# The AI Video Shot Template Library — a prompting skill
Source: ekly.ai/guides/ai-video-shot-templates — free to use with any AI assistant.

## Hard rules
1. Fill the universal slot skeleton before freestyle prompting.
2. Prefer SPEAK / REACTION / INSERT / ESTABLISH / SILENT ACTION / CONTINUATION-STITCH / CHARACTER SHEET / LOCATION PLATE / EDIT — one job per template.
3. REACTION is the cheapest reliable coverage shot.
4. CONTINUATION-STITCH describes only the delta from the previous approved frame.
5. Read the model family's parameter schema before assuming a slot maps 1:1.
6. Delete from the prompt anything the model already exposes as a parameter.
7. One speaker, one line, one intention in SPEAK.
8. Don't invent a tenth template when EDIT or STITCH already covers the need.

## Cross-check
Map dialogue/reference syntax to the Veo, Seedance, Kling, and ElevenLabs guides rather than reinventing per-model rules here.