---
title: "Review the storyboard"
description: "Review planned frames, direction, voiceover, status, and feedback before or during the build."
---

The Storyboard view is for reviewing the story, not fine-tuning pixels.

Each frame represents a planned moment and can include visual direction, voiceover, status, source details, and comments.

<Frame caption="Read the arc, inspect each planned frame, and leave story-level feedback before changing the build.">
  <img
    src="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/studio/storyboard-v1.jpg"
    alt="Storyboard with the video arc, frame statuses, visual sketches, and comments"
  />
</Frame>

## Use the frame statuses

- **Outline** — the frame is still a plan.
- **Built** — a working scene exists.
- **Animated** — motion has been added and the scene is ready for closer review.

Treat a status as progress information, not proof that the frame is approved.

## Review one frame

1. Open Storyboard.
2. Focus the frame you want to inspect.
3. Read its visual direction and voiceover together.
4. Check whether the frame supports the main message.
5. Leave a concrete comment.
6. Choose **Save & copy message**, then paste the message into your agent chat.

Useful feedback describes the problem and desired outcome:

```text
This frame repeats the previous claim. Use it to show the product
workflow instead, and keep the voiceover line unchanged.
```

## Board view and source view

Use the board when you want to understand the sequence visually.

Use the source view when you need to inspect or edit the storyboard text and structured direction more directly.

The voiceover shown on the board is a guide. When the project has a `SCRIPT.md`, that file is the final source for generated narration.

## When to move to Preview

Built and Animated frames can include **Open in Preview**. Use it when the question becomes:

- Is the timing right?
- Is the text readable?
- Does the animation feel correct?
- Is an element aligned?
- Does the media crop work?

Those questions need the built composition rather than the plan alone.

## Related topics

- [Work on the built project in Studio](/studio)
- [Edit the visible frame](/studio/canvas)
- [Direct an agent more precisely](/prompting/anatomy)
