Built-in properties

Camera & lighting

• Shot size: how much of the frame your subject fills.
  • ECU (extreme close-up)
  • CU (close-up)
  • MCU (medium close-up)
  • MS (medium shot)
  • MWS (medium wide shot)
  • WS (wide shot)
  • EWS (extreme wide shot)
  • Two-shot
  • Insert
• Angle: where the camera sits in relation to the subject.
  • Eye level
  • High
  • Low
  • OTS (over the shoulder)
  • POV (point of view)
  • Dutch
  • Aerial
  • Top-down
• Movement: how the camera moves during the shot.
  • Static
  • Pan
  • Tilt
  • Dolly
  • Truck
  • Zoom
  • Rack focus
  • Handheld
  • Steadicam
  • Crane
  • Drone
• Equipment: what the camera is mounted on, or the rig the shot needs.
  • Tripod
  • Gimbal
  • Handheld rig
  • Dolly
  • Slider
  • Crane
  • Drone
  • Car mount
• Frame rate: how many frames per second you'll shoot. Higher rates play back as slow motion.
  • 24 fps
  • 25 fps
  • 30 fps
  • 60 fps
  • 120 fps
  • Timelapse
  • Slow-mo
• Lighting: notes on the light and mood, like soft window light or a hard backlight. Free text.
• Lens: the lens or focal length, like 35mm. Free text.

Scene

• Int/Ext: whether the scene is shot inside or outside: the INT. or EXT. that starts a screenplay scene heading. Interior/Exterior is for scenes that move between both, like a car scene.
  • Interior
  • Exterior
  • Interior/Exterior
• Time of Day: when the scene happens, the last part of a scene heading. CONTINUOUS means it follows straight on from the scene before, with no time jump.
  • DAY
  • NIGHT
  • DAWN
  • DUSK
  • MORNING
  • EVENING
  • CONTINUOUS
• Location: where the scene takes place in the story. Type @ to link a location element.
• Address: the real-world address where you'll film it.

Schedule

• Duration: how long the shot runs on screen.
• Shoot Date: the day you plan to film it.
• Shoot Window: the time you need to film, like golden hour. Free text.
• Weather Dependency: the weather the shot needs, like overcast or dry. Free text.

Production

Cast, Props, Wardrobe, VFX and Note are free text. Type @ to link an element, or # to point to another shot.

• Cast: who appears in the shot.
• Props: objects the shot needs on set.
• Wardrobe: what the cast wears.
• VFX: visual effects to add in post-production.
• Note: anything else the crew should know.
• Transition: how this shot hands over to the next one, in screenplay terms.
  • CUT TO
  • DISSOLVE TO
  • SMASH CUT
  • MATCH CUT
  • FADE OUT
  • FADE TO BLACK
• Blocking: an image, like a floor plan or reference photo showing where the actors and camera go.

Which ones AI reads

When AI generates a shot's frame, it adds Shot size, Angle, Lighting, Lens, Int/Ext and Time of Day to the prompt. This happens when you start a project with AI and when you click Generate on a card. Cast, Location and Props tell AI which elements to keep consistent. Duration is for your shot list and exports. The Video editor sets its own timing.

Creating your own value for properties

Preset values are suggestions. To use your own, open the dropdown, type in the box at the top, and click the Use row that shows your text (for example, Use "Low wide"). It applies to that shot.