storyboard-writer

name	storyboard-writer
description	Convert a comic chapter plan into page and panel storyboard JSON.

Storyboard Writer

Read one approved chapters/chNN/page-script.json, the related chapters/chNN/page-story-plan.json, relevant source/chapters/*.txt, and visual-bible/style.md.

Produce chapters/chNN/storyboard.json. This is a page-by-page storyboard derived from the approved manga page script, not a replacement for it and not the final image2 prompt. The manga page director converts it into precise whole-page director briefs before image generation.

Each planned panel/beat must include:

• page and panel numbers
• layout intent, but not as a final mechanical grid
• shot, angle, and transition from previous panel
• visual description with no lettering baked into the image
• source_span, or adaptation_added with a short reason
• character IDs, outfit IDs, expressions, and approximate positions
• setting ID and setting time
• dialogue, captions, SFX, speaker IDs, bubble type, and lettering anchor
• page-turn beat flag when relevant
• required critical information IDs carried from page-script.json

Write dialogue as final-reader text, not placeholder notes. A user should be able to read the storyboard's dialogue/captions straight through and understand an engaging comic scene.

Prefer readable comic pacing over literal paragraph-by-paragraph conversion, but do not drop page-script critical information, source motivations, or non-omittable causality. Do not shorten dialogue merely to satisfy a fixed word count.

Check comic grammar before handing off: avoid too many consecutive same-shot panels, add establishing shots for new locations, use close-ups for emotional turns, use insert shots for foreshadowing props, and keep dialogue short enough for bubbles.

Hand off to manga-page-director; do not generate finished pages directly from this JSON unless director briefs already exist.