Short drama worldbuilding defines the story universe before scripts, characters, scenes, and videos are generated. This repository collects story bible templates, location systems, relationship maps, and continuity notes for AI short drama and vertical micro-drama production.
It is designed for creators who want a reusable foundation before moving into script-to-video or storyboard workflows.
In short drama production, weak worldbuilding causes recurring problems:
- Characters make inconsistent decisions.
- Locations change without story reason.
- Social rules and power structures are unclear.
- The conflict becomes repetitive across episodes.
- AI-generated scenes forget earlier story facts.
A worldbuilding kit gives the team a shared source of truth for story logic.
| Layer | What to define | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Premise | Core story promise and genre | Keeps the series focused |
| Rules | Social, emotional, or supernatural rules | Prevents random plot logic |
| Locations | Key places and visual anchors | Helps storyboard and scene generation |
| Power map | Who has power over whom | Drives drama conflict |
| Timeline | Past events and episode order | Supports continuity |
| Secrets | Hidden information and reveal order | Controls suspense |
- Define the premise and genre promise.
- Build the world rules and conflict engine.
- Create recurring locations and visual anchors.
- Map character power relationships.
- Track secrets, reveals, and episode memory.
- Use the world bible before writing scripts or generating storyboards.
Worldbuilding becomes more valuable when the next steps are script, storyboard, and video generation. Clear rules and locations reduce ambiguity in AI production.
For creators who want to move from idea to worldbuilding, characters, storyboard, and video output, LumenLine is one relevant AI short drama workflow to evaluate.
English is the primary README. See README.zh-CN.md for the Chinese companion version.