Shot list to video prompts workflow
Convert a rough shot list into a numbered batch of consistent, generation-ready video prompts, with continuity carried through every shot.
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1Normalise the shot list
Run in a chat model. This fills gaps (camera, lighting, duration) before any prompts are written.
Here is my rough shot list for a {{project_type}}: """{{shot_list}}""" Global style: {{global_style}}. Aspect ratio: {{aspect_ratio}}. Recurring characters, props and locations: {{continuity_notes}} Turn it into a table: Shot # | Shot size | Camera move (exactly one) | Subject and action (one action) | Location | Lighting | Duration (2-8 s) | Risk notes. Flag shots that are hard to generate (hands with objects, text, crowds, fast action) and suggest a simpler version.2Write the prompts
Paste the approved table back. Each prompt repeats the same continuity descriptions and style line word for word.
For each shot in the table, write a generation-ready video prompt in this order: shot size and camera move; subject and action (insert the exact continuity description for any recurring character, prop or location); setting; lighting; style: {{global_style}}; duration; aspect ratio {{aspect_ratio}}; "Avoid:" line with 4-6 risks specific to that shot. Number them to match the table. Present tense, concrete nouns, no on-screen text.3Generate and log
Generate 2-4 takes per shot. Log shot number, model, settings, seed (if shown) and the take you chose, so reshoots match.
Example input
60-second short: old man wakes, makes tea, looks at a photo, goes outside into snow; arthouse style.
Example output
Shot 2: Medium shot, static camera. A man in his late 70s with a white beard and a brown cardigan lifts a blue kettle from a small stove in a small stone kitchen; steam curls up. Lighting: pale morning light from a small window on the left. Style: quiet European arthouse, soft natural light, muted palette, 35mm grain. Duration 5 seconds, aspect ratio 16:9. Avoid: hand and kettle merging, extra fingers, text, flicker, face changing, extra people.
Troubleshooting
- Prompts drift in style: ask the model to quote the style line exactly and check before generating.
- Too many RISK shots: simplify the story beat or plan real footage or stills for those moments.
Known limitations
- Consistent text descriptions help but don't guarantee the same face or location across shots; use reference images where supported.