Plan

The Plan stage is the pre-production workspace. The script you wrote in the Write stage sits on the left; the scene you're planning sits in the middle; the shot list sits on the right. Add shots, sketch frames, and walk the whole sequence without leaving the scene you're planning.

#Build the shot list

A shot is a card. Each card carries size (wide, medium, close-up, ECU), angle (high, eye-level, low, OTS, POV), camera movement (static, dolly, pan, tilt, handheld), VFX and SFX flags, a headline, a description, and a "Why" note — the cinematographic reason this shot is in the list.

Add shots from the floating add button, or generate a starting set with AI (see below). Reorder shots within a scene by dragging. Mark shots as VFX or SFX with a single tap — exports filter on those flags so the second-unit list comes out of the same data.

#Sketch with Apple Pencil

Open the Storyboard sheet on a shot card to draw the frame. PencilKit on iPad gives you pressure, tilt, and the full Apple Pencil tool palette. On Mac, draw with the trackpad or paste a reference image — the same frame model accepts both PencilKit drawings and imported photos.

Multiple frames per shot let you sketch the start frame, the end frame, and any cover-up you want the crew to see. Reorder frames within a shot. The Board view shows every panel for a scene in a single horizontal scroll — drag to re-sequence, double-tap to open a frame for editing.

#AI shot generation (Pro)

Select a scene and tap Generate with AI. FramePath sends the scene text (plus your character list) to a server-side proxy and receives back six to twelve shots with frame sizes, angles, movements, descriptions, and the cinematographic rationale behind each choice. The result is editable like any other shot — accept the suggestions, refine them, or use the rationale as a teaching prompt for your own ideas.

AI usage is metered by a token wallet. Free-tier users get a one-shot welcome allotment on first AI use. Pro subscribers get a monthly token replenishment plus the option to top up with consumable token packs.

#Export when you're ready

Three PDF exports cover the standard crew documents: a screenplay PDF with the formatted script, a shot list PDF with one row per shot (including the AI "Why" notes when included), and a panel-based storyboard PDF for crew briefings. Fountain export round-trips the script for other tools. All exports go straight through the system share sheet.