Films · Lesson 2 of 6
How to write a timed shot list for Kling 4.0
Kling 4.0 films a whole scene from one prompt: write each shot with its seconds, put the dialogue in quotes and set the length.
You need: An idea for a scene with two or three shots.
Step by step
Open Kling 4.0
It films scenes up to 30 seconds long, with dialogue and sound, from one prompt. Start and end frames and a reference clip are optional.
Write the shots with their seconds
"0-4s: wide shot of a neon night market in the rain, steam rising from a noodle stall, slow push-in. 4-8s: close-up of the cook, an older woman with silver hair, she flips the noodles and calls out
Last bowl of the night!
8-10s: a young customer laughs and lifts her bowl, warm light, rain and sizzling sounds."
Set the length to match
Open the length control and set 10 seconds, the end of your last shot. The price on Generate updates: 65 credits at 1080p.
Generate
Press Generate. The scene renders with every cut, the spoken line and the sound, and lands in your history. Press Save to keep it.
Why it works
- One action per shot. A shot that asks for two things usually does neither.
- Name the sounds you want: rain, sizzling, a crowd. Kling 4.0 makes them with the picture.
Made this way
Your practice task
Rewrite the same scene with the cook speaking first, then compare the two takes.
Read the transcript(1:44)
Direct a 10-second scene with dialogue in Kling 4.0 using a timed shot list and one generation Open Kling 4.0 in PixelDojo. It can film whole scenes up to 30 seconds long with dialogue and sound. Here, we'll build a shorter scene by writing three timed shots In the prompt, write the scene as a timed shot list Start with 0-4 seconds. A wide shot of a rainy night market with steam rising from a noodle stall From 4-8 seconds, move close to the cook and put her line in quotes Last bowl of the night. Then, from 8-10, have the customer laugh and lift her bowl Now open the length control and set it to 10 seconds. This matches the full timeline in the prompt from the opening market shot to the customer's laugh at the end. Check the resolution and price before generating. This scene is set to 1080p, full HD. With the length at 10 seconds, the generate button now shows 65 credits. Press generate to start filming the scene. The green confirmation tells you generation has started and a new card appears in history with the opening words of your shot list. The card currently says starting. Watch history for progress while Kling processes the timed shots, dialogue, and sound. Once generation finishes, your clip will be available there to review. Last bowl of the night. You've timed the shots, added dialogue, and generated a scene. Next, try a different conversation with the same structure.