[REQ] AI Director Cheat Sheet

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taste and story will be the standout edge in the AI filmmaking and commercial space.

But there’s an obvious gap right now: composition and shot selection.

And without traditional directing experience, it’s hard to get this right.

In a sea of AI film and commercial makers who think adding “cinematic” to their prompt does something magical, this becomes a firm moat; even stronger when combined with taste and story.

So… here’s your Film Directing Guide 101.

This cheat sheet gives you the knowledge and the language the greatest directors in the world use to create immersive visuals alongside examples (images and videos) from their best work.

It’s built by studying directors like Scorsese, Coppola, Tarantino, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Nolan, and others, alongside industry-wide theory; then distilled so anyone can master filmmaking fundamentals with practice.

You’ll learn how to direct your video generations with intention and stand out from the uninitiated prompters.

Not only will your outputs improve, but you’ll also shine on client calls using insider terms — and you (or your AI system) will know when and how to:

Best capture and complement context whether that be emotional, experiential or informational such as the character’s physicality, action, body language, isolation, emotion, or wardrobe.

Emphasise your environment vs characters

Frame settings like the GOATs using:

Relationships: Spacing, orientation, and proximity based on characters’ narrative weights.

Depth: Foreground, Mid-ground and Background

Exclusion and Negative Space

Etc.

Deliberately reveal and restrict information with your shots to develop suspense and orient your viewers towards the payoff.

Master visual subtexts by combining different things: e.g. A “medium shot" tells us who is there but a "Low Angle Medium Shot" can tell us they are powerful especially if framed from the POV of a smaller character.

Select shots with time consciousness: e.g. Wide shots cost screen time because you can’t fast-cut them as your viewers take longer to register them compared to close ups.

Use industry-wide action-chains like the POV shot sandwich, shot-reverse-shot dialogue, Establishing shots at scene or movie openings, knee > body > face sequence used to reveal a character, etc.

Pull out focus tricks from your depth of field bag to direct what your users lock their eyes on and how they feel by simply adjusting the area of sharpness in your shots.

Use the lenses that give your shots the feel and look you desire

Create unique, emotional and resonant shots by prompting with camera terms that complements your shot’s narrative. E.g. when to use heavy or subtle shakes in your handheld shot prompts depending on the degree of intensity or intimacy the scene requires.

And loads more.

Put simply, you’re learning the tricks of real-world masters and transferring them into AI generations. This will shape your prompts, your storyboards, and — most importantly — how your audience perceives and interprets your work.