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Lake Pontchartrain Crab

A 9:16 storyboard, 90 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.

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  1. Scene 1 · hook · 4s

    Hook

    Shot. Open tight on the finished Lake Pontchartrain Crab, 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. Lake Pontchartrain Crab. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, the Louisiana plate. Pat the food dry and sauté Lake Pontchartrain Crab in a wide pan until it takes color and the center is cooked. Do not crowd the pan. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Lake Pontchartrain Crab

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Lake Pontchartrain Crab, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Lake Pontchartrain Crab. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, the Louisiana plate. Pat the food dry and sauté Lake Pontchartrain Crab in a wide pan until it takes color and the center is cooked. Do not crowd the pan.

    On screen. Lake Pontchartrain Crab

  3. 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 crab, zucchini, yellow onion, garlic, olive oil. Measure before the pan is hot.

    On screen. Mise en place

  4. 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, Scale, Spatula, Timer.

    On screen. Wide skillet · Scale · Spatula

  5. Scene 5 · step · 7s

    Step 1

    Shot. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, step 1. 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 a scale on the counter for Lake Pontchartrain Crab. Heat the cooking vessel to medium-high, pan about 375°F / 190°C and leave it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh crab, zucchini, yellow onion, garlic, olive oil.

    On screen. Set a scale on the counter for Lake… · Heat 5 min

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, step 2. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Pat the food dry and sauté Lake Pontchartrain Crab in a wide pan until it takes color and the center is cooked. Do not crowd the pan. Add kale and flat-leaf parsley and sweet paprika with the aromatics.

    On screen. Pat the food dry and sauté Lake Pontchartrain…

  7. Scene 7 · step · 6s

    Step 3

    Shot. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, step 3. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Cook the onion and garlic first until they smell sweet and the onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Then add the crab.

    On screen. Cook the onion and garlic first until they…

  8. Scene 8 · step · 7s

    Step 4

    Shot. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, step 4. 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 Sauté 14 min in real time.

    Voiceover. Add the remaining weighed ingredients and cook Lake Pontchartrain Crab at medium-high, pan about 375°F / 190°C. Start checking at 14 minutes. Lake Pontchartrain Crab is done when the crab is browned at the edge and the thickest center is cooked through. The heat was medium-high, pan about 375°F / 190°C.

    On screen. Add the remaining weighed… · Sauté 14 min

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, step 5. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Check the thickest piece of Lake Pontchartrain Crab, not the edge. If the cue is not true, keep going a few minutes and look again.

    On screen. Check the thickest piece of Lake Pontchartrain…

  10. Scene 10 · step · 7s

    Step 6

    Shot. Lake Pontchartrain Crab, step 6. 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 Lake Pontchartrain Crab for 5 minutes, taste the salt, and serve it the way it is eaten in Louisiana.

    On screen. Rest Lake Pontchartrain Crab for 5… · Rest 5 min

  11. 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. Lake Pontchartrain Crab is done when the crab is browned at the edge and the thickest center is cooked through. The heat was medium-high, pan about 375°F / 190°C.

    On screen. Doneness

  12. 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. Lake Pontchartrain Crab looks done at the edge and is still raw in the center. Check the thickest piece and give it a few more minutes. Color is not the cue. Lake Pontchartrain Crab came out salty or dry. Weigh the salt, keep the heat at the temperature in the method, and stop at the doneness cue.

    On screen. Common fixes

  13. 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 Lake Pontchartrain Crab, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if it reheats in a pot or oven. Reheat until steaming.

    On screen. Storage

  14. 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 129 calories, with 14.3 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 129 kcal · 14.3 g protein · Healthy

  15. 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. Lake Pontchartrain Crab

  16. 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 Lake Pontchartrain Crab 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.