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How to build a short film from a JSON recipe with Blender Plugin

Turn a JSON recipe into shots, a timeline, a review scene and an exported video.

  • Content
  • Advanced
  • 90 minutes
  • From the README
  • Any agent

Who it is forA small-team film maker or previs lead who plans shots in a structured file and wants Blender to assemble them.

The problemAssembling many shots, a timeline and a review scene by hand for each draft is repetitive and easy to get wrong.

The outcomeShots and a timeline built from your recipe, a review scene, and an exported video.

What you need first

  • Blender 5.0 or later
  • A Scenario account with API access, an API key and its secret
  • Allow Online Access enabled under Edit > Preferences > System > Network
  • Creative Units (CU) to spend on generations and prompt helpers

Steps

  1. Install Scenario and finish the key and secret setup with Test connection.
  2. Write a JSON recipe that describes your shots.
  3. Open the Film tasks section in the Scenario panel and load the recipe.
  4. Review the shots and the timeline Blender creates, then check the review scene.
  5. Run the export from Film tasks to produce the video file in your Output Folder.

Prompt for your agent

Using the scenario-labs/blender-plugin Film tasks feature in Blender 5.0 or later, build shots and a timeline from the JSON recipe at <recipe path> and export a video. Report the shot count and the export path. Verify that the review scene and exported video both exist.

Caveat. Shots from generated video or audio still spend CU, so check the cost preview before each Generate.

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