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How to make a mood board with Frame Set

Collect the feeling in a Set, then send the link. The Set is the mood board.

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A camera operator frames a shot on a cinema camera while a crew member watches from behindTwo collaborators laughing over a tablet during a prep sessionA camera operator adjusts a cinema camera on a tripod on a small setA filmmaker holding up a printed contact sheet of reference frames
A filmmaker writing notes in a sketchbook at a long studio tableA performer sits in a chair under a single soft light while the crew works around themA filmmaker sketching storyboard panels at a desk beside a monitorTwo filmmakers review a shot together on a tablet beside the camera
Two filmmakers reviewing notes on a clipboard beside a tablet on a standA small crew gathers around a laptop between takes on setA filmmaker checking a phone at a prep table with a tablet running Frame SetA cinema camera rides a slider inside a gym location
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The process · 01

Five steps to a mood board

Search for the feeling

Describe the world of your project in plain language. Try warm kitchen light, early morning, neon-lit alleyway in the rain, or golden hour on an empty highway.

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Frame Set search results for the query Motorcycle at night during dusk, a grid of night driving film stills
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Search similar Frames

Click Similar on any Frame to surface related work by color, composition, and mood. Or upload an image of your own and match it against the Library.

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Similar Search in Frame Set, with a source Frame in the search bar and results that share its teal and pink studio palette
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Save it all to a Set

Sets are project folders for the Frames and Motions you save. Hover any result, hit plus, and keep going.

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The Create a Set dialog in Frame Set, with a Set name field, a Workspace selector, and a Create button
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Arrange until it reads right

Drag your Frames and Motions until the Set feels like the project. Add your director, producer, or cinematographer to shape it with you.

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A Set named Dust and Chrome open in Frame Set, showing a Night Drives Subset above sixteen saved Assets in a custom order
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Send the Set as a link

Anyone can open it in their browser, no Membership needed. No exporting, no rebuilding it somewhere else.

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The Invite to this Set dialog in Frame Set, showing collaborators with Editor and Owner roles
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Bernardo MarentesCreative Director, Caravan
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Frame Set has been an invaluable tool in the prep process as a commercial DP.
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Frame Set has been a great resource for finding references and stylized inspiration for projects I’m working on.
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A filmmaker checks a phone next to a cinema camera on a tripodThree filmmakers around a table with Frame Set open on a tabletA cinema camera built up on a cart inside a cluttered workshopA filmmaker writing at a desk in a daylit studioA performer sits under a soft light on a quiet interior setA hand sketching storyboard panels in a spiral notebookTwo filmmakers review a shot on a tablet beside the cameraA tablet running Frame Set beside a coffee cup and printed storyboardsA crew works at the far end of a warehouse stage lit by practical lightsHands at a laptop showing a grid of Frames on a studio table

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