Method note 01 / Shot design
Design the sequence before the prompt.
An attractive frame is a beginning. The next shot decides whether it belongs in a film.
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The shot is only the beginning.
AI filmmaking through the work itself: story, reference, continuity, the cut. A journal for people making deliberate images.
Begin with the sequence ↗
An exercise in sequence
A / Set the scene.
B / Find the detail.
C / Hold the reaction.
From beat to coverage ↗
01 / STORY
02 / IMAGE
03 / SEQUENCE
04 / FINISH
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The journal
Make the choices visible.
Method note 02 / Edit & finish
Does it hold across the cut?
A review pass for generated and hybrid sequences, where continuity is a creative question as well as a technical one.
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A working document
Get the shot sheet ↗What changes in this shot? What must stay the same? Put both on the page before making another take.