Motion studies
Storyboard a three-shot mini story
Create setup, action, and payoff before generating any clips.
What you’ll make
Build a short sequence whose meaning is clear even without narration.
Step by step
- Write a one-sentence story with a visible change: a courier finds a forgotten parcel and delivers it. Divide it into setup, action, and payoff. Each shot should contribute new information rather than repeat the same view.
- Sketch a wide setup, a medium action, and a close detail or reaction. Note the subject position, screen direction, and light in each frame. Use still-image drafts to resolve continuity before spending time on motion.
- Generate each shot separately in ArtFlame.ai using approved references where the workflow supports them. Keep identity and costume descriptions fixed. Give each clip one primary action and leave a little stillness at the start or end for editing.
- Assemble the clips in your video editor and watch without sound. Cut where the action naturally leads into the next shot. Add narration or music only after the visual sequence communicates the story on its own.
Example prompt
Shot 2 — medium view of the established courier lifting one small kraft-paper parcel from a bench. Maintain the navy coat and silver hair from the reference. Movement travels left to right, soft overcast daylight, locked camera, one simple continuous action.
Review your result
Can a viewer explain what happened after one viewing? Check whether movement reverses unexpectedly at a cut or an object changes size between shots.
If the first attempt misses
If the edit feels disconnected, use a detail shot of the important object as a bridge. If the payoff is unclear, strengthen the final action rather than adding more establishing shots.
Your next exercise
Make a silent version first. Ask a viewer what changed in the story, then revise the least clear shot.