🎬 Scenes Guide

Scenes are generated when you first generate a script from a raw script idea. The length and number of scenes is entirely dictated by the raw script idea and other script settings.

In the case where you are creating a "micro drama" we call these objects Episodes. In essentially every other way these micro drama episodes are the same as the scene.

Scenes in StableGen have several key components:

• Scene Number: Automatically assigned based on order in the script
• Scene Heading: Location and time (e.g., "INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY")
  • INT./EXT. (interior or exterior)
  • LOCATION (where the scene takes place)
  • TIME OF DAY
• Description: Summary of what happens in the scene
• Timeline: Complete chronological sequence of dialogue and action
• Characters: Who appears in this scene (linked via entities)
• Stage: Location/environment for the scene (linked via entities)
• Dialogue: What characters say during the scene
• Sound & Music Cues: Audio direction for the scene
• Transitions: How the scene begins and ends (transition_in/transition_out)
• Estimated Duration: Approximate length of the scene
• Notes: Production notes or creative direction you can add

Scene notes are where you give your feedback on the scene that you want to be used when you regenerate it:

• Click "Add Notes" on any scene to add new notes
• To edit existing notes, click on the note text - it becomes an editable text box with "Save" and "Cancel" options

You may regenerate scenes or a subset of the scenes in a script by regenerating the script. If you do not want to regenerate all of the scenes in a script, you may click the "Lock" button for the scenes you want to keep. Our AI agents will still use the locked scenes for context but will only regenerate the unlocked scenes.

Shots represent all the individual videos that you will want to generate and put together to form your final movie, episode, commercial, etc. Each shot will have very specific directions for each character and stage, you will be able to generate first and last frames for each shot and we also supply you with a video prompt to use with those first/last frames.

Each shot includes:

• Shot Number: Sequential numbering for the shot
• Shot Type: Classification of the shot (e.g., establishing, close-up, wide)
• Description: Detailed description of what happens in the shot
• Camera Direction: Where the camera is pointed and what it captures
• Camera Angle: The angle from which the shot is filmed
• Camera Movement: Any camera motion during the shot
• Lens: Focal length in millimeters
• Framing Notes: Composition and framing details
• Duration: Length of the shot with timecode in/out
• Lighting: Lighting setup and mood
• Dialogue: Any dialogue spoken during the shot
• Transition Out: How the shot transitions to the next
• Video Prompt: AI prompt for video generation
• First/Last Frame Prompts: AI prompts for generating keyframes

To create these shots for a given scene, simply click "Generate Shots for This Scene".

Now that you understand scenes, continue the production process:

• Shots Guide → Learn about individual shots and how to generate frames

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