How to Produce a Short Drama with Dozens of Episodes in Flova
A short drama with dozens of episodes often runs for more than an hour in total. It may contain complex character relationships and long-running setups, while new looks, scenes, and shots keep appearing during production. If the foundation is wrong, the scope of rework grows with every episode and consumes credits again.
The method below comes from a project that used a complete long-form script and advanced one episode at a time. First let the Agent understand the whole series, then start with episode one and gradually complete the storyboard, characters, scenes, Prompt cards, and media.
Execution can stay local, but project understanding must stay complete.
1. Upload the complete script, then work episode by episode
After creating the project, upload the complete script and state how far the current round should go. The script gives the Agent the full story context, while the current instruction limits only this round's scope of execution.
Read the multi-episode short drama script I uploaded. Organize the period, main characters, character relationships, and episode structure.For this round, work only on episode one. Turn episode one into a storyboard, but do not generate images or videos yet. Wait for my approval before continuing with later episodes.This step works well with Flova's official “Script to Video (Script Upload Required)” Skill. Once loaded, the Skill helps the Agent read the complete script, organize the story, characters, and episode structure, then proceed with only the specified episode or chapter.
After the first storyboard is ready, ask the Agent to compare it with the source script. Check for missing scenes, accurate character relationships, rewritten actions or dialogue, and whether the ending crosses the episode boundary.
Compare the episode-one storyboard with the source script. Fix any omissions or rewrites in the storyboard first. When the review is complete, tell me what changed, but do not generate media yet.This gives the Agent the complete story while the creator retains episode-by-episode review and approval.
2. Discuss the story before confirming the storyboard and baseline decisions
Once the script is in the storyboard, do not generate every shot immediately. Multi-episode projects contain many dependencies. A Shot featuring an unfinished character lacks a reliable reference. If the direction for a scene is still changing, early batch generation creates more work to redo later.
- Discuss the story, period, and real-world logic.
- Adjust the storyboard and shot pacing based on that discussion.
- Confirm baseline decisions for characters and scenes.
- Write Prompt cards.
- Generate images and videos only after review.
Do not revise the storyboard or generate media yet.Using the complete script, check whether the story, character behavior, and scene design in episode one fit the period and real-world logic. List anything that needs further confirmation or adjustment and explain why.Wait for my approval before revising the storyboard.Separate the process into discussion → Prompt writing → generation. Review each decision that affects later work instead of finding problems after a batch of media has already been generated.
3. Choose between the main chat and comment generation based on the task
For a multi-episode short drama, keep project-level tasks in the main chat. These include discussing the story, organizing a complete episode storyboard, writing Prompt cards in batches, and updating global rules.
When a task applies only to the current character, scene, or Shot, open that object and use comment generation. You do not need to explain which object should change, and local details do not interfere with project-level work in the main chat.
For example, use the main chat to prepare Prompt cards for the whole episode:
Using the approved episode-one storyboard, character designs, and scene designs, write image and video Prompts for every Shot in episode one.Update only the Prompt cards and do not start generation. Wait for my approval when you are done.To adjust only the current character's clothing, use comment generation on that character:
Keep the current character's approved face, body type, hairstyle, and identity traits unchanged.Adjust the clothing for the period and current scene. The outfit should fit the character's identity and living conditions at the time. Do not change the character's other looks.The first task covers multiple Shots across an episode, so it belongs in the main chat. The second changes only the current character, so it is better suited to comment generation.
4. Treat character design like casting
Short-drama characters recur across episodes, story stages, and scenes, so one good character image is not enough. Start by researching the period and real-world references, then compare faces, body types, hair, and clothing step by step.
A character can have multiple looks for different story stages. You do not need to generate all of them when the project begins. First establish a stable identity and baseline appearance. As the story progresses, add everyday, work, wedding, and other scene-specific looks only when they are needed.
Use a similar process for voice. After approving the character image, choose a line that reflects the character's personality and generate an audition video. Extract its audio and attach it to the corresponding character as a reusable voice reference. Later episodes can then reuse the same visual and voice baseline.
5. Write stable rules into the Skill and Final Video Spec
After several episodes, some temporary requirements become standard practice. Repeating them takes time and makes them easier to miss. Use the Skill for reusable methods and execution rules, and use the Final Video Spec for final-video requirements that the current project should continue to follow.
- Use Chinese for image and video Prompts.
- Use the approved image model.
- Change dialogue from Mandarin to Sichuanese.
- Compare every completed episode storyboard with the source script.
Approved rules should not remain only in the conversation. Once written into the Skill or Final Video Spec, later episodes can reuse them without repeated instructions. Character descriptions, reference images, Prompts, and final media should also be updated and attached to the correct objects before the stage is complete.
Summary
For a multi-episode short drama or long-form film project, reuse these principles:
- Provide complete context once and break execution into small steps.
- Use the main chat for the whole project and comment generation for local work.
- Review every stage, then write approved rules back to the Skill.
This method does not try to generate the entire series at once. It lets the Agent understand the whole story while reliably completing the current episode, scene, or object. Approved characters, scenes, media, and production rules remain available for later episodes.