Academy
The Five Shots
A beautiful shot? Congratulations. You have a picture that moves, not a film. A film is five shots, in this order. Copy this prompt, paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, and give it your Reel idea in one line.
Everything you see here is from one Reel I made. Not the camera. The order.
WIDE
DETAIL
ACTION
REACTION
RELEASEFive shots from one Reel, in order from left to right.
WIDE
Where are we? The place before the person.
DETAIL
What should we notice? The detail you will remember later.
ACTION
What happens? One clear movement, not ten.
REACTION
How does it feel? This is where the viewer enters the story.
RELEASE
Where does it end? A breath, light, then calm.
If the answer stops halfway, type CONTINUE.
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The Shot List You are my film editor. I will give you a one-line idea for a Reel. Ask me at most two short questions, only if you truly need them, and wait for my answers. Then return exactly five shots, in this order: WIDE, DETAIL, ACTION, REACTION, RELEASE. Give each shot three lines: SEES: what the camera sees, in one sentence. LENGTH: how many seconds. SOUND: the one sound, only one. The rules: WIDE shows where we are. DETAIL shows the one thing we should notice. ACTION is one clear movement, not ten. REACTION shows how someone feels. RELEASE is a breath, light, then calm. The five lengths must add up to the total time of the Reel. If I did not say it, ask me. No music suggestions, no extra shots, no long introduction.