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Paper cut

The story is told in a tunnel book of cut card: each sentence is one layered scene, a red thread sews round what happens, and the camera flies through the frame into the next scene.

Paper cut across the eight document kinds

It suits 2 kinds; for the other 6, another format works better. The sentence on a row that does not suit is the note the panel shows on that document.

Dates and order of eventssuitsPlaces and layoutssuitsConcepts and processesbetter: WhiteboardSteps and rulesbetter: Clay figuresNumbers and databetter: Summary presentationParts and structurebetter: WhiteboardContracts and legislationbetter: Document walk-throughProducts and featuresbetter: Showcase

  1. Dates and order of events — suits

    a history text, a calendar, transition periods.

  2. Places and layouts — suits

    a site plan, a route, geography, a map, a mountain, a sea or a region.

  3. Concepts and processes — does not suit

    “This document explains a concept; Paper cut works better on stories and on how a historical episode unfolded. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Whiteboard

  4. Steps and rules — does not suit

    “This document explains steps and rules; Paper cut works better on stories and on how a historical episode unfolded. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Clay figures

  5. Numbers and data — does not suit

    “This document explains numbers and data; Paper cut works better on stories and on how a historical episode unfolded. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Summary presentation

  6. Parts and structure — does not suit

    “This document explains the inner structure of something; Paper cut works better on stories and on how a historical episode unfolded. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Whiteboard

  7. Contracts and legislation — does not suit

    “This document is a text such as a contract or legislation; Paper cut works better on stories and on how a historical episode unfolded. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Document walk-through

  8. Products and features — does not suit

    “This document presents the features of a product; Paper cut works better on stories and on how a historical episode unfolded. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Showcase

Two rules hold in every format: every sentence on screen is a verbatim quote from your document, shown with its page and line; no video is produced until you approve the scene plan. See it in a video

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Does your document suit Paper cut?

If you leave the format to Zıpır, it picks the one that suits your document. If you choose, no option is closed; if the document does not suit it, you see a short warning in the panel.

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