n8n Forms Product Video Storyboard Workflow (3-Shot) for Cicadas

Turn product video briefs into a ready-to-run 3-shot storyboard (with prompts for Cicadas)

This n8n workflow collects a “Product video brief” using n8n Forms, validates your inputs, generates a fixed-rule three-shot storyboard (hook, product detail, closing), and delivers an approval + copyable prompt handoff pack for manual generation in Cicadas.

What this workflow does

• Captures a brief via n8n Forms (appearance, audience, benefit, context, CTA, format, duration, style).
• Validates required fields with checks for character limits and allowed dropdown selections.
• Generates a three-shot storyboard using fixed rules, including planned edit timings and structured prompts per shot.
• Handles invalid submissions by returning a completion page that lists validation errors and instructs the user to revise and resubmit (no external requests created).
• Provides an approval review that displays the full storyboard and asks the user to approve or request revisions.
• On approval, shows a final handoff page with per-shot copyable prompts, a full Markdown handoff pack, and a link to open Cicadas for manual generation.
• On non-approval, stops with a revision-required message.

Use cases

• SaaS teams collecting repeatable product video requests and standardizing the creative structure.
• Automation engineers deploying an n8n form-to-brief workflow with strict input validation.
• Marketing ops teams preparing prompt packs for Cicadas without exposing internal prompt logic.

Technical details

• n8n Forms + Form Trigger to receive “Product video brief” submissions.
• if node(s) for branching logic (valid vs. invalid; approved vs. not approved).
• code node(s) to build the three-shot storyboard and structured prompt pack.
• sticky note used for workflow documentation/clarity.
• Outputs include an approval page and copyable prompts, plus a Markdown handoff pack for Cicadas.

Setup: Import the workflow into your n8n instance, test with non-sensitive sample data, publish it, then use the Form Trigger production URL for your “Product video brief” form collection.