From a drawing board to a useful scene plan.

Fill six boxes

1. Audience: a desk worker juggling several small tasks.
2. Problem: loose notes hide the next action.
3. First step: gather the notes in one place.
4. Second step: sort them into keep, act and archive.
5. Worked example: choose a single task from the act group.
6. Next step: write that task where it will be seen.

Sort sketches into four groups

Make groups for audience, problem, solution and next step. Put each sketch in one group. If a sketch belongs nowhere, set it aside rather than squeezing it into the story. Choose one visual per important sentence, then combine groups only when the sequence remains clear.

Four fields for the handoff

1. Action: what changes in this scene?
2. Narration: what exactly will be spoken?
3. Timing: roughly how long must the sentence and reveal take?
4. Assets: which original or licensed drawings and audio are needed?

An example scene card

Action: three piles of notes become labeled folders. Narration: “Sort each note into keep, act or archive.” Timing: start with five seconds and adjust after reading aloud. Assets: three folder drawings, three editable labels and your own narration. Review the finished sequence on a phone before exporting.

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