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12-Panel Cinematic Storyboard Grid — AI Image Prompt
Generates a 12-panel sequential storyboard with timestamps and captions, ideal for pre-visualizing short films or video generation prompts. - AIPinMaker
Prompt
{
"type": "12-panel cinematic storyboard grid",
"style": "{argument name=\"visual style\" default=\"dark cinematic transitioning to dark fantasy CG\"}",
"character": "{argument name=\"main character\" default=\"pale young man with messy black hair in a dark suit\"}",
"layout": {
"columns": 3,
"rows": 4,
"panel_count": 12
},
"panels": [
{ "id": "1", "timestamp": "0:00-0:01", "caption": "猛地转身，甩出一把纸", "visual": "character throwing papers at camera" },
{ "id": "2", "timestamp": "0:01-0:02", "caption": "纸张飞舞，镜头跟随落在书桌", "visual": "papers flying in dark room with desk lamp" },
{ "id": "3", "timestamp": "0:02-0:03", "caption": "走向黑色书桌，拉开椅子坐下", "visual": "character walking away towards desk" },
{ "id": "4", "timestamp": "0:03-0:04", "caption": "侧光下的沉思，压抑氛围", "visual": "close-up of character's face in shadow" },
{ "id": "5", "timestamp": "0:04-0:05", "caption": "翻开纯黑笔记本", "visual": "close-up of hands opening a black notebook" },
{ "id": "6", "timestamp": "0:05-0:06", "caption": "拿起笔，准备书写", "visual": "close-up of character holding pen over notebook" },
{ "id": "7", "timestamp": "0:06-0:07", "caption": "开始疯狂书写，烟雾初起", "visual": "character writing frantically, smoke rising" },
{ "id": "8", "timestamp": "0:07-0:08", "caption": "烟雾翻涌，形态显现", "visual": "thick smoke surging around character" },
{ "id": "9", "timestamp": "0:08-0:09", "caption": "死神魔爪浮现，丝线垂下", "visual": "skeletal hands emerging above, glowing threads hanging down" },
{ "id": "10", "timestamp": "0:09-0:10", "caption": "丝线连接，实拍转CG", "visual": "glowing threads attaching to character's head" },
{ "id": "11", "timestamp": "0:10-0:11", "caption": "风格蜕变，暗黑CG质感", "visual": "magical energy, heavy CG fantasy style shift" },
{ "id": "12", "timestamp": "0:11-0:12", "caption": "大魔王降临，俯视操控", "visual": "{argument name=\"final entity\" default=\"giant horned demon figure\"} looming behind, controlling character like a puppet" }
]
}Prompt breakdown
- Subject
- pale young man with messy black hair in a dark suit writing in black notebook as giant horned demon controls him via glowing threads from skeletal hands
- Style
- dark cinematic transitioning to dark fantasy CG
- Lighting
- side lighting with desk lamp creating deep shadows on character's face
- Composition
- 3x4 grid of 12 sequential panels showing progression from paper throwing to demonic possession
- Mood
- oppressive atmosphere building to supernatural horror and loss of control
Remix ideas
- replace the horned demon with an androgynous shadow entity while keeping the glowing threads
- slow the smoke emergence across panels 7-9 for thicker volumetric detail
- add subtle film grain only to the first six cinematic panels before the CG shift
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FAQ
- How does the style transition work across the panels?
- Panels 1-9 maintain a dark cinematic look with realistic shadows from the desk lamp while panels 10-12 shift into heavy CG fantasy rendering with magical energy effects.
- What happens in the final panel of this storyboard?
- The giant horned demon figure looms behind the character, controlling him like a puppet through the attached glowing threads.