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Screenwriters

If you wrote a script — or have a story idea — this is where you start.

ACT3 AI turns your screenplay into a fully rendered AI video production. You bring the story. The platform handles the casting, sets, camera work, and video generation. You review and direct at every step — nothing gets rendered without your approval.

You do not need to know 3D software, video editing, or AI prompting. Write the story. ACT3 AI handles the rest.

Two paths into the platform​

I have a finished script. Import it directly. ACT3 AI reads Final Draft exports, PDFs, and plain-text files. It automatically parses your scene headings, action lines, and dialogue into the platform's structure. From there, every scene becomes a shot list and every shot becomes a rendered video clip.

→ Start here: Import a Script

I have an idea but no script yet. Describe your story in one sentence or a short paragraph. The AI Writer expands it into a full screenplay: acts, scenes, dialogue, and action lines. You review, rewrite, approve, and go. You are never locked into the AI's first draft — rewrite anything at any level.

→ Start here: Expand an Idea into a Script

Your workflow in ACT3 AI​

  1. Get your story into the platform. Import a finished script or use the AI Writer to develop one from your idea. Either path ends at the same place: a structured screenplay inside the editor.

  2. Review and organize the structure. Check that your acts and beats read the way you intended. The Story Arc view shows the full narrative shape of your project — use it to spot structural problems before you commit to rendering anything.

  3. Attach characters to actors. Every named character in your script gets linked to a digital actor. The platform may propose matches automatically; you confirm or reassign them.

  4. Review the AI-generated shot list. ACT3 AI reads your script and proposes a shot list for each scene. Accept the suggestions, replace them, or add your own. This is your director's eye applied to your own words.

  5. Generate video. Send scenes and shots to the render queue. The platform produces AI video for each shot. Review the output and approve or regenerate shot by shot.

  6. Assemble and export. Arrange your approved shots into scenes, adjust timing, and export in the format you need — festival DCP, YouTube, social, or a professional ProRes master.

Screenwriting concepts — learn these first​

Each page below explains a core screenwriting concept and shows exactly how ACT3 AI represents it. If you know film vocabulary, these pages map the concepts to the platform. If you're newer to screenwriting, they teach both the craft and the tool.

  • Beats: The smallest unit of story — a single moment of change. How to write beats, how to think in beats, and how the Story Arc beat list works.
  • Scenes: What every scene must do, how to write strong scene headings and action lines, and how ACT3 AI maps scenes to sets, cast, and shots.
  • Shots: When screenwriters direct from the page, how to write action lines that generate well, and the 22 shot types available in ACT3 AI.
  • Plot: Three-act structure, Save the Cat, the Hero's Journey — and how to build your plot in the Story Arc system.
  • Story Arc: The Story Arc view, primary vs. AI Recommended versions, the Calc Engine, and how to use the tool as a structural development partner.
  • Character Arc: Want vs. need, the false belief, positive and negative arcs — and how to track character transformation in the Story Arc view.
  • Final Draft: Round-trip import/export with Final Draft, what's preserved on import, and how to keep both tools in sync.

Tasks you'll do here​

Bringing your script in

  • Import a Script — Paste in a Final Draft export, a PDF, or plain text. ACT3 AI parses your scene headings, action lines, and dialogue automatically.
  • Expand an Idea into a Script — Describe your story in a sentence or paragraph. The AI expands it into a full screenplay with acts, scenes, and shots.

Working with structure

Writing and editing

  • Use the Script Editor — Write and edit dialogue, action lines, and scene headings inside the platform's Final Draft-grade editor.
  • Compare Script Versions — Review two drafts side by side and decide what to keep from each.
  • Export Script — Download your script as a PDF or Final Draft file for sharing with collaborators or talent.

Connecting story to production