🎬 Filmmaking & Animation · visual storytelling

Storyboard · x402

$0.01 — Per panel unlock. Storyboard Chain turns every frame of a production into a monetized asset. Instead of bulky production fees, directors and studios stream USDC to artists for every unique board viewed, every version iterated, and every frame approved. It replaces legal contracts with HTS transfer signatures, allowing AI story-finishers and human lead animators to get paid instantly as the vision evolves. No subscriptions, just a metered flow of creativity from sketch to final render.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the visual storytelling engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so filmmakers — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveMoving from 'rights tracking' (passive) to 'per-view/per-iteration' (active) creates a micro-economy for pre-production. It rewards high-volume visionaries and enables granular billing for large animation houses.

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
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HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
open ↗
PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$18B
The global pre-production and visualization market for film, gaming, and advertising.
SAM
$420M
Decentralized animation studios and indie producers utilizing pay-as-you-go visual development tools.
SOM
$15M
Early-stage Base-native content creators and AI-integrated storyboarding pipelines.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.