Before You Generate

1. Sign in and confirm your account has access to the closed beta workspace.
2. Create or select a project from Dashboard.
3. Upload a screenplay, import source documents, or draft story material in the Development pages.
4. Open Settings > Tools if you need to change default generation models before running jobs.
5. Check Settings > Billing or the visible credit indicators before expensive video or batch work.

Fastest Project-First Path

1. Dashboard: select the project and verify source documents.
2. Screenplay: import, draft, or publish the active screenplay when downstream analysis should use a stable script.
3. Breakdowns: run Producer, Director, and Script Supervisor analysis.
4. Prep: review Style, Cast, Locations, Props, and Character Looks.
5. Shot Listing: generate or edit shots by scene.
6. Storyboarding: collect references, create prompts, and generate first frames.
7. Production Queue: run coordinated batches when many assets share a production pass.
8. Asset Browser and Timeline: organize, review, edit, and assemble results.

Fastest Direct-Tool Path

1. Select a project in Dashboard.
2. Open a generator from the Generators group: Image, Video, Audio, Music, or LoRA.
3. Choose a model, prompt, references, and advanced settings.
4. Generate a small test before committing to a batch or high-cost setting.
5. Review outputs in the generator gallery, then organize or send them from Asset Browser.

First Checks When Something Looks Blocked

Symptom	Check
Page asks you to select a project	Return to Dashboard and choose or create a project.
Music or LoRA is missing	Those pages are admin-gated in the current app.
Shot or storyboard actions are unavailable	Complete Breakdowns and verify the current screenplay is the intended source.
Generation appears stuck	Check the Dashboard progress card, Production Queue, task panel, and any visible provider error.

Short-Form Guidance

For short projects, you do not have to start with a full beat-sheet process. A clean screenplay, reliable breakdowns, and direct generator iteration are often faster.

Quick Start Control Checklist

Step	Control To Use	What To Confirm
Create context	Dashboard project selector or create-project action.	The intended project name is visible before uploading or generating anything.
Add script material	Source Documents controls or Screenplay import/open controls.	The active screenplay is the version you want downstream pages to analyze.
Analyze script	Breakdowns run controls for Producer, Director, and Script Supervisor.	Each stage completes before you rely on scene, cast, location, prop, or shot data.
Prepare references	Style, Cast, Locations, Props, and Character Looks editors.	Important visual references are approved and attached to project assets.
Generate media	Generator panels or Production Queue bulk actions.	Model, prompt, references, cost, and project context are correct.
Review outputs	Gallery, Asset Browser preview, task panel, or review submission controls.	Completed results are usable and stored as project assets.
Assemble	Timeline, Narration Timeline, and Mixer controls.	Clips, narration, music, and effects are aligned before export or review.