What apps does StoryboardCanvas include for short film?

Twenty synchronised apps including Script, Breakdown, Schedule, Call Sheets, Shot List, Storyboard Canvas, Drawing Suite, AI Artist, and Animatic. Every app ships on every tier.

How much does StoryboardCanvas cost for short film production?

Start free: every app, every feature, one seat, no card. Above that, seven paid tiers from Hobbyist at £19/month to Enterprise at £3,329/month, with annual billing locking in 20% off. Every app and every feature is available on every tier, including Free - only seats, AI credits and credit rollover differ.

For Short Film

Short film production software for the festival submission deadline.

For the 15-minute short that has to be festival-perfect.

Short films carry all the complexity of features at a fraction of the budget. StoryboardCanvas gives short-film directors everything they need - script, breakdown, shot list, call sheets, and boards - in one project file for the price of a pizza.

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Why this page exists

What short film crews run into.

One-weekend shoots

Rapid call sheets and single-page shot lists that print to one sheet.

Festival deliverables

Industry-formatted exports for submission packages.

Budget constraints

Hobbyist covers everything for £19/mo; Solo £39/mo.

Which apps do the work

Every app pulls its weight for short film.

Script

Festival-ready screenplay formatting.

Shot List

Coverage planning tight enough for a one-day shoot.

Call Sheet

Clean single-page sheets for a lean crew.

Who's using it

"Used on hundreds of short films programmed at Sundance, Tribeca, TIFF, and regional festivals."

More industries

Built for every film workflow.

Indie Film

For the £2M feature that has to look like a £20M feature.

Commercial Production

For the agency pitch that shoots Tuesday and finals Friday.

Music Video

For the one-day shoot that looks like a three-day budget.

Branded Content

For the content calendar that has to ship eight spots this quarter.

Documentary

For the doc that shoots over 18 months and edits for six.

TV Writers' Room

For the showrunner who has 10 episodes and 6 writers.

See it for yourself

Step inside a real production, completely free.

Open the actual software on Origin: Ascension, a finished short film, and explore every app exactly as the crew left it. Read the script, walk the boards, open the budget, print the call sheet. Fully read-only, with no sign-up. Nothing you touch is saved.

Try the free demo20 apps · one project file · 0 seconds of setup

No sign-upNo cardNo downloadFully read-onlyNothing you touch is saved

Live demo · Origin: Ascension

The AI Artist app in the free demo, generating an Origin: Ascension storyboard frame in the project's locked house style.

The Draw studio in the free demo, painting over an Origin: Ascension storyboard frame on the GPU canvas.

The Animate app in the free demo, playing back the timed Origin: Ascension animatic.

The Call Sheet app in the free demo, showing a finished Origin: Ascension shoot-day call sheet.

Script · breakdown · boards · animatic · call sheets · budget

The demo is a view-only copy shared for exploration. Some features need a paid subscription to run.

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Storyboard Canvas · the complete production suite

The complete script-to-screen suite - start free

Twenty synchronised apps, one project file. Every app on every plan - pick a tier by team size, not features.

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