The simplest pasta may be the hardest one for AI to sell. No heavy sauce to hide behind, only garlic, olive oil, chili, and glossy strands. This is my 20-second aglio e olio test. Full prompt below. 👇 Did it make you hungry? SCENE 1A — PREP → BOIL → INFUSE SHOT STRUCTURE: 10 shots, 10 seconds, vertical 9:16, exactly as listed, no added shots. REFS: @Image1 = production storyboard. Controls recipe order, ingredients, cookware, chef hands with black sleeves, dark professional kitchen, light direction and food appearance only. Every shot uses fresh full-frame live-action composition; the printed grid and typography remain reference metadata. GLOBAL STYLE NOTES: setting: contemporary Italian fine-dining kitchen during evening service; stainless pass and active cookware isolated against a near-dark working kitchen with distant chefs in layered haze. lighting_philosophy: focused diffused top-side light follows the active zone; soft volumetric backlight reveals steam and oil droplets. color_grade: 70mm IMAX film still, large-format cinematography, epic dynamic range, ultra sharp fine grain, immersive cinematic scale, deep detail, f/16, deep focus, everything sharp front to back, anamorphic lens, edge-to-edge sharpness, soft lighting, low contrast, diffused light, hazy atmosphere, volumetric light, visible light in air, clean saturated shadows, controlled crisp blacks, healthy rich skin, vibrant midtones, glossy highlights, bright pop speculars, very high saturation, bold vivid palette. characters: chef’s clean hands and forearms, black fine-dining jacket; keep wardrobe and anatomy identical throughout. ambience: synchronized cooking SFX only—knife, boil, oil, steel and ventilation; music, voices and visible text stay absent. SEQUENCE LIST: SHOT 1 (0.0–0.7s) HOOK — ECU macro, pan-rim low angle, profile 90°, 29° short telephoto. Fast micro push-in as thin garlic touches olive oil, first bubbles race around it and a chili ring hovers above; close delicate sizzle. Exit on the ring shape. (MATCH CUT TO) SHOT 2 (0.7–1.4s) — CU bird’s-eye, diagonal three-quarter, 47° standard. Short overhead drift across spaghettoni, garlic, chili, parsley, breadcrumbs, salt and EVOO as the chef slides the oil bottle into light; glass tap and pasta rustle. (CUT TO) SHOT 3 (1.4–2.4s) — Macro CU high angle, three-quarter 45°, 29°. Lateral track follows a wooden spoon sweeping breadcrumbs through oil until irregularly golden, then into a steel bowl; granular scrape and crisp crackle. (CUTTING ON ACTION TO) SHOT 4 (2.4–3.2s) — ECU high angle, rear three-quarter 135°, 29°. Slider follows the knife producing uniform translucent garlic coins; rhythmic board ticks. Exit on blade reflection. (MATCH CUT TO) SHOT 5 (3.2–4.0s) — Macro low angle, three-quarter 45°, 29°. Locked frame as glossy red chili becomes narrow rings and seeds scatter; two crisp cuts. Exit on the knife gathering rings. (CUTTING ON ACTION TO) SHOT 6 (4.0–4.8s) — CU overhead diagonal, 47°. Small clockwise orbit as a rocking knife finely chops parsley into a vivid green mound; rapid herb cuts. Boiling sound enters early. (J-CUT TO) SHOT 7 (4.8–5.8s) — MCU high angle, three-quarter 45°, 47°. Tilt down with sea salt falling into rolling water; crystals vanish and steam fills the beam. Exit on downward salt motion. (MATCH ON MOVEMENT TO) SHOT 8 (5.8–6.8s) — CU low pot-rim angle, rear three-quarter 135°, 47°. Controlled push-in as rigid spaghettoni fan into boiling water and bend gradually; boil surges and pasta rustles. (MATCH CUT TO) SHOT 9 (6.8–7.8s) — ECU macro pan-rim low angle, three-quarter 45°, 29°. Slow lateral slide follows green-gold EVOO spreading across the cool sauté pan around waiting garlic; viscous pour. (CUT TO) SHOT 10 (7.8–10.0s) SIGNATURE — Extreme macro vessel-rim elevation, profile 90°, 29°. Slow arc follows the pan swirl: controlled bubbles surround each garlic coin as it becomes translucent pale gold while staying flat and distinct. End with red chili rings entering the upper edge, suspended just before contact; fine sizzle holds into Part 2. SCENE 1B — BLOOM → EMULSIFY → TOSS → SERVE SHOT STRUCTURE: 9 shots, 10 seconds, vertical 9:16, exactly as listed, no added shots. REFS: @Image1 = production storyboard. Controls recipe order, ingredients, cookware, chef hands with black sleeves, dark professional kitchen, light direction, plating and finished-dish appearance only. Every shot uses fresh full-frame live-action composition; the printed grid and typography remain reference metadata. GLOBAL STYLE NOTES: setting: continue the identical Italian fine-dining kitchen, stainless pass, wide sauté pan, pasta pot and dark ceramic plate from Part 1. lighting_philosophy: the same focused diffused top-side light follows pan and plate; volumetric backlight makes steam, sauce and falling crumbs readable. color_grade: 70mm IMAX film still, large-format cinematography, epic dynamic range, ultra sharp fine grain, immersive cinematic scale, deep detail, f/16, deep focus, everything sharp front to back, anamorphic lens, edge-to-edge sharpness, soft lighting, low contrast, diffused light, hazy atmosphere, volumetric light, visible light in air, clean saturated shadows, controlled crisp blacks, healthy rich skin, vibrant midtones, glossy highlights, bright pop speculars, very high saturation, bold vivid palette. continuity: begin with pale-gold garlic bubbling in EVOO and the same chili rings descending from Part 1; garlic colour, pasta quantity and utensil positions progress naturally. The completed plate appears only in the resolution. ambience: synchronized cooking SFX only—oil, boil, tongs, pan, herbs, crumbs and ceramic; music, voices and visible text stay absent. SEQUENCE LIST: SHOT 1 (0.0–0.8s) — ECU slight high angle, three-quarter 45°, 29° short telephoto. Quick tilt follows descending chili rings as they land among pale-gold garlic; bubbles intensify briefly and crimson oil blooms. Exit on the rising sizzle. (HARD CUT TO) SHOT 2 (0.8–1.8s) — CU high angle, profile 90°, 47° standard. Vertical tracking lift follows tongs pulling firm glistening spaghettoni from boiling water; droplets fall as the infused pan waits beyond. Exit on the downward drip. (CUT TO) SHOT 3 (1.8–2.6s) — Macro high angle, three-quarter 45°, 29°. Tight follow move as a metal ladle scoops cloudy starch-rich water, then arcs toward the pan; water scoop and one clean drip. (MATCH ON MOVEMENT TO) SHOT 4 (2.6–3.8s) — MCU slight high angle, rear three-quarter 135°, 47°. Curved track from pot to pan as tongs lower steaming spaghettoni into garlic-chili oil; strands descend in a golden curtain and land with a wet hiss. (CUTTING ON ACTION TO) SHOT 5 (3.8–5.2s) SIGNATURE — ECU macro pan-rim low angle, profile 90°, 29°. Static macro holds while cloudy pasta water streams into hot oil and vigorous tong movement turns separate liquids into a pale-gold glossy emulsion coating every strand; bubbling and steel scrape. Exit on the first pan snap. (SMASH CUT TO) SHOT 6 (5.2–6.8s) CLIMAX — CU low angle, three-quarter 45°, 47°. Fast push follows one controlled pan toss: the complete spaghetti wave rises in an arc with distinct glossy strands, garlic coins and chili rings, then lands into silky sauce; pan scrape and soft sauce slap. Exit on the circular landing motion. (MATCH CUT TO) SHOT 7 (6.8–8.0s) — CU high angle, three-quarter 45°, 47°. Slow clockwise orbit as chopped parsley and a thin raw-EVOO stream fold through the pasta, then tongs twist it into a tall clean nest on the dark plate in one continuous action; herb fall and ceramic contact. (CUT TO) SHOT 8 (8.0–8.8s) — Macro slight high angle, profile 90°, 29°. Gentle lateral move follows the chef’s fingers releasing a narrow shower of crisp golden pangrattato over the pasta peak; individual crumbs remain airborne. Exit as the hand clears frame. (L-CUT TO) SHOT 9 (8.8–10.0s) RESOLUTION — Hero CU low angle, three-quarter 45°, 29°. The finished aglio, olio e peperoncino sits unobstructed: glossy separate spaghettoni, translucent pale-gold garlic, red chili, parsley and crisp crumbs. Gentle push-in becomes a locked final hold while subtle steam crosses the light and kitchen ambience recedes.