Map the structure of a song

Before you start

Use the exact audio version you intend to upload. Keep a player with elapsed time visible and open a note for markers. A remastered version, extra silence or a new introduction can shift every later marker.

Steps

1. Listen once from start to finish. Write a plain description of the emotional movement, such as quiet opening, tense verse and open chorus. Avoid planning every camera move during this first pass.
2. Listen again and record the start of the intro, verse, chorus, bridge and ending where those sections exist. Mark the lyric or instrument that identifies each change. Use the BPM tapper when a rough tempo reference helps, then confirm cuts by listening.
3. Open Create, add the final file and select the intended passage. Record its start time separately. Scene timings within a selected passage must be understood alongside their position in the full song.
4. Generate the Storyboard and compare the scene ranges with your markers. Rewrite descriptions so the visual action supports the relevant section. Follow storyboard revision for script changes; use an external timeline editor if you need precise manual cuts beyond the available controls.

Worked example

An example map might read: 00:00 intro, 00:18 verse, 00:42 chorus, 01:08 instrumental break. These are invented practice times, not markers for your song. If you select 00:42 to 00:54, the first frame of your video belongs to the chorus entrance, not the track's opening.

Check the result

You should have a small set of verified markers and one selected audio region. Replay a few seconds on both sides of each change. Use the map when following the complete production guide, especially before generating longer sequences.

If something goes wrong

If the tempo drifts, do not force every cut onto an evenly spaced grid. Live performances can vary. If the scene length cannot match a desired lyric ending, choose an action that can hold through the cut and finish precise timing in an editor.