CASE FILE Trailer Structure Β§6/6 ← FILES DOSSIER PRINT
Task

Draft Beat Sheet

Write a beat sheet for a 60-second trailer on this topic: [insert your film, game, product, or cause]. A beat sheet is a numbered list of 8–12 narrative or spectacle moments, each 2–8 seconds, sequenced to persuade a viewer to take action (watch, buy, join, care). For each beat, name:

  • The visual or audio moment (what the viewer sees and hears)
  • The emotion or thought it plants
  • Approximate duration

Start with your inciting incident (what draws attention) and end with your payoff (title card, final image, or call to action). Use your AI partner to brainstorm beat options, test emotional sequencing, and refine timing. Submit your final beat sheet as a numbered list with 3 fields per beat. The goal is a sheet a director or editor could hand to a visual effects team and say, 'Build the cut to this rhythm.'

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