AI Media
A guide to planning shot coverage, viewpoint, screen direction, continuity, keyframes, and start-to-end frames for AI media sequences.
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Shot types
Establishing shot
A wide opening view that introduces location, time, scale, and atmosphere.
Place it early when the audience needs spatial context before closer action.
establishing wide shot of the harbor at dawn, small fishing boats in the distanceShot types
Master shot
A broad shot that covers the full action and spatial relationship of a scene.
Use it as structural coverage before generating close-ups and inserts.
master shot showing both characters and the entire kitchen layoutShot types
Insert shot
A close detail shot of an object or action important to the scene.
Use it to clarify information such as a key, screen, letter, or hand action.
insert shot of the hand turning the old brass key in the lockShot types
Reaction shot
Shows a character responding emotionally to an event or another character.
Use it to make cause and emotional consequence clear in a sequence.
close reaction shot, her expression shifts from relief to concernViewpoint
Point-of-view shot
Shows the scene from what a character is directly seeing.
Use it for immersion, discovery, danger, or subjective information.
point-of-view shot looking down at a map held in both handsViewpoint
Over-the-shoulder shot
Frames one character past the shoulder or head of another.
Use it for conversations while preserving spatial relationship and eyeline.
over-the-shoulder shot from behind the detective toward the witnessShot sequence
Shot/reverse shot
Alternates complementary views of two characters facing each other.
Use consistent camera side, lens, eyeline, and lighting across the pair.
matching reverse angle, same lens and eye level, character looking screen leftContinuity
Eyeline match
Connects what a character looks toward with the position of the next subject or object.
Use it to make separate generated shots feel spatially connected.
preserve eyeline: character looks screen right toward the doorwayContinuity
Screen direction
Maintains consistent left-to-right or right-to-left movement across cuts.
Use it to prevent a moving subject from appearing to reverse direction accidentally.
the car continues moving from left to right in every shotPlanning
Keyframe
A representative frame that defines an important pose, composition, or story moment.
Use it to approve visual direction before creating transitions or motion.
keyframe of the hero reaching the rooftop edge at sunsetPlanning
Start and end frame
Two boundary images that define how a generated shot begins and finishes.
Use them to control transformation, camera destination, and final composition.
begin with the closed door; end with the same framing after the door opensPlanning
Shot list
An ordered plan of shot number, size, angle, action, camera move, and duration.
Create it before generation to avoid missing coverage and inconsistent instructions.
shot 03: medium close-up, eye level, slow dolly in, 5 seconds