Filmmaking intelligence
Upload a reference video. Shot Theory breaks down its shots, cinematography, pacing, sound, and edit—then helps you apply the craft to something original.
Your camera. Your footage. Your edit. Shot Theory explains the craft.
What filmmakers can expect
Learn transferable craft and use it to make original work.
AI studies the reference. You create the finished video.
Get frame-level details and instructions you can take to set and timeline.
From reference to production
Shot Theory turns a saved video into a structured filmmaking report you can actually use.
Understand duration in seconds and frames, framing, camera angle, estimated focal length, camera and subject movement, lighting direction, stabilization, and transition timing.
MEDIUM CLOSE-UP
38 FRAMES · 35–50MM
SLOW HANDHELD PUSH
FOREGROUND WIPE OUT
SFX −4 FRAMES
Map shot count, average duration, pacing changes, music alignment, sound cues, and where the edit deliberately accelerates or breathes.
Get practical edit points, retiming, speed ramps, stabilization, masks, motion blur, sound placement, Text+ timing, and color direction.
Adapted to you
Save the kit you own, enable Solo Shooter Mode, and receive achievable alternatives. Then generate an original shot plan inspired by the technique—not a duplicate of the work.
Solo alternatives enabled
Simple monthly plans
Start with two free analyses. Upgrade when Shot Theory becomes part of your creative process.
Explore the fundamentals
$0/month
For active solo filmmakers
$29/month
For client work and small teams
$79/month
The details
AI analyzes. Filmmakers create.
Turn your next saved reference into practical filmmaking knowledge—and your own original production plan.