How to use: Fill in every field you know. Write
?next to anything you’re unsure about — the AI will decide. WriteLOCKEDnext to anything that must not be changed. You don’t need to fill everything in to get a complete production package back.
Title:
Total length (seconds):
What happens (1–3 sentences):
Genre / film type (thriller / drama / horror / sci-fi / documentary / western):
Tone in three words:
Ending — how it finishes:
Films or shows it should feel like (optional):
Setting / era:
Location(s):
Time of day:
Weather:
Colour palette:
Camera style (handheld and raw / locked-off and still / slow dolly / sweeping):
Anything I do NOT want to see:
(Copy this block once per character. 1–3 characters works best.)
CHARACTER 1
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Role in the story:
Face and hair:
Build:
Wardrobe:
Condition (clean / wet / wounded / dirty — and exactly where):
Distinguishing feature (scar / tattoo / glasses):
CHARACTER 2
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Role in the story:
Face and hair:
Build:
Wardrobe:
Condition:
Distinguishing feature:
How many shots: (write ? and the AI will suggest based on your length)
SHOT 1 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 2 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 3 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 4 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 5 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 6 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 7 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 8 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 9 · ? seconds ·
SHOT 10 · ? seconds ·
(Delete unused lines. Add more if needed.
Or write "you decide" and skip the list entirely — the AI will break your story into shots.)
Dialogue (yes / no / minimal):
Music mood (or none):
Key sound moments (a gunshot, a door, rain — anything specific):
(Notes, references, things to avoid, things that must be included)
Next step: Paste this filled brief into Claude or ChatGPT with the system prompt from
GUIDE.md Stage 5. You will receive: Style DNA, character sheet prompts, location plate prompts, and all Seedance block prompts.