storyboard-shot-breakdown
Break down each shot and turn the analysis into a storyboard reference. Use when the user wants shot-by-shot film analysis, director logic, cinematography breakdown, or a storyboard-style reference from a video.
Profile →npx skills add 0xsline/OpenChatCut --skill storyboard-shot-breakdown --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Storyboard Shot Breakdown Use this skill to analyze a video shot by shot and produce a storyboard-style reference that explains the director's visual decisions. ## Core Philosophy Do not merely describe what is visible. Deduce why each visual choice was made. Analyze each shot across five director-decision dimensions: | Dimension | Core question | | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Composition | What is the viewer forced to look at? What pressure does space, symmetry, depth, or framing create? | | Focal length | What psychological distance does the lens create? Does it compress, expand, isolate, or invade? | | Movement | Why does the camera move or stay still at this exact moment? What changes before and after? | | Cut | Why cut here instead of earlier or later? Is the driver emotion, story, rhythm, eye trace, action, or sound? | | Narrative function | What new information does this shot deliver: setup, turning point, emphasis, concealment, revelation? | ## Workflow 1. Read project state and source media. 2. Read transcript or audio context when available so narrative interpretati
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What does the storyboard-shot-breakdown skill do?
Break down each shot and turn the analysis into a storyboard reference. Use when the user wants shot-by-shot film analysis, director logic, cinematography breakdown, or a storyboard-style reference from a video.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add 0xsline/OpenChatCut --skill storyboard-shot-breakdown --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From 0xsline/OpenChatCut, a repository with 805 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.