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Rice beside the stew
A 9:16 storyboard, 76 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.
Scene 1 · hook · 4s
Hook
Shot. Open tight on the finished Rice beside the stew, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.
Voiceover. Rice beside the stew. Rice beside the stew, a dish from Cameroon (Riz). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Rice beside the stew
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Rice beside the stew, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Rice beside the stew. Rice beside the stew, a dish from Cameroon (Riz).
On screen. Rice beside the stew
Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s
Mise en place
Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.
Voiceover. Set out dry jasmine rice, water, kosher salt, neutral oil. Measure before the pan is hot.
On screen. Mise en place
Scene 4 · equipment · 5s
Equipment
Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.
Voiceover. You need Heavy pot, Scale, Wooden spoon, Ladle.
On screen. Heavy pot · Scale · Wooden spoon
Scene 5 · step · 6s
Step 1
Shot. Photoreal mise en place for the finished dish Rice beside the stew, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, Cameroon home kitchen, natural side light, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Set a heavy pot over medium heat. For Rice beside the stew, start here: rinse the rice and simmer it covered until the steam holes appear.
On screen. Set a heavy pot over medium heat. For Rice…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Rice beside the stew at the middle of cooking, simmer, steam or sheen on this exact dish, no text, no hands covering the food, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Cook 18 min in real time.
Voiceover. Rinse the rice and simmer it covered until the steam holes appear.
On screen. Rinse the rice and simmer it… · Cook 18 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Rice beside the stew in its cooking vessel just as it finishes, a spoon lifting one portion of this dish, no text, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. The liquid should be quiet and the center tender. Stop when this is true of Rice beside the stew: Rinse the rice and simmer it covered until the steam holes appear.
On screen. The liquid should be quiet and the center…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Rice beside the stew on a ceramic plate, three-quarter view, natural window light, the whole finished dish in frame, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Ladle it into warm bowls. Rice beside the stew is eaten in Cameroon as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Ladle it into warm bowls. Rice beside the stew…
Scene 9 · doneness · 6s
How you know it is done
Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.
Voiceover. Rice beside the stew is done when the thickest piece is tender and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 10 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Rice beside the stew looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Rice beside the stew spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 11 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Rice beside the stew, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
On screen. Storage
Scene 12 · nutrition · 5s
Nutrition lower third
Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.
Voiceover. One serving is about 336 calories, with 5.3 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 336 kcal · 5.3 g protein · Moderate
Scene 13 · plate · 5s
Plate and close
Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.
Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.
On screen. Rice beside the stew
Scene 14 · cta · 4s
Close
Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.
Voiceover. Cook Rice beside the stew from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.
On screen. Cook it from the recipe
Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.