# Storyboards & comic view

> Sketch the shots, then read the episode as a comic.

Part of ScripTao ([all features](https://scriptao.com/features), group: Write).

Add panels to any scene with a shot size, angle and camera move, sketch right in the panel, and write the action and dialogue under it. Switch to comic view to read the scene as a strip.

## What it does

- Panels per scene with shot size (ECU to aerial), camera angle and camera move
- Draw a sketch in the panel with mouse, pen or finger
- Action and dialogue / SFX captions, and a duration per panel
- Comic view: read the panels as a strip

## How to use it

1. Storyboard → pick a scene
2. Add panel, choose a shot, sketch
3. Switch to Comic to read it back

## Step by step

Screenshots of the app, on the sample series.

1. Storyboard: pick a scene; its panels sit under it.

   ![Storyboard: pick a scene; its panels sit under it.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/storyboards/01-scenes.jpg)

2. Add panel, choose the shot, angle and move, write the action, and sketch in the frame with a mouse, pen or finger.

   ![Add panel, choose the shot, angle and move, write the action, and sketch in the frame with a mouse, pen or finger.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/storyboards/02-panel.jpg)

3. Switch to Comic to read the episode back as a strip.

   ![Switch to Comic to read the episode back as a strip.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/storyboards/03-comic.jpg)

Try it: [see it in the sample series](https://scriptao.com/app/sample/storyboard). Start free, no sign-up: [open the app](https://scriptao.com/app) or [write a pilot now](https://scriptao.com/app/pilot). Your work stays in your browser; export it any time as Fountain or JSON.

## Related

- [Scene outline](https://scriptao.com/features/scene-outline)
- [Screenplay editor](https://scriptao.com/features/screenplay-editor)