Plan a short animation, shot by shot
Build one story change
Give a short film one clear change. A character finds a prop, struggles to use it, then discovers a new purpose for it. Write the beginning, complication and resolution as three sentences before dividing them into shots.
Write a concrete shot list
Make the shot list concrete: duration, camera, entering pose, main action and exiting pose. Reuse the same character drawing module across shots. If color represents emotion, define those colors before rendering, and use a visible transition at the story turning point.
Check the cuts before export
Preview the whole film as a contact sheet. Then inspect frames immediately before and after cuts for placement, scale and color continuity. Export the approved frames, add a separately checked soundtrack if desired, and verify the final MP4. A staged process allows revision without rebuilding every shot.
A 40-second paper-cut story
Help me plan an original paper-cut animation about [THEME], around 40 seconds long. Propose a three-act story, one small recurring prop, and a clear color-to-emotion rule. Agree on the story before coding. Draw a character sheet in code for approval. Use Canvas functions shotN(ctx, t), shared character modules, cached backgrounds and seeded paper textures; no external images. Preview a grid of frames for each shot and compare both sides of every cut. After approval, render frames and assemble an MP4 with ffmpeg. Compose an original music-box melody and soft pad in code, matching the story beats; measure the final audio around -16 to -18 LUFS. Show each stage before continuing. Do not assume a coding assistant can finish this in one request.