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MiniMax H3 Image Storyboard Workspace

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Illustrative ten-panel coffee commercial storyboard with timed frames, from grinding the beans to the final title card

Plan a Short Film Storyboard with MiniMax H3 Image

Build a short film storyboard from a sequence of stills. Use MiniMax H3 Image prompts to plan a wide shot, a tighter action shot, and a close-up that share the same character and setting. The three-shot example follows a paper robot chasing a glowing seed through a greenhouse. Review the frames together, then bring each approved still into VidFomo as the starting image for its own clip.

Illustrative ten-panel coffee commercial storyboard with timed frames, from grinding the beans to the final title card
See the three-shot storyboard

The Greenhouse Chase in Three Shots

A paper robot chases a glowing seed along a greenhouse aisle and catches it beside a terracotta pot. Use this shared brief at the start of each prompt. Frame the scene in 16:9 with the camera on the same side of the aisle. Use a small cream cardstock robot with two black dot eyes and a blue tape patch on its left shoulder. Keep the curved glass roof, a brick aisle, ferns on the left, a terracotta pot at the right end, and the amber glow of the seed. Append one of the prompts below to that shared description.

  1. Wide shot · Find the seed

    Show the greenhouse aisle from a low, wide angle. Place the full robot in the left third of the frame, turned to the right, with the amber seed hovering one step ahead at eye height. Let the roof ribs lead the eye toward the pot at the far right. The robot has just spotted the seed and its arms are still down. Keep the aisle clear between them. The shot works when you can tell where the chase is going before the robot starts moving.

  2. Medium shot · Close the gap

    Frame the robot from the waist up from the same side of the aisle, reaching right with its left hand as the seed dips toward the pot. Put the seed just beyond the fingertips and leave a narrow strip of the brick aisle behind the robot. Show the folded cardstock elbow and the blue shoulder patch as the arm comes forward. The tighter view should preserve the direction of travel established in the wide shot. Leave room between the fingers and the seed so the next shot can complete the catch.

  3. Close-up · Catch the seed

    Move in on the robot’s left hand cupping the seed beside the rim of the terracotta pot. Keep the hand coming from the left and set the seed just inside the curved fingers. Its amber light catches the crease of the folded paper palm. Let the far edge of the same pot fall softly out of focus and leave the rest of the greenhouse outside the crop. The seed’s position in the palm and the texture of the hand should make the outcome clear even with the face out of frame.

Draft your shot prompts

From storyboard prompts to separate video shots

Use one approved still for each story beat. Keep the images in cut order so you can review how the scene reads before adding motion.

Choose a reference for the character and one for the set

Start with Text to Image if you need an establishing frame. Once you have a view worth keeping, use it as the setting reference for the closer views. Choose a character reference where the eyes, paper folds, and left shoulder patch are readable. In Image to Image, name what to take from each picture. Use the first reference for the robot’s shape and the second for the aisle and lighting. If both pictures compete for the same detail, keep the one that shows it clearly. A clean angle of the robot’s shoulder is more useful for checking the patch than another image where foliage obscures it.

Prepare the reference images
Illustrative greenhouse environment with an amber bird under a curved glass roof at night

Revise the shot where continuity breaks

Compare the three stills side by side at the size you expect to watch them. If the tape patch moves to the right shoulder in the reach, return to the approved robot reference and request a local change. Try “Move the blue tape patch to the robot’s left shoulder. Preserve the pose, the camera angle, and the position of the seed.” Inspect the revised frame against the two neighbors before replacing it. For a seed that changes color, name the original amber hue and keep the corrected area small. A focused revision gives you fewer details to recheck.

See the continuity checks
Illustrative comparison of the same living room with two wall colors and matching furniture placement

Turn the approved stills into clips

Save each panel as its own file, such as 01-find, 02-reach, and 03-catch. Open the MiniMax H3 video workspace and upload one approved still as the starting image for each clip. Give each clip one motion cue. In the wide shot the robot turns toward the seed. In the medium shot the hand closes the gap. In the close-up the fingers curl and settle. Preview the ending of each clip against the beginning of the next. In the close-up, look for the seed’s light on the folded palm so the catch reads on its own. Join and trim the clips in your editor so the reach carries into the catch without a pause.

Open MiniMax H3 video
Illustrative wide frame of a silver convertible on a coastal road with open space ahead of the car

Four continuity checks before animation

Place the frames in order and look at them as adjacent cuts. A small jump can become more noticeable once the images move.

Match the character’s silhouette

Compare the head shape, eye spacing, and arm joints between the wide and medium shots. Use the shoulder patch as a quick left-right check. If the angle hides it, use a different visible feature such as the cut edge of the elbow. For a costume change that is part of the story, record which shot introduces it so the new look persists through later frames.

Follow the route through the space

Locate the ferns, aisle, and pot in each panel where the background is visible. The robot moves toward the pot on screen right. If the direction reverses between panels, check which side of the aisle each camera occupies. Bring the camera back to the same side for a clean match, or plan a wider view that gives the audience time to understand the new direction.

Track the seed from the air to the palm

Follow the seed from the air to the left palm. Compare its size with the robot’s fingers instead of judging it by its size on the screen, which changes with the crop. A close-up can show a larger seed in the frame while preserving the same physical scale. If the seed jumps to the other hand, revise the affected panel before animating.

Check where the light comes from

Look for cool light from the glass roof and amber light close to the seed. As the robot closes its fingers, the warm spill can shrink around the palm. Keep the direction of the room light steady across the cut. Compare the darkest crease in the paper and the brightest part of the pot to catch a lighting change that makes the close-up look like a different time of day.

MiniMax H3 Image storyboard FAQ

Choose the right model, reference images, and framing for your shot list.

Use Text to Image to generate an establishing shot from a prompt. For closer views or revisions, switch to Image to Image and add the approved stills you want to reference. Save each shot separately and use the video workspace to animate them individually.

MiniMax H3 Image creates or edits a still. MiniMax H3 video is the model you use to add motion to an approved still. The two prompts serve different jobs. The image prompt sets the camera angle and where the seed sits in the frame. The video prompt says how the seed, character, or camera should move during that shot.

Animate the three shots in VidFomo

Have your storyboard stills ready? Upload one frame at a time and create a separate clip for each beat. Keep the clips in shot order for the edit.

Open the H3 video workspaceReturn to the shot workspace