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Shan noodles
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 Shan noodles, 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. Shan noodles. Shan noodles, a dish from Myanmar (ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Shan noodles
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Shan noodles, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Shan noodles. Shan noodles, a dish from Myanmar (ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ).
On screen. Shan noodles
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 rice noodle, chicken thigh, tomato, unsweetened peanut butter, garlic. 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 Wide skillet or wok, Scale, Spatula.
On screen. Wide skillet or wok · Scale · Spatula
Scene 5 · step · 6s
Step 1
Shot. Photoreal mise en place for the finished dish Shan noodles, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, Myanmar 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 a wok until it is very hot and have every ingredient within reach. For Shan noodles, start here: toss noodles with chicken and a tomato-peanut sauce.
On screen. Heat a wok until it is very hot and have every…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Shan noodles at the middle of cooking, stir-fry, 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 15 min in real time.
Voiceover. Toss noodles with chicken and a tomato-peanut sauce.
On screen. Toss noodles with chicken and a… · Cook 15 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Shan noodles 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. Take it off while the vegetables are still bright. Stop when this is true of Shan noodles: Toss noodles with chicken and a tomato-peanut sauce.
On screen. Take it off while the vegetables are still…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Shan noodles 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. Tip it onto a warm plate immediately. Shan noodles is eaten in Myanmar as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Tip it onto a warm plate immediately. Shan…
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. Shan noodles 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. Shan noodles 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. Shan noodles 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 Shan noodles, 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 588 calories, with 35.6 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 588 kcal · 35.6 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. Shan noodles
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 Shan noodles 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.