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AI Shot List: How to Build a Camera-Ready Plan

By Leah Retta (Runway) ·

Runway explains how to turn a script, scene or brief into a shot list with framing, angle, movement and action for every shot. It also shows how to write shot descriptions that can be used directly as video prompts.

Key points

  • The order: script, breakdown, shot list, storyboard, animatic, generation
  • What each shot-list line should include
  • Keep shot numbers in sync between list and storyboard
  • Do the exploring early, when changes are cheap
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