budget.

Turn a client brief into a consistent concept board, animatic, and review link.

Narrative short

Keep character continuity across every beat.

Write, board, lock cast, approve tone, and render hero moments with less roulette.

Product story

Make the product a locked cast member.

Preserve packaging, logo placement, color, and readability across the whole cut.

Competitive wedge

The wedge is not more spectacle. It is more direction.

LTX and similar tools can become broad studios. StoryKnit should own the professional storyboard-to-video control layer: sequence, continuity, approval, and selective rendering.

LTX Studio

Broad AI production suite

StoryKnit wins when the job is storyboard control, continuity, and shot-by-shot approval.

Katalist

Script-to-storyboard generation

StoryKnit continues from board into cast lock, keyframes, animatic review, and selected motion.

Boords

Traditional storyboard collaboration

StoryKnit adds AI generation, locked elements, director chat, and video-ready outputs.

Pricing

Sell the workflow, then sell credits.

Pricing should make the promise obvious: plan and review affordably, spend on final motion with intention.

Creator

for solo AI video creators

$29

  • Script-to-shot board
  • Reusable cast library
  • Keyframe approval
  • Animatic exports
Start with a script

Studio

for agencies and small teams

Best fit

$89

  • Shared review links
  • Shot comments
  • Commercial exports
  • Higher monthly credits
Start with a script

FAQ

Make the promise legible.

The site should answer why StoryKnit exists in one pass.

Is StoryKnit an AI video generator?

Yes, but the product starts before generation. It gives creators a storyboard, locked cast, keyframes, animatic preview, and then selected final video renders.

Why is storyboard-first better?

Professionals approve sequence, continuity, tone, and pacing before final motion. It reduces waste and makes AI video feel directed instead of guessed.

Can it keep characters and products consistent?

That is the central workflow. Recurring people, locations, products, props, and logos are stored as cast members and referenced across shots.

Do I need to animate every shot?

No. Many reviews only need keyframes, captions, voiceover, and timing. Animate the shots where real motion changes the story.

CEO pitch

Stop buying random clips. Direct the storyboard that becomes the video.

That is the homepage thesis. Everything else should support it: script in, board out, locked continuity, approved keyframes, selected motion.

Start with a script