Directing Generated Video
Generated video improves when a team directs the sequence before asking for a result. A clear plan identifies what happens, who is present, what changes, what the audience should notice, and how the visual decisions serve the story.
1. Start with the narrative beat
Create an Act for the event or chapter you want to bring to life. Confirm the characters, location, relevant objects, and narrative change before moving into shots. A clip can be visually impressive while still showing the wrong version of the story.
2. Build the Sequence Plan
Turn the Act into a Sequence Plan with scenes and shots. Give each shot a purpose: establish a place, reveal a change, hold a reaction, follow an action, or transition the audience to the next beat.
Use dialogue, camera direction, visual references, and connected Elements to clarify what the shot needs to preserve.
3. Direct the visual transition
Use a Start Frame to establish the visual condition of a shot, and an End Frame when the result needs to arrive at a specific later condition. These frames help make change visible: a character turns, an object is revealed, a door is opened, or a relationship shifts in the moment.
Review or edit the images when a frame does not carry the right subject, state, or visual direction. The frame should serve the scene—not simply be the most attractive image in the gallery.
4. Choose duration and format deliberately
Set the duration according to the rhythm of the action and the attention the beat needs. Then choose the intended aspect ratio for the work.
Use a native 9:16 Sequence Plan when vertical viewing is part of the creative brief—for example a social-first story for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts. Use a broader master when the same visual source will support several later expressions. The format should be an explicit creative choice, not an accidental crop.
5. Generate, review, and keep the useful result connected
Generate the media, then review motion, continuity, framing, and narrative clarity in context. Keep the useful output connected to the Sequence Plan and the story material it represents. If a revision changes a key fact or visual role, update the relevant Element or plan rather than leaving the decision hidden in a one-off render.
Next step
Read Creating Sequence Plans for the full workflow, or explore 9:16 Sequence Plans for Social Media for vertical social-first planning.
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