AI Writing

Overview

The AI Writing feature in ACT 3 AI helps creators expand simple ideas into complete, production-ready screenplays. It leverages advanced generative models to produce beats, scenes, and dialogue, while keeping the writer in full creative control.

With AI Writing, you can move from a one-line concept to a fully structured script in minutes.

Key Capabilities

• Idea Expansion: Grow a short prompt into acts, scenes, and dialogue.
• Beat Generation: Automatically generate story beats for each act.
• Draft Writing: Create structured scripts with character names, dialogue, and scene headings.
• Style & Tone: Adjust genre, pacing, and narrative voice to match your project.
• Human-in-the-loop Editing: Compare versions, accept or reject AI suggestions, and refine.

How It Works

1. Start with a short description or logline in New Project.
2. Open the AI Wizard to define genre, tone, theme, and audience.
3. AI generates a structured outline with acts, scenes, and beats.
4. Expand beats into dialogue using the Script Editor.
5. Revise and refine manually, or regenerate specific lines with AI assistance.

Example Workflow

• Input: “A lone astronaut explores an alien planet.”
• Output:

Act 1 — Arrival on the planet, first signs of alien life.

Act 2 — Rising tension, discovery of alien structures.

Act 3 — Climax and revelation, astronaut escapes or makes first contact.

• Script is formatted automatically with headings, dialogue, and stage directions.

Benefits

• Speed: Generate a draft script in minutes.
• Flexibility: Explore multiple variations of tone, character, or dialogue.
• Consistency: Maintain formatting standards for Final Draft or Export Script.
• Collaboration: Multiple writers can edit AI drafts in real time.

Integration with Workflow

• AI Wizard → High-level story arcs and beats.
• Script Editor → Write, edit, and format full scripts.
• Characters → Link dialogue directly to character profiles.
• Digital Actors → Assign AI actors to scripted dialogue.
• Timeline → Map generated scripts to scene pacing.

Best Practices

• Provide detailed prompts (genre, setting, characters) for stronger outputs.
• Use AI to explore multiple versions before committing.
• Always review and refine AI drafts for tone and accuracy.
• Break long scripts into smaller sections for easier AI processing.

Troubleshooting

• Generic dialogue → Add character notes or traits in character profiles.
• Wrong genre/tone → Re-run generation with adjusted genre/tone settings.
• Overwritten edits → Lock approved lines in the Script Editor.

See Also

• AI Wizard
• Script Editor
• Import Script / Export Script
• Characters / Digital Actors
• Acts · Story Beats · Scenes · Shots

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