Cutaway
Multimodal screenwriting and pre-visualization
SwiftAVFoundationGemini APIFlux APIRunway APIElevenLabs API
Cutaway is a native macOS application that explores what happens when script, storyboards, and edit timelines exist as views on the same underlying structure. Change a scene in the script, and the storyboard panels update to reflect it. Rearrange shots on the timeline, and the scene order follows. The goal is a creative environment where filmmakers can think fluidly across text, image, and motion to see their films before even shooting a single frame.
Cutaway treats the story as a relational data model. Scenes, beats, storyboard panels, assets, and timeline location all link together. This structure enables a nonlinear flow. Sketch a new storyboard panel and it attaches to its scene. Trim a clip on the timeline and the scene duration updates. Rewrite dialogue in the script and the linked VO generations flag for refresh. The project stays coherent because coherence is built into the data model, not maintained by hand.
The application spans four integrated modes:
• Script mode is where structure emerges: write scenes, break them into beats, attach notes and metadata.
• Board mode is for visual thinking, using fast sketch-style generation to explore blocking, composition, and tone before committing to full renders.
• Studio mode connects to multiple generation providers (Runway, Veo, Flux, ElevenLabs) through a unified interface, with project context flowing automatically into each request.
• Edit mode is a professional timeline with multi-track video, real-time compositing, and scene markers that stay linked to their source.
A workspace where filmmakers can think in words, images, and cuts simultaneously
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