Shot List From a Script Beat

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The Prompt
Break this beat into a shot list for [MODEL]:

BEAT: [BEAT]
TONE: [TONE]
TOTAL LENGTH: [LENGTH] seconds

For each shot give me:
- Shot number and duration
- Shot size and camera movement
- A one-paragraph prompt written the way a text-to-video model wants it: subject, action, camera, lens, light, location
- What must match the previous shot for continuity — light direction, wardrobe, screen direction

Rules:
- Do not cross the line between shots unless you flag it.
- Vary shot size between consecutive shots, or the cut will feel like a jump.
- Keep each shot to one action. Two actions in one generation is where these models fail.

End with the shot most likely to need re-rolls and why.
Variables — replace these:
[BEAT]· The story beat to cover [TONE]· e.g. tense, warm, documentary [LENGTH]· Total seconds [MODEL]· e.g. Sora, Runway
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Prompt Details
CategoryVideo & Motion
Typevideo
Difficultyintermediate
Tokens380
CreatedAug 14, 2026
UpdatedAug 14, 2026
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