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How to Use Directors Console
🎬 Try the Tools
After reading the documentation, try using the tools to experience film production.
Introduction
Directors Console is an AI-powered film production support tool designed to help film directors, video creators, and content creators efficiently create prompts and improve their film production workflow.
AI Features Built In
From script creation and continuations to cut generation and refinement — AI accelerates your workflow.
🔓 Limited time: all features unlocked on the Free plan!
8 AI Features
📓
Generate scripts & stories with AI
Generate scripts from scratch by selecting conditions
📝
AI bulk rewrite of the full script
Rewrite the entire script with instructions and quick chips; preview before applying
✏️
Refine any part of the script with AI
Select text and instruct AI to rewrite just that range (inline)
🚀
Bulk-generate cut prompts from the full script
Auto-generate all cuts from the entire script at once
🎬
Fill gaps: generate individual cuts from script lines
Generate a single cut from a specific part of the script
🪄
Bulk AI refine of cut prompts
Brush up many timeline cuts at once from one instruction
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Individual AI refine of cut prompts
Improve one selected sticky with AI suggestions
📎
Continue your script with AI
Append the next act or a section-2–style continuation after your existing script
Recommended Workflow
📓 Generate scripts & stories with AI→📝 AI bulk rewrite of the full script→✏️ Refine any part of the script with AI→🚀 Bulk-generate cut prompts from the full script&🎬 Fill gaps: generate individual cuts from script lines→🪄 Bulk AI refine of cut prompts&🪄 Individual AI refine of cut prompts→📎 Continue your script with AI
Guide
How AI prompt credits work
Most editor AI actions count prompts per run. Check your remaining balance before running; use the cards below as a quick reference.
Script: new & continue
New script and Continue script: 1–4 prompts by the volume you pick in the modal (Short 1 through Extensive 4).
Script edits
Full-script bulk rewrite: 2 prompts per run. Inline edit for a selected range: 1 prompt.
Cut generation
Bulk cut generation from the script: one prompt per cut generated. Single cut from one script line: 1 prompt.
Cut AI refinement
Single-cut AI refine uses 1 prompt per run. Bulk cut refine charges by how many cuts the API returns (minimum 1 per successful run even if zero cuts are returned).
Please note
Timeouts and invalid responses still consume 1 prompt credit per request.
Overloading one instruction increases timeout risk—keep scope clear and split work across separate runs for more stable results.
No charge & notes
Movie editor Focus mode is layout-only — no prompts used. For full-script rewrite and cut AI refine, Cancel on the preview still leaves credits consumed because the API already ran.
Exact numbers follow the app implementation (credit constants and APIs). See the consumption table on the AI features page for the full breakdown.
🚀 Basic Workflow
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📝 Create Script
Create a new script and set its name.
In the script area, describe the story and scene details of your film. You can input up to 13000 characters.
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🎯 Select Tool
Pick the right tool from V1–V4. V4 is a shotlist-style mode for 3+ people and crowds (Premium).
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📍 Turn on Timeline and Place 📌 Sticky Notes
When you turn on the timeline, a frosted glass timeline appears above the script.
Click on the relevant part of the script to place a sticky note (prompt).
Confirm that the tool you want is selected, then click anywhere on the timeline.
The selected tool (V1–V4) is placed on the timeline as a sticky note.
Each of these sticky notes becomes the prompt for each shot on the timeline (scene sentence, lens, camera work, dialogue, conversation, extras, style).
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4. 🪄 Design Prompt
Use the tools (V1–V4) to design your prompts.
On the placed sticky note, set the scene sentence, lenses, camera work, dialogue, conversations, extras, style, atmosphere, etc.
Easy!：🍕 You can design prompts like choosing pizza toppings.
If the topping you want isn't in the list, you can request it. If your suggestion is adopted, we'll invite you to the premium plan with all features—for free.
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📌💾 Save Sticky Notes
Right-click (or long press on mobile) on the sticky notes created on the timeline while selected and choose "Overwrite Save".
If you save the script without overwriting the sticky notes, the sticky note content will not be saved.
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🛜💾 Save Project to Cloud
Use the "Save" button on the script to save the entire project (created script and prompts). When saving is complete, a toast notification will appear at the top of the screen. If notifications don't appear, press the 🍞 button to test. If it still doesn't appear, reload the page.
If you are not logged in, your project is stored only in the browser cache (temporary storage). It may be lost if you clear the browser or change devices, so please treat this as trial use only.
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🍞 No notification after saving? First, test the system
First, press the 🍞 button to test if toast notifications are displayed properly. If notifications don't appear, please reload the page.
⚠️ Warning: Reloading without saving will lose data, so we recommend testing first.
🛠️ Tool-Specific Feature Guide
movie v1 🎦
Incorporates cinematic camera work (lens & movement & adjectives) into prompts. Designs video style, cut atmosphere/emotion, background/extras.
movie v2 🙍
In V2, Subject, Dialogue, and optional Narration are separate: on-screen lines vs. voice-over.
- Single-subject cut with dialogue (fill in Subject and Dialogue)
- Single-subject cut without dialogue (leave Dialogue blank)
- Use the Narration field for voice-over (can combine with on-screen dialogue)
+ V1 features
movie v3 👫
For two-person dialogue cuts. Each subject has appearance, on-screen dialogue, and an optional **Action** field (action-only → leave dialogue empty). If both dialogue and action are filled, the built prompt merges them as (verb)line inside the quoted line. Do not duplicate the same beat in both fields. + V1 features
Premium
movie v4 🎬
For 3+ people, crowds, and complex blocking. Shotlist-style: up to five subjects (A–E) with appearance, lines, and action, plus shot size, angle, focus, blocking, color palette, and more—alongside V1-style camera, style, and extras.
+ V1-level camera, style, art/extras, narration. Toolbar: right of V3, left of the help (❓) button.
V4 Shotlist — Crowds & 3+ people, one cut at a time
For scenes that don’t fit V1 (scene), V2 (one person), or V3 (two people). Think **shotlist-style**: who is where, what the camera emphasizes—the right column builds a clear prompt.
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Select V4 in the toolbar
In the movie editor toolbar, click **V4** (Shotlist) next to V1–V3. **Premium** feature.
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Place a sticky on the timeline
Turn on the timeline and place a sticky where this shot belongs in the script—same as other tools.
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Fill accordions and subject tabs
The center column uses **accordions** and tabs: **Scene** → **Subjects (tabs A–E)** → **Camera** (shot size, angle, focus…) → **Style & art**—like a real shotlist. Leave unused subject tabs empty.
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Check the built prompt on the right
The right column assembles **【Category】 + text** lines so detailed directions read clearly for video AI.
💡 Good to know
- ▸**No dialogue** is written as “None” / “なし” so silent performances are less likely to get random lines from the generator.
- ▸**Bulk generation** may pick **V4** automatically when the script has three or more people, crowds, or complex blocking.
- ▸Up to **five subjects (A–E)**—great for hallways with three people, parties, or layered blocking.
Confirm that the tool you want is selected, then click anywhere on the timeline to add a sticky note (prompt).
🎬 How to use V1, V2, V3, and V4
✍ What scene should you write? (One sentence is enough)
Before thinking about camera work, write one line for “where / who / what is visible” (end like a single scene beat; **no** trailing period). Put **this cut’s situational premise** (often **not** directly on screen, but the **context and story flow** that shape how this cut reads) **in parentheses (...)** immediately **after** that line; write it **with enough detail**. **Do not invent** beyond the script. This line (and optional parentheses) becomes the foundation for lens, camera movement, style, and atmosphere.
✅ Example (ready to use)
A hero stands still in a town at dawn (script-grounded context, e.g. right before the battle—optional).
Body = visible facts; **(...)** = script-grounded premise—**enough detail**. Cut-wide mood → Step 3. On-screen expression/attitude (e.g. standing angry) may go in the body.
🧩 A simple template
- Where: at dawn in a town / in a rainy alley / in the desert
- Who: a hero / a lone explorer / a shadowy figure
- What: stands still / runs / stares back
Tip: keep it short. Start with “where + who + what”, then add details in Step 2 and Step 3.
Camera Work Details
🍕 Think of this as a “camera-work menu”. Like choosing pizza toppings, just pick what feels right. There’s no single correct answer—start with one and adjust until it matches your intent. If the move you want isn’t listed, you can suggest it via the Word Request Campaign.
1. Physical Movement
Dolly In
Camera movement toward the subject. Creates tension and focus.
Example: Slow dolly in on her face as her expression hardens with new resolve.
Dolly Out
Camera movement away from the subject. Creates loneliness or openness.
Example: Slow dolly out to reveal the vast desert, emphasizing his isolation.
Tracking Shot
Camera work that moves with the subject. Expresses continuity of movement.
Example: Smooth tracking shot following the detective through the crime scene.
2. Panning
Pan
Horizontal camera rotation. Used to introduce landscapes or situations.
Example: Slow pan right across a serene zen garden, from stone lantern to sand pattern.
Tilt
Vertical camera rotation. Expresses vertical relationships.
Example: Start on boots, then tilt up slowly to reveal the full armor.
3. Crane/Jib
Jib Up
Camera movement upward. Creates grandeur and openness.
Example: A couple kisses, the camera gracefully jib ups high above.
Crane
Large-scale vertical movement. Creates dramatic effects.
Example: Crane down from the wide city view to focus on the lone figure on the rooftop.
4. Zoom & Focus
Zoom In
Changes the focal length of the lens to magnify the subject. Creates tension.
Example: Slow zoom in on the mysterious letter, creating tension as details become clearer.
Zoom Out
Changes the focal length of the lens to reduce the subject. Reveals the big picture.
Example: Zoom out to reveal the character is actually in a massive, futuristic laboratory.
5. Lens Selection
🍕 The lens is your “framing topping”: wide, standard, or telephoto. Pick intuitively. If you’re unsure, start with Standard (50mm) for a safe baseline. If you want a lens term that’s not in the list, use the Word Request Campaign.
Wide Angle Lens
Used for shooting landscapes and buildings with a wide field of view. Can emphasize scale.
Example: Wide-angle shot of vast mountain range, emphasizing nature's scale and majesty.
Standard Lens (50mm)
Most natural field of view closest to human vision. Suitable for portraits and everyday scenes.
Example: Medium shot with 50mm lens capturing intimate conversation between two characters.
Telephoto Lens (85-200mm+)
Magnifies the subject and blurs the background. Suitable for close-ups and long-distance shooting.
Example: Telephoto close-up of actor's eyes, capturing subtle emotions in expression.
6. Camera Work Modifiers (Adjectives)
🍕 Adjectives are “seasoning toppings”. Add one nuance on top of the movement (Dolly / Pan, etc.). Start with just one—swap it to change the feel quickly. Missing an adjective you want? You can request it via the campaign.
In Step 2 “📷 Design Camera”, you combine lens, basic movement (Dolly In / Pan / Tilt, etc.) and modifiers (adjectives) to describe *how* the camera feels. Even with the same Dolly In, a “slow Dolly In” and a “suspenseful Dolly In” create completely different impressions.
Adjectives for Emotional Rise
Use these when you want to emphasize the character’s inner emotions and lift the audience’s feelings.
- slow — Lets the audience slowly savor the emotion.
- emotional — Highlights strong feelings like joy, anger, or sorrow.
- soaring — Fits moments of victory, liberation, or uplift.
Prompt examples: “A slow Dolly In that moves in on the victorious hero’s expression.” “A soaring Crane Up that rises from the hero on the mountain peak into the sky.”
Adjectives for Scale and Grandeur
Use these when you want to express the size, sacredness, or epic scale of the world or landscape.
- majestic — For sacred, weighty scenes like temples or peaks.
- epic — Emphasizes huge scale, like vast valleys or battlefields.
- awe-inspiring — Makes the audience feel overwhelmed by the view.
Prompt examples: “An epic Pan Right with a 24–35mm lens that smoothly reveals a vast, newly discovered valley.” “An awe-inspiring Dolly Out that contrasts a lone explorer with the scale of the canyon.”
Adjectives for Loneliness and Distance
Use these when you want to show distance between the character and the world, or a sense of sadness and coldness.
- slow — Creates a heavy, almost frozen sense of time.
- melancholy — Fits loss, farewells, and emotional afterglow.
- distancing — Keeps the camera away, emphasizing isolation.
Prompt examples: “A slow Dolly Out on an empty, rain-slicked street that emphasizes a melancholy mood.” “A distancing Pan Left that watches a solitary figure from far away.”
Adjectives for Suspense and Unease
Use these when you want the audience to feel tension, unease, and a fear of what might happen next.
- suspenseful — Suggests that something is about to happen.
- dramatic — Fits climaxes and major turning points.
- ominous — Feels like something bad is looming ahead.
Prompt examples: “A suspenseful Dolly In down a dark, narrow alley, slowly approaching a shadowy figure.” “An ominous Pan Right that slowly sweeps along an empty hallway.”
🎯 Decide the camera “From” and “To”
In Step 2, “From” and “To” let you describe where the camera moves from and to (or how the viewpoint changes) in short phrases. You can leave them blank, but filling them helps you control what the audience sees at the end of the shot.
From (examples)
- - low angle
- - over the subject’s shoulder
- - close-up on feet
- - wide establishing view
Example: low angle
To (examples)
- - high angle overlooking the city
- - close-up on the hero’s eyes
- - the key in their hand
- - a silhouette beyond the door
Example: high angle overlooking the city
🍕 Tip: “To” is your final frame—the last impression. Decide what you want to show at the end first, then write it into “To”.
Prompt examples: “From a low angle to a high angle overlooking the city, capture it with a majestic Pan Right.” “From a close-up on feet to a close-up on the hero’s eyes, capture it with a slow Dolly In.”
🎨 Step 3: Make the Scene Concrete (Style & Atmosphere)
🍕 Step 3 is where you pick “look” and “emotion” toppings. Don’t overthink—just choose what you like. If unsure, pick two Atmosphere options first, then add one Style. To suggest more style or atmosphere options, use the Word Request Campaign.
In Step 3, you choose the visual direction (Style) and the emotional tone (Atmosphere). You can select multiple options for both, and your choices are automatically reflected in the generated prompt.
🎬 Style (Multi-select)
Press “Select…” to open the style list (the modal shows “Style (multi-select)” at the top). If you want a consistent look, selecting 1–3 styles is usually best.
Examples available in the app (partial)
🎬 Film & Video Style
- Cinematic
- Film Noir
- Arthouse Film Style.........
🎨 Anime & Visual Style
- Modern 3D Anime
- Cel-Shaded 3D
- Japanese Anime Style.........
🌌 Genre
- Sci-Fi Film
- Cyberpunk
- Post-Apocalyptic.........
🧠 Tone & Mood
- Dark and tense
- Lyrical and poetic
- Nostalgic.........
🌍 Cultural & Regional Style
- Middle Eastern Epic
- Eastern Fantasy
- Afrofuturism.........
⚙️ Frame Control
- Maintain original frame integrity
The above is a sample. In the app you can choose from many more styles.
How it appears in the prompt: “Cinematic, Film Noir style. …”
🌫️ Atmosphere (Multi-select)
Press “Select…” to open the atmosphere list (the modal shows “Atmosphere (multi-select)” at the top). Atmosphere words describe emotion—combining 2–4 usually communicates intent well.
Examples available in the app (partial)
🌤️ Positive / Hope / Emotion
- Create a sense of hope
- Evoke wonder
- Uplifting and inspiring.........
🌑 Dark / Tension / Fear
- Build tension
- Evoke fear
- Dark and ominous.........
🧘 Silence / Meditation / Afterglow
- Create a meditative mood
- Convey loneliness
- Serene and tranquil.........
🌀 Wonder / Dream / Fantasy / Abstract
- Dreamlike quality
- Surreal and poetic
- Unreal and mystical.........
💥 Energy / Vitality / Speed
- Intense and energetic
- Fast-paced and thrilling
- Dynamic and powerful.........
💔 Sadness / Loss / Melancholy
- Evoke sadness
- Melancholy and introspective
- Sense of loss.........
✨ Change / Evolution / Journey
- Sense of transformation
- Journey of discovery
- Unfolding mystery.........
The above is a sample. In the app you can choose from many more atmospheres.
How it appears in the prompt: “… Create an atmosphere of a sense of hope and a triumphant feeling.”
Tip: Style sets the visual rules; Atmosphere sets the emotional rules. If you’re unsure, pick two Atmosphere options first, then add a Style.
🏙️ Background (Extras)
In the "Background (Extras)" field, you can describe the location, the look of the background, and any elements you want in the frame. You can enter just a place, just an action, or combine both in one sentence.
Examples
- - A New York street
- - Birds flying
- - People passing by
- - People passing by on a New York street (background and extras combined)
What you enter is included in the prompt so the scene is described more concretely.
👤 V2 & V3: Keeping Characters Consistent (Subject Field)
In V2 (single subject with optional dialogue and separate narration) and V3 (two-person dialogue), the "Subject" field lets you describe each character’s appearance and traits. Using the same description across shots helps the AI keep the same character consistent in your video.
A short "character brief" of around 200 characters—age, build, hair, clothes, overall impression—works well. Keep it in your script or notes and copy-paste whenever you need that character again.
For **three or more people** in one shot, use **V4** (Premium): separate appearance fields for subjects A–E. See the **V4 Shotlist** block on this page or the AI features page for the full walkthrough.
Example: AI character prompt (e.g. Have AI describe a film character in one sentence, ~200 chars: race, age, build, hair, clothes, impression—like “…appearance of Tom.”)
Tom: a 32-year-old white man, 185cm, solid build, short blond buzz cut with neat stubble, sharp blue eyes, wearing a navy bomber jacket over a clean white plain T-shirt, broad shoulders and a defined jaw—an active, strong presence.
V3: Assign dialogue and optional action beats to the right character
In V3, each subject has appearance, on-screen dialogue, and an optional **Action** field (action-only → leave dialogue empty, or a simultaneous beat split from the line). That reduces mix-ups about who speaks. Talk-while-doing can stay in dialogue with a parenthetical, or split across dialogue + action; **if both are filled**, the app merges **(verb)line** inside quotes. Do not duplicate the same beat in both fields.
📋 Prompt Management Tips
🎦 Sticky Note Placement
Clicking on the timeline creates a prompt with the currently selected tool. You can adjust the position with drag & drop.
📋 Duplication Feature
Right-click (long press) to open the menu and duplicate similar scene settings for efficiency.
💾 Overwrite Save
After changing settings in the center column, you can update by selecting "Overwrite Save" from the right-click menu.
🗑️ Delete & Organize
Unnecessary prompts can be deleted from the right-click menu. Keep the entire project organized and managed.
Save Features
⚠️ Important Notes
❌
Prompts are not auto-saved. Please save manually.
⚠️
Remember to save before leaving the page.
🛜
If you are not logged in, your project is stored only in the browser cache (temporary storage). It may be lost if you clear the browser or change devices, so please treat this as trial use only.
🗑️
Deleted prompts cannot be restored.
📝 Save Steps (Sticky Notes and Script)
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Save the sticky notes you created on the timeline.
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Save the entire script. (This saves to the cloud.)
💡 Useful Features
📋
Prompt Duplication
Duplicate existing prompts for efficient work.
🎯
Drag & Drop
Easily change the order of prompts.
Summary
Directors Console is a comprehensive tool that streamlines film production workflows and supports AI-powered video creation. It covers everything from basic workflows to advanced camera work and prompt management that filmmakers need.
Key Features
- • Three tool versions (v1, v2, v3)
- • Comprehensive camera work settings
- • Intuitive prompt management
- • Multi-language support (Japanese/English)
- • Responsive design
Target Users
- • Film directors and video creators
- • AI video generation beginners
- • Creative professionals
- • Students learning film production
Movie editor: Focus mode
Layout only — does not use AI credits
📱
Focus mode (movie editor)
Tidy the script column for your screen size so you can focus on writing and timeline cuts.
Movie editor
How to use the timeline & focus mode
A quick, visual-first guide to the script column: timeline and focus mode.
Timeline on / off
- Off: edit the script in the textarea. You cannot place stickies.
- On: a frosted layer sits over the script; click to place stickies (cuts).
- Scroll position is preserved when you toggle. If you scroll in timeline view then turn it off, the script returns near that same position.
Focus mode: off vs on
Use the switch next to the title. No AI credits are used—layout only.
Focus mode OFF
All usual controls stay visible (language, project, V1–V3, save, etc.). On phones the page is taller; with the timeline on, the script area still scrolls inside its panel.
Focus mode ON (narrow screen)
A compact header card frees space for the script. Bottom nav switches Script / Director / Output. With the timeline on and a sticky selected, a Cut jump (🎞️) appears between Script and Director and scrolls to that sticky.
Focus mode ON (wide screen / desktop)
You keep the three-column layout, but the left column uses a compact header and AI toolbar—nav rows and the large console card hide. There is no bottom column nav on wide screens. With the timeline on and a sticky selected, a cut jump (🎞️) appears directly under the timeline area, styled like the mobile control.
🚀 Start Film Production Now!
Now that you've read and understood the documentation, try experiencing film production with Directors Console.
* Basic features are available even with the free plan