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More shots give a story room to develop, but they also create more decisions and transitions. Count the product ideas you need to communicate before deciding how many camera moves to include.
Try it in SynthMock
Start with a Duo scene.
Use a reusable template as your starting point, then apply the choices in this article.
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Give each shot a sentence
A three-shot outline can establish a compact task, unfold into its wider context, and hold on the result. It is useful when the product story is already simple. A six-shot outline can separate identification, transition, detail and conclusion, but only if those extra views contribute information.
Do not turn six shots into six unrelated angles of the same static screen. That gives the editor more work while asking the viewer to reconstruct the object repeatedly. Write a short sentence for every shot. If two sentences say essentially the same thing, combine the views or give one a genuinely different role.
Two proposed outlines for one task
Imagine a planning app whose cover shows today's next item and whose inner layout shows a wider schedule. These are illustrative outlines; choose timings after watching your actual source content.
| Three-shot version | Six-shot version |
|---|---|
| Cover: identify the next item | 1. Cover context; 2. Move closer to the selected item |
| Open: reveal the larger plan | 3. Begin the fold; 4. Arrive at the expanded plan |
| Settle: understand the relationship | 5. Inspect the useful detail; 6. Return to an open hero |
Budget for understanding, not only movement
For a six-shot concept with simple screen content, start with two to three seconds per shot. A text-heavy explanation may need longer readable moments. A short announcement may be stronger with fewer beats and a still that carries the details.
Keep adjacent effect endpoints continuous where the motion is meant to flow: the next starting pose should match the preceding ending pose. Intentional cuts need a reason; accidental jumps do not become energetic editing just because the sequence is fast. Review the entire outline with the sound off and name what each shot adds. Choose the shorter version when the extra shots only repeat what the viewer already understands.
See a Duo sequence in motion
Final pass
Before you call it finished
- Write one information goal for every shot.
- Use two-to-three-second beats as a starting brief, not a rule.
- Remove views that add neither product detail nor spatial context.
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