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Warm potato salad
A 9:16 storyboard, 91 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 Warm potato salad, 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. Warm potato salad. Warm potato salad, a dish from Germany (Kartoffelsalat). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Warm potato salad
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Warm potato salad, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Warm potato salad. Warm potato salad, a dish from Germany (Kartoffelsalat).
On screen. Warm potato salad
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 potato, cooked bacon, yellow onion, white vinegar, dijon mustard. 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 · 7s
Step 1
Shot. Warm potato salad: weighed ingredients beside the heating pan. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Heat 5 min in real time.
Voiceover. Set out a scale and the equipment for Warm potato salad. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh potato, cooked bacon, yellow onion, white vinegar, dijon mustard, low-sodium vegetable broth, kosher salt, scallion. Warm potato salad is cooked in Germany as its own dish. Toss warm potatoes with a hot vinegar and bacon dressing. It should not be creamy. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
On screen. Set out a scale and the equipment… · Heat 5 min
Scene 6 · step · 6s
Step 2
Shot. Warm potato salad: ingredients prepped and the pan at heat. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Warm potato salad is cooked in germany. Also called Kartoffelsalat. Skim the foam once, then stop stirring so the broth stays clear.
On screen. Warm potato salad is cooked in germany. Also…
Scene 7 · step · 7s
Step 3
Shot. Warm potato salad: aromatics and the main ingredient in the pan. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Build the base in real time.
Voiceover. Cook the aromatics first, then the main ingredient for Warm potato salad, until the edges take a little color. Add the herb at the end so it stays green and fragrant.
On screen. Cook the aromatics first, then the… · Build the base
Scene 8 · step · 7s
Step 4
Shot. Warm potato salad: simmering or roasting until the cue. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Simmer 37 min in real time.
Voiceover. Add the remaining weighed foods and cook Warm potato salad at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 37 minutes. Warm potato salad is done when the thickest piece yields to a fork and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
On screen. Add the remaining weighed foods and… · Simmer 37 min
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Step 5
step · germany
Scene 9 · step · 6s
Step 5
Shot. Warm potato salad: checking the center for doneness. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Check the center of Warm potato salad, not the edge. If the cue is not true yet, give it a few more minutes and look again. Opening a lid or an oven door early drops the heat.
On screen. Check the center of Warm potato salad, not the…
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Step 6
step · germany
Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Warm potato salad: rested and ready to plate. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Rest 5 min in real time.
Voiceover. Rest Warm potato salad for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in germany, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Warm potato salad in this shot order and no other: hands shaping a loaf or patty; brine covering every vegetable in the jar; the main piece taking a deep browning; herbs cut in at the end. Slate words for the editor: dough, trivet, ribbon, ivory, amber, pebble, fork, yeast, shimmer, kilnfire.
On screen. Rest Warm potato salad for 5… · Rest 5 min
Scene 11 · 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. Warm potato salad is done when the thickest piece yields to a fork and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 12 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Warm potato salad looks done at the edge and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue, not the color. Check the thickest piece and give it a few more minutes. Warm potato salad turned out salty, dry, or watery. Weigh the salt and the liquid next time. Keep the heat at the temperature in the method, and stop when the doneness cue appears.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 13 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Warm potato salad, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven. Reheat leftovers until steaming.
On screen. Storage
Scene 14 · 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 679 calories, with 39.5 grams of protein. Pai marks it Indulgent.
On screen. 679 kcal · 39.5 g protein · Indulgent
Scene 15 · 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. Warm potato salad
Scene 16 · 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 Warm potato salad 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.