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Animatic Maker for Filmmakers Built for Shot Continuity

Animatic Maker for Filmmakers turns your script into a shot-by-shot storyboard, then into motion and synced audio in one story-first studio. Keep characters, locations, and style consistent as you iterate.

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Animatic Maker for Filmmakers Built for Shot Continuity

  • Storyboard-Led Animatics

    Build animatics from a storyboard and an intentional sequence of shots shaped around your narrative.

  • Continuity With Elements

    Reuse characters, locations, and props to maintain consistent identity and style across scenes.

  • Images, Video, and Audio Together

    Generate motion, voices, music, and sound effects in one studio so every shot stays in sync.

Start With Story, Not Guesswork

Begin with an idea, use the Script Wizard, or paste an existing script and shape it into a clear sequence of shots before you generate visuals. Because CinemaDrop is storyboard-led, your animatic stays aligned with your intended beats, pacing, and coverage. Make manual tweaks or AI-assisted rewrites without losing the structure of your shot list.

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Start With Story, Not Guesswork
Keep Characters Cohesive

Keep Characters Cohesive

Filmmakers need continuity for an animatic to feel believable from cut to cut. Reuse prior outputs as references and use Elements for characters, locations, and props to help maintain identity and style across your sequence. Change angles, lighting, or action while keeping the same world intact.

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Turn Boards Into Motion Quickly

Move from stills to animated beats with text-to-video or image-to-video, using start and end frames to anchor what changes in the shot. This makes it easier to test blocking, timing, and transitions while staying organized shot-by-shot. When something feels off, refine with text-based edits instead of rebuilding from scratch.

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Turn Boards Into Motion Quickly
Sound That Sells the Scene

Sound That Sells the Scene

Make your animatic feel like a film by generating dialogue, music, and sound effects right alongside each shot. Assign a voice to a character Element to keep performances consistent across scenes, and place audio exactly where the moment lands. The result is a tighter preview of tone, rhythm, and emotional impact before production.

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FAQs

How does CinemaDrop work as an animatic maker for filmmakers?
CinemaDrop is organized around a storyboard and a sequence of shots, so you can plan the story first and then generate images, video, and audio per shot. You can start from the Script Wizard or paste an existing script to produce storyboard images quickly. From there, you can animate shots and add dialogue, music, and sound effects in the same workspace.
Can I turn an existing screenplay into an animatic?
Yes. Paste your script to generate a storyboard of images, then expand key shots into video to create an animatic. This helps you review structure, coverage, and pacing early while keeping everything organized shot-by-shot.
How do I keep characters and locations consistent across the animatic?
CinemaDrop is designed to support continuity across shots. Reuse previous outputs as references and create Elements for characters, locations, and props to anchor identity and style throughout the sequence. Adding more reference images to an Element generally improves consistency.
What’s the difference between fast storyboarding and high-quality consistency modes?
The fast option prioritizes speed and cost, which is useful while you’re exploring ideas and iterating on coverage. The high-quality consistency option takes longer but is better suited for stronger character identity lock and more reliable continuity when you’re ready to polish shots.
Can I generate motion from my storyboard frames?
Yes. You can generate video from text prompts or use image-to-video by selecting a start frame and an end frame from your storyboard images. This helps you create structured movement and transitions that stay anchored to your chosen frames.
Does CinemaDrop support dialogue and sound for animatics?
Yes. CinemaDrop includes text-to-speech and speech-to-speech, and you can choose voices and attach them to character Elements for continuity. You can also generate music and sound effects so your animatic carries timing, tone, and impact—not just visuals.
Do I need multiple AI subscriptions to make an animatic here?
No. CinemaDrop is built as an all-in-one studio that gives you access to many models across image, video, lip-sync, and audio from a single workspace. Different models have different credit costs, so you can choose what fits each shot while keeping the whole animatic together.