Training wheels for short films
Brainstorm an idea and Slate turns it into a numbered storyboard, guides you through filming each shot one at a time, then stitches them into a finished short.
- Video stays on device
- First film free
- No tracking, no ads
/// The blank timeline
You have the idea. The rest is the hard part.
Most people know the film they want to make but stall on how to break it into shots, what to point the camera at, and how to put the pieces together after.
No idea where to start
A concept in your head is not a plan. Slate turns it into a numbered shot list you can actually follow.
What do I even film?
The camera shows you one shot at a time with the storyboard overlaid, so you always know what you're capturing and why.
Stitching it together
When the last shot is in the can, Slate assembles the clips in order and exports a finished short — no editing timeline required.
/// What Slate does
One shot at a time, start to finish
No film-school jargon and no blank-timeline paralysis. Slate carries you from a rough idea to an exportable short.
Idea to storyboard
Describe the film you want to make and refine it. Slate turns the concept into a numbered storyboard — a clear shot list to follow.
Paint-by-number capture
The camera walks you through each shot with its storyboard frame on screen, so you're never guessing what comes next.
Auto-assemble and export
Once every shot is filmed, Slate edits the clips together in order and exports a finished short ready to save and share.
Footage never trapped
Filming and exporting a storyboard you've already generated is always free — your clips are never held hostage behind a paywall.
Built for iPhone
Filming and assembly happen entirely on-device with AVFoundation. The whole flow lives in your pocket.
A sample to learn from
A bundled sample project lets you walk the full flow — storyboard, capture, assemble, export — without shooting a frame.
/// A look inside
/// How it works
Three steps to a short
- 1
Brainstorm the concept
Tell Slate the film you want to make and refine the idea until it feels right.
- 2
Get your storyboard
Slate generates a numbered shot list — your storyboard and your shooting plan in one.
- 3
Film and assemble
Shoot each shot with its guide on screen; Slate stitches them into a finished short to export.
/// Pricing
Your first film is free
Make one complete film — brainstorm, storyboard, film, and export — at no cost. Slate Pro unlocks unlimited new films.
Or $39.99/year. Auto-renewing; cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Filming and exporting an already-generated storyboard is never gated.
What's included
- One complete film free — no subscription needed
- Unlimited new films with Slate Pro
- Storyboard generated from any idea you describe
- Guided one-shot-at-a-time filming
- Automatic assembly and export
- All video processed on-device
- No tracking, no ads
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/// FAQ
Good questions.
Does my footage leave my device?
No. Filming and assembly happen entirely on-device with AVFoundation. Only the text — your concept and the generated storyboard — is sent to the backend for the generation steps.
What's actually free?
Your first complete film is free, start to finish. And filming or exporting any storyboard you've already generated is never gated, so your clips are never held hostage.
What does Slate Pro cost?
Slate Pro is $6.99/month or $39.99/year, auto-renewing. It unlocks creating unlimited new films beyond the free first one.
Do I need to know how to edit?
No. Slate breaks your idea into a numbered shot list, guides each shot, and assembles the clips for you — no editing timeline or film-school jargon required.
Make the short you've been picturing
Brainstorm, storyboard, film one shot at a time, and export a finished short. Coming soon to the App Store.