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Sour cherry soup
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 Sour cherry soup, 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. Sour cherry soup. Sour cherry soup (hideg meggyleves), a Summer dish from Hungary. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Sour cherry soup
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Sour cherry soup, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Sour cherry soup. Sour cherry soup (hideg meggyleves), a Summer dish from Hungary.
On screen. Sour cherry soup
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 cherry, granulated sugar, sour cream, ground cinnamon, lemon juice. 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. Sour cherry soup: 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 Sour cherry soup. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh cherry, granulated sugar, sour cream, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, cornstarch, kosher salt, olive oil. Sour cherry soup is cooked in Summer as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Simmer cherries with sugar, lemon, and cinnamon, thicken lightly, and chill with sour cream. Sweet cherries and lemon stand in for sour cherries. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
On screen. Set out a scale and the equipment… · Heat 5 min
Scene 6 · step · 6s
Step 2
Shot. Sour cherry soup: ingredients prepped and the pan at heat. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Sour cherry soup is cooked in hungary. Also called hideg meggyleves. Add the herb at the end so it stays green and fragrant.
On screen. Sour cherry soup is cooked in hungary. Also…
Scene 7 · step · 7s
Step 3
Shot. Sour cherry soup: 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 Sour cherry soup, until the edges take a little color. Tomato sauce is ready when it looks darker and a spoon leaves a brief line.
On screen. Cook the aromatics first, then the… · Build the base
Scene 8 · step · 7s
Step 4
Shot. Sour cherry soup: 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 43 min in real time.
Voiceover. Add the remaining weighed foods and cook Sour cherry soup at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 43 minutes. Sour cherry soup 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 43 min
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Step 5
step · hungary
Scene 9 · step · 6s
Step 5
Shot. Sour cherry soup: checking the center for doneness. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Check the center of Sour cherry soup, 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 Sour cherry soup, not the…
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Step 6
step · hungary
Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Sour cherry soup: 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 Sour cherry soup for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in hungary, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Sour cherry soup in this shot order and no other: brine covering every vegetable in the jar; liquid going in and lifting the fond; steam rising off the finished plate; a colander and a cloud of steam. Slate words for the editor: pebble, enamel, trivet, reduce, glaze, vapor, linen, apron, peel, honeyed.
On screen. Rest Sour cherry soup 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. Sour cherry soup 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. Sour cherry soup 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. Sour cherry soup 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 Sour cherry soup, 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 146 calories, with 1.2 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 146 kcal · 1.2 g protein · Moderate
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 bowls. Eat while it is at its best.
On screen. Sour cherry soup
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 Sour cherry soup 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.