Block your shots before you storyboard them.
Frame it before you lock it.
Made by a filmmaker for filmmakers.
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Made by a filmmaker for filmmakers.
Try Demo FreeYou can't draw the shot until you know the shot.
Most storyboarding tools assume you already know the shot. Shotbloc is where you figure it out.
*Mannequin mode available for registered users.
Drawing skill and directing skill are not the same thing. But most storyboarding tools treat them like they are. If you can't draw, you're stuck describing your vision to someone else — or not boarding at all.
You know exactly what the shot looks like. AI doesn't. You're not blocking — you're negotiating with a machine that's never been on a set. And when it finally gets it right, you're staring at 6 fingers.
Poseable character tools exist. But they were built for artists, not directors. There's no shot size. No shot description. No frame. You may get the pose right, but critical details are left out without context.
The missing step
Shotbloc is a frame blocking tool built for directors. It's a way to pre-visualise shots without drawing skills or AI guesswork.
It's not a storyboarding tool. It's a tool for what happens before storyboarding: where you figure out what the shot actually is.
Shotbloc lets you place, pose and compose your shot elements, panel by panel, all done within an actual frame and sequence context.
No drawing.
No prompting.
No gap between visionJust your vision, blocked.
Shotbloc is the utility tool you need to block your shots before building better storyboards.
And best of all, Shotbloc is free.
Free to use. No drawing required. Just start.
Start BlockingYes. No credit card, no trial period. Create an account to save your work and download your storyboard — we just need your details to create the space to keep it.
Right now, Free users get access to our shape tool — circles, squares, and triangles you can use to represent set pieces or props.
Down the line, you'll be able to upload your own backgrounds, props, and references directly into the frame. Still in development — stay tuned.
A camera control would make the interface unwieldy fast. In Shotbloc, you create perspective by manipulating what's in the frame — actor scale, horizon line, composition — and the result is the same. A guide on building perspective this way is coming soon.
Signing up unlocks:
Not yet. Shotbloc runs in your browser, and honestly it's built for desktop or tablet — the interface needs more room than a phone screen gives you.