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Banana and peanuts
A 9:16 storyboard, 76 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.
Scene 1 · hook · 4s
Hook
Shot. Open tight on the finished Banana and peanuts, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.
Voiceover. Banana and peanuts. Banana and peanuts, a dish from Burundi (Breakfast). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Banana and peanuts
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Banana and peanuts, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Banana and peanuts. Banana and peanuts, a dish from Burundi (Breakfast).
On screen. Banana and peanuts
Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s
Mise en place
Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.
Voiceover. Set out banana, unsweetened peanut butter, kosher salt. Measure before the pan is hot.
On screen. Mise en place
Scene 4 · equipment · 5s
Equipment
Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.
Voiceover. You need Scale, Mixing bowl, Sharp knife.
On screen. Scale · Mixing bowl · Sharp knife
Scene 5 · step · 6s
Step 1
Shot. Photoreal mise en place for the finished dish Banana and peanuts, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, Burundi home kitchen, natural side light, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Chill the bowl. Wash anything that will be eaten raw. For Banana and peanuts, start here: mash ripe banana with a spoon of peanut butter.
On screen. Chill the bowl. Wash anything that will be…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Banana and peanuts at the middle of cooking, no-cook, steam or sheen on this exact dish, no text, no hands covering the food, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Cook 5 min in real time.
Voiceover. Mash ripe banana with a spoon of peanut butter. Keep the salt tiny.
On screen. Mash ripe banana with a spoon of… · Cook 5 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Banana and peanuts in its cooking vessel just as it finishes, a spoon lifting one portion of this dish, no text, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Taste for salt and acid before it goes to the table. Stop when this is true of Banana and peanuts: Mash ripe banana with a spoon of peanut butter. Keep the salt tiny.
On screen. Taste for salt and acid before it goes to the…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Banana and peanuts on a ceramic plate, three-quarter view, natural window light, the whole finished dish in frame, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Serve cold, in the bowl it was dressed in. Banana and peanuts is eaten in Burundi as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Serve cold, in the bowl it was dressed in.…
Scene 9 · doneness · 6s
How you know it is done
Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.
Voiceover. Banana and peanuts is done when it looks like the finished plate in the last step, with the seasoning tasted and adjusted.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 10 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Banana and peanuts looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Banana and peanuts spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 11 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Banana and peanuts, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
On screen. Storage
Scene 12 · nutrition · 5s
Nutrition lower third
Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.
Voiceover. One serving is about 171 calories, with 5.5 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 171 kcal · 5.5 g protein · Moderate
Scene 13 · plate · 5s
Plate and close
Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.
Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.
On screen. Banana and peanuts
Scene 14 · cta · 4s
Close
Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.
Voiceover. Cook Banana and peanuts from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.
On screen. Cook it from the recipe
Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.