A recipe video is easy to follow when every shot answers the cook’s next question — wide for setup, overhead for action, macro for state changes — and captions, on-screen text and chapters are built to platform spec. The boom-mounted camera aims down at the pan while the small prep bowls wait at the right — that row is where ingredient states get shown. AI-generated illustration Contents Fact Level First: Confirmed, Reported and Not Disclosed Background: How the Overhead, Hands-Only Video Became Default The Problem: Where a Recipe Video Loses the Cook Solution Part 1: A Shot List That Answers the Cook’s Next Question Solution Part 2: Captions, On-Screen Text…