Develop an AI Scriptwriter for Short Films
🎬 AI Scriptwriter for Short Films – Key Components
✅ 1. Input Interface (User Prompt)
Allow the user to input:
Genre (e.g., drama, sci-fi, horror)
Setting (e.g., New York City, space station)
Main characters (names, traits)
Theme or plot idea (optional)
🧪 Example Prompt:
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{
"genre": "Drama",
"setting": "A hospital during a night shift",
"characters": [
{"name": "Dr. Lena", "traits": "empathetic, overworked"},
{"name": "James", "traits": "young patient, rebellious"}
],
"theme": "dealing with loss"
}
✅ 2. Script Structure Generator
Break the story into standard short film structure (5–10 mins):
Title
Scene 1: Opening
Scene 2: Conflict
Scene 3: Climax
Scene 4: Resolution
End Credits
Generate each scene in screenplay format:
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INT. HOSPITAL ROOM – NIGHT
Dr. Lena walks in, rubbing her tired eyes. James sits on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
DR. LENA
Couldn’t sleep again?
JAMES
Maybe I just like the silence.
You can use OpenAI’s GPT model (like GPT-4 or GPT-4o) to generate this dynamically.
✅ 3. Text Generation Backend (GPT or HuggingFace)
Use a text generation model to produce dialogue and scene descriptions.
📦 Example using OpenAI API:
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import openai
def generate_script(prompt):
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
model="gpt-4",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a screenwriter for short films."},
{"role": "user", "content": prompt}
],
temperature=0.8,
max_tokens=2000
)
return response['choices'][0]['message']['content']
✅ 4. Format the Output as a Screenplay
Use a formatting library or custom code to convert text into screenplay format (e.g., bold scene headings, centered character names).
Optional tools:
Markdown to PDF formatter (for downloadable scripts)
Final Draft or Fountain file generator
✅ 5. Optional Add-ons
Tone Control: Let users choose tone (dark, light-hearted, suspenseful)
Dialogue Rewriter: Rewrite selected dialogues to be more emotional or snappy
Story Visualizer: Turn scenes into storyboards using AI image generation
Voiceover Generator: Use TTS to produce audio narration of the script
💻 Example Project Architecture
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Frontend (Web Form or CLI)
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Prompt Generator
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GPT-4 (or HuggingFace Model)
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Script Formatter
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Download / Export (PDF, .txt, .fountain)
🧠 Example Prompt to AI Model
"Write a short film script in the drama genre, set in a hospital during a night shift. Main characters: Dr. Lena (empathetic, overworked), James (rebellious, young patient). Theme: dealing with loss. Script should include a clear beginning, conflict, and emotional resolution. Format it as a screenplay."
🎁 Want a Starter Script?
Would you like a working Python script that lets you input characters and themes, and outputs a screenplay using GPT or another model?
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