A shot list for videos with no face on camera
Faceless Shorts, Reels and TikToks live or die on visuals that change often enough to hold attention. Paste your voiceover script and this tool splits it into beats timed to your speaking pace, one new shot every few seconds. For each beat you get the time range, the exact lines spoken, a shot type to vary the pacing, keywords to search in a stock footage library, and a ready-to-use text-to-image prompt in a vertical 9:16 composition.
How the timing works
Spoken pace is measured in words per second. Most narration sits around 2.5 words a second, slower for calm explainers and faster for energetic edits. The tool divides the script by words per shot, so a three second shot at a normal pace holds about eight words. The total runtime shown is an estimate, so record your voiceover and adjust the pace setting to match the real length.
Using the shot list
- Search the footage keywords in a stock library or your own clips, and favour footage that matches the idea of the line rather than the literal words.
- Paste the image prompts into an image generator if you prefer generated stills, and add slow zooms or pans to give them movement.
- Keep the shot types varied: alternate close-ups, wide shots, screen recordings and text overlays.
- Put a hook in the first three seconds and check the last beat lands your call to action.
Limits
Keywords are picked by word frequency and length, not by understanding the meaning, so treat them as starting points and replace any that miss the point. Respect licences when you use stock footage or generated images, and check each platform's rules on AI-generated or repurposed content before posting.