AI filmmaking & pre-production terms
Clear definitions of the concepts behind AI video pre-production — what they mean and how they fit into the workflow.
AI Pre-Production
AI pre-production is the use of AI to handle the planning stages of filmmaking — developing the idea, writing the scenario, structuring it into scenes and beats, designing characters and locations, and generating cinematic shots — before any final video is produced.
Beat
A beat is a single moment of action within a scene — one distinct thing that happens. In AI pre-production, each beat becomes a shot that can be visualized as an image and turned into video.
Scene
A scene is a unit of a story that takes place in a single location and continuous time. In AI pre-production, scenes are the top-level structure a scenario is divided into, each containing one or more beats.
Shot
A shot is a single continuous view from one camera setup — defined by its framing, angle, and movement. In AI pre-production, a shot is generated for each beat to visualize how that moment is filmed.
콘티 (촬영 콘티)
콘티(촬영 콘티)는 영상을 찍기 전에 각 컷의 화면 구성·앵글·동작을 미리 시각화한 촬영 계획으로, 콘티뉴이티(continuity)에서 온 한국 영상업계 용어입니다. 흔히 스토리보드와 같은 의미로 쓰입니다.