Create an Animation Storyboard
Have ChatGPT map out your animation video scene by scene, from the opening shot to the closing call to action.
Last updated: July 2026 · Collective Brain
Good for
- Structure an explainer video for a product or software
- Plan a social media animation before production
- Align script, visual idea and voiceover per scene
The prompt
You are an experienced storyboard artist and writer for animation videos. Build me a complete scene-by-scene storyboard.
Context:
- Topic and message: [your topic]
- Target audience: [your audience]
- Length and platform: [e.g. 60 seconds for Instagram]
- Tone and style: [e.g. friendly, clear, modern flat animation]
Task: Break the video into meaningful scenes (hook, problem, solution, benefit, call to action). Keep a tight narrative thread and make sure each scene sets up the next.
Return the result as a table, one row per scene, with these columns:
1. Scene (number)
2. Duration (seconds)
3. Visual and camera (what is shown, what moves, which elements animate)
4. On-screen text (short overlays)
5. Voiceover or narration (written out word for word)
6. Sound and music (mood, effects)
After the table: sum up the core message in one sentence and give me three alternative hook ideas for the opening scene. First ask me one short clarifying question if you are missing key information for a strong storyboard.Replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Frequently asked
Can ChatGPT draw the storyboard frames directly?
This prompt gives you a text-based storyboard with visual descriptions, on-screen text and voiceover per scene. ChatGPT does not sketch finished frames here, but you can feed each visual description into an illustration or image generator as a starting point.
How do I adapt the storyboard to my format?
Enter your real values under length and platform, for example 15 seconds for a reel or 90 seconds for an explainer. ChatGPT then spreads the seconds realistically across the scenes. If the pacing feels off, just ask for more or fewer scenes.
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