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Roasted sweet potato
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 Roasted sweet potato, 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. Roasted sweet potato. Roasted sweet potato, a dish from Papua New Guinea (kaukau). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Roasted sweet potato
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Roasted sweet potato, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Roasted sweet potato. Roasted sweet potato, a dish from Papua New Guinea (kaukau).
On screen. Roasted sweet potato
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 sweet potato, kosher salt, neutral oil, scallion. 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 Roasted sweet potato, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, Papua New Guinea 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 Roasted sweet potato, start here: roast the sweet potato until the inside is fluffy and the skin blisters.
On screen. Heat the oven and put the pan in so the food…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Roasted sweet potato 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 30 min in real time.
Voiceover. Roast the sweet potato until the inside is fluffy and the skin blisters.
On screen. Roast the sweet potato until the… · Cook 30 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Roasted sweet potato 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 Roasted sweet potato: Roast the sweet potato until the inside is fluffy and the skin blisters.
On screen. The outside should color and the center should…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Roasted sweet potato 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. Roasted sweet potato is eaten in Papua New Guinea as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Rest, then carve or spoon onto plates. Roasted…
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. Roasted sweet potato 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. Roasted sweet potato 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. Roasted sweet potato 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 Roasted sweet potato, 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 162 calories, with 2 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.
On screen. 162 kcal · 2 g protein · Healthy
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. Roasted sweet potato
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 Roasted sweet potato 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.