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Five-spice roast duck
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 Five-spice roast duck, 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. Five-spice roast duck. Five-spice roast duck, a dish from China (烤鸭). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Five-spice roast duck
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Five-spice roast duck, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Five-spice roast duck. Five-spice roast duck, a dish from China (烤鸭).
On screen. Five-spice roast duck
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 duck breast, skinless, five-spice powder, soy sauce, honey, fresh ginger. 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 Oven, Sheet pan, Scale, Tongs, Cooling rack.
On screen. Oven · Sheet pan · Scale
Scene 5 · step · 6s
Step 1
Shot. Photoreal mise en place for the finished dish Five-spice roast duck, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, China 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. Heat the oven and put the pan in so the food starts on a hot surface. For Five-spice roast duck, start here: score the skin, rub it with five-spice and soy, and roast until the skin is lacquered.
On screen. Heat the oven and put the pan in so the food…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Five-spice roast duck at the middle of cooking, roast, 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 50 min in real time.
Voiceover. Score the skin, rub it with five-spice and soy, and roast until the skin is lacquered.
On screen. Score the skin, rub it with… · Cook 50 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Five-spice roast duck 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 outside should color and the center should reach a safe temperature. Stop when this is true of Five-spice roast duck: Score the skin, rub it with five-spice and soy, and roast until the skin is lacquered.
On screen. The outside should color and the center should…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Five-spice roast duck 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. Rest, then carve or spoon onto plates. Five-spice roast duck is eaten in China as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Rest, then carve or spoon onto plates.…
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. Five-spice roast duck is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.
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. Five-spice roast duck 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. Five-spice roast duck 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 Five-spice roast duck, 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 179 calories, with 19.1 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 179 kcal · 19.1 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. Five-spice roast duck
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 Five-spice roast duck 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.