# Storyboard Maker

> Soleil Clusters is an online storyboard maker: lay each shot out as a grid card, drop a still or sketch into the frame, write the action on the line beneath, and let each shot number itself by where it sits. Your director, DP, and AD edit the same storyboard live, and one link shares it.

_Source: https://clusters.soleilpictures.com/tools/storyboard-maker · Updated 2026-10-02_

Lay your shots out in a grid, drop in frames and reference, and keep the shot list right beside them.

## A grid built for sequences

Clusters' grid cards give you a clean, modular storyboard layout: split any cell, drop an image or sketch into each frame, and write the action in the box beneath it. Stamp the next shot from the + on the grid's edge and every shot shares the layout; a SHOT [#] box numbers each one by where it sits, so the storyboard reads top to bottom the way your crew will shoot it.

- Modular grid cells you can split, merge and resize
- Shots that number themselves as you stamp them
- Sketch on the canvas or drop in reference stills

## Shot list and storyboard, side by side

A storyboard without a shot list is half the picture. Put a rich-text doc right next to your frames — a table of lens, movement, location and day — so the visual and the logistics never drift apart. Screenplay mode is built in if you want to write the scene beside the board.

## Get the crew on the same page

Share the storyboard with a link, or invite your DP and 1st AD to edit alongside you in real time. Comments pin right onto the storyboard beside the frames in question, so feedback is specific instead of a paragraph in an email.

## How to make a storyboard

1. **Add a grid card** — Drop a grid onto the board and cut it into a frame with an action line beneath.
2. **Fill each frame** — Drop a reference still or a sketch into the frame, and write the action on the line beneath it.
3. **Number your shots** — Type SHOT [#] in a box, then stamp the next shot from the + on the grid’s edge. Each new shot carries the box and numbers itself by where it sits.
4. **Add the shot list** — Put a doc beside the frames — a table works — for lens, camera movement, and shoot day.
5. **Share with the crew** — Send one link, or invite your DP and AD to edit and comment on the frames in real time.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I make a storyboard in Clusters?

Add a grid card and cut it into a frame with an action line beneath. Drop a still or sketch into each frame and write the action underneath. Type SHOT [#] in a box and stamp the next shot from the + on the grid’s edge: each new shot numbers itself by where it sits.

### Can I draw my own frames?

Yes. You can sketch directly on the canvas with the draw tools, or drop in reference photos, screenshots, or AI-generated frames — whatever your process uses.

### Can I keep a shot list with the storyboard?

Yes. Put a doc beside your frames — tables work — to track lens, camera movement, location, and shoot day, so the visual board and the logistics stay together.

### Can my crew collaborate on the storyboard?

Yes — Clusters is real-time. Your director, DP, and AD can edit and comment on the same storyboard at once with live cursors and presence.

### Is it free?

Yes. The free Demo tier covers 50 cards — every cluster you make is one of them — with uploads never metered. Creator ($25/mo) removes the card cap and adds 100GB storage with no size limits — collaborators edit free.