AI Film Pre-Production Tool for Writers & Directors

AI film pre-production that happens before you burn credits

Pre-production is where AI films are won. 熙熙 gives you breakdown, boarding, and shot intent tied to sluglines so generation becomes execution, not discovery—you define the spatial logic and visual strategy before a single frame renders, which means your render budget goes toward refining approved material instead of exploring whether a setup even works.

Skipping pre-pro turns generators into expensive storyboards

Teams jump straight to video because still frames feel less exciting, then burn render credits discovering that the kitchen and living room do not share a wall the way the script implies, or that the courtyard visible through the office window in Scene 2 becomes a parking garage in Scene 9 because no reference was locked during breakdown.

Traditional pre-production tools stop at PDF breakdowns. They do not connect to AI prompts or regen passes, so the board never talks to the generator.

Directors working alone need pre-production infrastructure that fits a laptop and a weekend, not a production office full of coordinators, line producers, and storyboard artists—something that lets you do breakdown, boarding, and continuity planning without hiring a crew or learning enterprise software built for studio pipelines.

Pre-pro that feeds AI generation directly

熙熙 combines script breakdown, visual development, and approval states in one graph. Each board row carries lens intent, character tags, and location notes into the prompt layer.

You finish pre-production with a shootable plan: which scenes exist, what they look like, how spaces connect, and which rows are cleared for video—so when you do run generation, you're executing a reviewed shot list with locked reference stills, not discovering basic staging problems at ¥168 per attempt.

Element breakdown from sluglines and action lines
Storyboard rows with approval status per shot
Location and wardrobe notes visible during regen
Export pre-pro packets for collaborators or investors

Pre-production in four working sessions

Break down the script

Tag characters, props, and locations per scene. Flag effects or stunts that need extra visual planning.

Block on the board

Generate panels for each scene. Fix eyelines, entrances, and screen direction before motion.

Review as a sequence strip

Scroll scenes in order and catch continuity breaks across adjacent locations.

Clear rows for generation

Approve only the frames that match the script. Locked pre-pro becomes the prompt source for video.

Pre-pro saves a dialogue-heavy chamber piece

Morgan directs a single-location drama with long dialogue scenes. During pre-production they board every reverse shot and mark eyelines in stills so the spatial geometry holds across cuts. The review reveals an axis crossing in Scene 6 that would confuse viewers once characters move and the camera cuts to the opposing angle. Morgan fixes blocking on the board, approves six rows with corrected camera placement, and only then runs video generation. Two hours of pre-production work prevent a full day of unusable clips and wasted render credits on a continuity error that would have been invisible until the footage was already generated.

Built for this exact job

Script-native breakdown

Elements live directly on the scenes you already wrote, not scattered across a separate spreadsheet or external breakdown document.

Visual approval states

Know at a glance which shots remain concept work, which are under review, and which are cleared and ready for generation.

Sequence continuity view

Scan neighboring scenes for wardrobe, lighting, and geography mismatches.

Investor-ready boards

Export visual strips that prove you can stage the script coherently and communicate blocking before committing money to render farms or production days.

Two ways to work

Without structure

Breakdown in Excel, boards in email, prompts in chat
Video discovers blocking mistakes
No shared approval language across scenes
Pre-pro decks disconnected from generation

With 熙熙

Breakdown and boards share scene IDs
Mistakes caught in cheap stills
Clear approved vs draft rows
Prompts inherit approved pre-pro data

Questions creators ask

How is this different from traditional storyboard software? Traditional tools stop at boards a

nd treat them as final deliverables. 熙熙 connects boards to script breakdown and AI generation workflows so your pre-production materials remain useful and actionable after export, not just reference PDFs. Do

I need a full script before pre-production? A solid draft is ideal for co

mprehensive breakdown. That said, you can pre-pro key sequences while other acts are still in outline form, provided your major turning points and character arcs are stable enough to inform visual deci

sions. Can pre-production work for documentary or hybrid projects? Narrative and scripted hybr

id projects benefit most from structured breakdown. Breakdown tags help whenever your scenes have repeatable visual requirements—consistent locations, recurring characters, or planned setups. What sho

uld I approve before generating video? Approve composition, character pla

cement, eyelines, and location continuity. Approve rows and setups with clear staging intent, not vague scene vibes or abstract mood references. How detailed should boa

rds be? Detailed enough to stage the scene: entr

ances, exits, key props, spatial relationships, and lens feeling. You do not need portfolio-quality illustration or painted lighting for every panel—clarity of intent matters more than finish. Can I share pre-

pro with a cinematographer? Export board strips and breakdown summari

es so collaborators—your DP, production designer, or line producer—can review and comment on staging, coverage, and resource needs before generation starts.