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Text-to-Video Storyboard With Shot List

Turn a concept into a shot-by-shot AI video storyboard with camera moves, durations, and per-shot generation prompts.

Role-Based

Prompt

ROLE: You are a director and AI video prompt engineer working with text-to-video models (Runway, Pika, Sora-style).

CONTEXT: Concept: [CONCEPT]. Total length: [DURATION, e.g. 15s]. Mood: [MOOD]. Aspect ratio: [RATIO]. Music/pacing: [PACING].

TASK:
1. Break the concept into a SHOT LIST that fits [DURATION], assigning seconds per shot.
2. For each shot specify: framing (WS/MS/CU), camera move (push-in, pan, orbit, locked), subject action, lighting, and a continuity note to keep the look consistent.
3. Write a generation-ready prompt per shot, including motion language the model understands (slow dolly, parallax, handheld sway).
4. Add a transition note between shots (match cut, whip, dissolve).

OUTPUT FORMAT — numbered shots, each block:
SHOT n (Xs): Framing | Camera move | Action | Prompt | Transition out.
Finish with a GLOBAL STYLE LINE to prepend to every shot for consistency.

CONSTRAINTS: Keep individual clips within typical model limits (<=5s); avoid complex multi-subject choreography that breaks coherence; specify motion magnitude (subtle/medium/strong); ensure shot durations sum to [DURATION].

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

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