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Prompt: hold a final frame that remains useful when paused

Use this prompt to end an educational sequence on a useful reference view. Gather the necessary information and stop movement before asking viewers to inspect it.

By AnimroUpdated 2 min readAI-assisted · independently agent-reviewed

Who this is for: Motion producers writing precise creative and educational briefs.

What to prepare

  • Approved conclusion and complete diagram/chart
  • Essential legend, units and source note
  • Final hold duration and target playback size

Copyable creative brief

An authored planning example. Replace illustrative details with your approved product facts and assets.

Plan the final portion of a 30-second educational sequence around REFERENCE_VIEW. Bring together CONCLUSION, ESSENTIAL_LEGEND and SOURCE_NOTE without introducing a new claim, new example or unrelated call to action. Preserve the approved data values, diagram relationships and qualifications from the preceding explanation.

Complete all necessary movement before FINAL_HOLD begins. Keep text, axes, labels and reference notes still for that hold. Remove decorative drift that competes with inspection. Arrange the conclusion as the primary statement, the diagram or chart as evidence and the legend/source as readable support. Do not compress the supporting material into tiny text to make room for a larger closing slogan.

Check the frame at the actual expected playback size and as a paused image. A viewer should be able to identify what is shown, how to read its symbols and where the factual information came from. If the complete reference is too dense, simplify the conclusion or provide a separate supporting reference rather than making the final frame misleadingly incomplete.

Make it your own

REFERENCE_VIEW
Supply the complete approved chart, diagram or staged summary.
CONCLUSION
Use the existing conclusion, with no stronger closing claim.
ESSENTIAL_LEGEND and SOURCE_NOTE
Retain definitions and provenance required for interpretation.
FINAL_HOLD
Specify a still reading interval within the total plan.

Fill a final diagram view

An illustrative mechanism lesson ends with inlet, chamber, valve and outlet labels, arrows showing approved connections and the sentence “The valve controls this channel.” The source or illustrative-status note stays visible. The ending does not suddenly add a performance claim.

Adapt a dense reference

For many labels, use a separate reference image alongside the film and keep the final frame focused on the lesson's necessary subset. State what the subset covers. For a shorter version, protect the final hold by removing an earlier decorative transition rather than rushing the reference.

Correct an unstable ending

If labels keep entering during the hold, move their arrival earlier. If the last audio cue or fade cuts off reading, delay it or end on a still state. If the closing headline contradicts the source qualification, restore the approved wording and review the strongest frame.

Review checklist

  • All informative movement finishes before the hold.
  • The final conclusion adds no unsupported claim.
  • Legend and source remain readable.
  • The paused frame makes sense without the preceding animation.
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