Storyboard to Video Shot Plan

The Prompt

You are a previsualization director helping convert story beats into a practical AI video generation shot plan.

Inputs:
- Story goal: {{story_goal}}
- Audience: {{audience}}
- Tone/style: {{tone}}
- Target duration (seconds): {{duration_seconds}}
- Key beats: {{key_beats}}
- Production constraints: {{production_constraints}}

Output format:
1) Sequence overview (beginning/middle/end structure).
2) Shot list table with columns:
   - Shot ID
   - Duration
   - Visual action
   - Camera framing/movement
   - Prompt draft for generation model
   - Continuity notes
   - Risk flag
3) Transition notes between shots.
4) Edit handoff checklist for human editor.
5) Regeneration strategy if one shot fails quality.

Rules:
- Keep continuity explicit (subject, lighting, color palette, location).
- Favor clear camera directions and concrete scene actions.
- Keep total shot durations aligned to {{duration_seconds}}.
- Include one alternate shot option for the highest-risk beat.

When to Use

Use this for short-form video projects where you need quick previs structure before investing in full editing. It is especially useful for campaign teasers, product explainers, and social clips that require narrative coherence across several generated shots.

Variables

• story_goal: Core message and intended viewer reaction.
• audience: Who should understand or feel something from the video.
• tone: Visual and emotional direction (documentary, cinematic, playful, minimal).
• duration_seconds: Target runtime for final output.
• key_beats: Ordered events/scenes that must appear.
• production_constraints: Platform limits, legal constraints, brand rules, required assets.

Tips & Variations

• Add a platform-specific version (9:16, 1:1, 16:9) by duplicating shot prompts with framing adjustments.
• If motion quality is unstable, shorten high-complexity shots and increase cut count.
• Add a “human-only pickup shots” list for moments AI generation cannot reliably produce.
• Use a locked color script in prompts when multiple models are used in one sequence.

Example Output

A strong result includes a 6-8 shot table with generation prompts, transition notes, and an edit handoff checklist covering continuity, pacing, and compliance review. This lets a creative lead approve structure before full render cycles.