Rubbrband

Rubbrband

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Rubbrband is an AI filmmaking and storyboard tool that turns a script into panels, a shot list, character voices, and a finished MP4, built by a San Francisco studio that also makes commercials.

Interface preview of Rubbrband

About Rubbrband

What Is Rubbrband

Rubbrband started as a faster way to see a script before anyone pays for a shoot. You drop in a screenplay and the tool breaks it into scenes, characters, and dialogue, then draws a panel for each shot. Directors use it to test angles, pacing, and mood while changes are still cheap.

The company behind it is a creative studio in San Francisco, part of Y Combinator's W23 batch, and it produces commercials for brands alongside the software. That background shows in the pipeline. It assumes a real production: a shot list a crew can read, locked character looks, one voice per character, and a score cue per scene.

Scope is the limit. Rubbrband is built for previz and short-form work, so a feature-length script will need manual repair on hands, on-screen text, and continuity. Access is rolling too, with seats released in weekly batches and studio projects taking priority.

Getting Started

  1. Create an account on the Rubbrband site and request a seat, since early access goes out in weekly batches.
  2. Upload a script or paste the scene you want to see, then check the characters, costumes, and dialogue the parser pulled out.
  3. Lock a base look for each character, either by uploading your own art or generating one, and assign a voice by recording or cloning it.
  4. Review the panels and the shot list, then rewrite individual shots with plain instructions like "lower the camera" or "make it colder".
  5. Add score cues, assemble the timed cut, and export an MP4 for the pitch deck or the edit bay.

Product Information

A quick look at Rubbrband's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.

Free PlanYes
Paid PlansFree tier, plus Standard and Pro plans billed by generation time
PlatformWeb
DeveloperRubbrband
CategoryImage
Release DateFeb 2023
Latest UpdatedOct 2026
Website Visits9.5K
Website Global Rank2.2M
API AvailabilityN/A

Best for

The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.

Users

  • Directors and showrunners
  • Agency creative teams
  • Previz and animation artists
  • Brand marketers

Tasks

  • Script to storyboard conversion
  • Building a shot list
  • Testing visual directions
  • Making an animatic

Scenarios

  • A commercial pitch due in two days, where the client needs to see the joke land before signing off.
  • Pre-production on a short film, when the director wants a rough board to discuss with the DP.
  • Client review rounds, where notes like "make this shot moodier" get applied without redrawing anything by hand.

Key features

Script Breakdown Into Scenes and Characters

The parser reads a screenplay and separates scenes, characters, and dialogue into a working structure. You start from a board that already matches the script instead of drawing panels from scratch. Corrections take a click, and the rest of the project stays in sync with the breakdown.

Character Lock for Faces and Costumes

You can bring existing character art or generate a design, then lock a base look and a costume set. Every later shot pulls from that reference, which is where most AI storyboards fall apart. In practice the lock holds faces and outfits well across a sequence, with occasional drift in tight group shots.

Storyboard Panels You Can Edit With Text

Each panel accepts plain-language notes such as "change to a low-angle shot" or "make the mood darker". The tool regenerates that shot and leaves the rest of the board alone. It's a fast loop for exploring coverage, and it keeps the decision in your hands rather than the model's.

Shot List With Lens, Angle, and Camera Move

Every panel carries shot type, lens, angle, and movement, and those values feed a shot list you can export. A first AD gets something usable for scheduling, and the DP gets a stated intention per setup. It's the part that makes Rubbrband an AI filmmaking tool rather than an image toy.

Voice Recording and Cloning per Character

You record lines yourself or clone a voice, then set one default voice per character. Dialogue stays attached to the right person as the cut changes. Temp tracks sound close enough for a room to react to timing, which is the point of an animatic.

Score and Sound Cues per Scene

The tool generates music cues scene by scene, and the loops can repeat when a sequence runs long. Stems are available where the model supports them, so an editor can pull music under dialogue later. Nothing here replaces a composer, but it removes the silence that makes rough cuts hard to judge.

MP4 Assembly and Export

Panels, dialogue, and music get assembled into a timed cut and exported as an MP4. That file is what you send to a client or drop into an edit. It closes the loop from script to something watchable without leaving the browser.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • A script becomes a structured board in minutes, so previz starts on day one instead of week two.
  • Character consistency holds through a sequence, which is the usual weak point of AI storyboard generators.
  • Text edits on single shots let you explore coverage without redrawing or re-prompting the whole scene.
  • Voices, score, and export live in the same place, so you finish an animatic without stitching three tools together.
  • The studio ships real commercials, and that shows in how the pipeline is ordered.

Cons

  • Self-serve access is limited, with seats released weekly and studio work taking priority, so you may wait for an invite.
  • Long scripts still break: hands, on-screen text, and continuity need manual fixes, and that time adds up on a feature.
  • Pricing is quoted by generation time or project scope, which makes it hard to compare against a flat-rate subscription before you talk to the team.
  • The look is stylized. VFX-heavy shots that must match a live-action plate won't come out of this pipeline.

Frequently asked questions

It takes a script and returns storyboard panels, a shot list, per-character voices, and a timed cut you can export as an MP4. The point is to see and hear a film before production money is spent.