1. Separate cuts from movement inside a shot
Watch once for the overall structure, then mark each cut with start and end times. A pan, zoom or change of pose is not necessarily a new shot. Record a transition separately if two shots overlap. Keep the original timing before deciding how long your remake should be.
2. Choose frames that explain the action
Use a representative frame for a static shot. For movement, include the starting and ending state, and an intermediate frame if the action changes direction. Label subject position, framing and camera direction. A contact sheet is a useful visual index, but it does not explain timing or movement by itself.
3. Keep picture, overlays and audio in separate columns
A generated background can have manually edited captions. A screen recording may sit inside a code-rendered frame. Note these layers separately so a storyboard does not become an impossible all-in-one generation prompt. Record whether sound starts on a cut, continues across it or accents an action.
4. Turn each row into a production decision
Assign each shot to filming, generation, code or editing. List the real assets required: product photos, recordings, logos or performances. Mark uncertain production methods for review. rea-video can help create the analysis in an agent/CLI workflow; this website does not offer an online video upload or storyboard image generator.
A reusable analysis template
Shot / start–end / duration Subject and framing / camera movement Starting action → ending action Caption or graphic layer / audio cue Production method / required assets / uncertainty
Practice with a real report
Try the unboxing breakdown: use its overhead footage to separate hand movement, object placement and edits. Download the written report, then fill in the template for a product of your own.
Open the case and download its report →