Free tool: Cinemetrics by PyxelJam Studio
Break down any trailer, shot by shot.
Paste a YouTube link. In under a minute you get the shot list, the cutting rhythm, the palette and a style fingerprint you can hand to a crew, or to PyxelJam Studio.
Last updated 2026-09-06
What is a shot breakdown?
A shot breakdown (also called a shot list or shot analysis) is a list of every shot in a piece of film with its size, camera movement, lens feel and lighting, plus the length of each shot. Filmmakers use one to study how a scene was built before designing their own. Cinemetrics reads a video and writes that list for you, then adds the numbers a human would need an afternoon to count: average shot length, the rhythm of the cuts and a 14-point style fingerprint.
Accepted links
Any public YouTube link
Playlist, tracking and share parameters are stripped automatically. Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram and uploaded files are not supported in the free tool. Inside PyxelJam Studio the same analysis also reads a direct video file link.
How it works
Three steps, no account
Paste a link
Any public YouTube trailer, scene, short film or music video up to ten minutes.
The video is watched
A video-understanding model watches the picture, sound and cuts, then writes the breakdown the way a cinematographer would.
Read, share, apply
See the fingerprint and rhythm at once. Unlock the full shot list by email, share the page, or apply the look to a film of your own.
What you get
The numbers behind the look
Style fingerprint
Fourteen dimensions scored 0 to 100: close-up scale, camera movement, cut pacing, color temperature, lighting, depth of field, symmetry, movement energy, dialogue ratio, music, transitions, lens choice and narrative structure.
Cutting rhythm
Every shot on a timeline, taller where the camera is closer, with the average shot length in seconds.
Palette
The five colors the grade leans on, as hex values you can drop into a look book.
Shot by shot
Time in and out, size, move, lens, light, and one line on why each shot works.
Direction and look rules
Two sentences a director could paste into a brief, and three to six visual rules an image or video model should obey to match the footage.
Then make one of your own
The look you just studied can direct your next film
PyxelJam Studio is an AI film studio: script in, storyboard, consistent cast, generated shots, client review and an editor-ready timeline out. Every breakdown made here can be applied to a project as its direction style and look rules, so the model shoots in the style you studied.
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Questions
Frequently asked
Is the trailer shot breakdown really free?
Yes. Pasting a link, seeing the style fingerprint, rhythm strip and palette costs nothing and needs no account. The full shot-by-shot list, direction notes and look rules are sent to your email with a permanent link.
What kind of videos can I break down?
Any public YouTube video: trailers, scenes, short films, music videos, commercials, vertical microdramas. Videos up to ten minutes are read whole. Private, unlisted, live and age restricted videos cannot be read.
What is the maximum video length?
Ten minutes for a whole read. A longer video, a full film or a lecture for example, is read as a three minute window: pick the start time and the tool studies the next three minutes from there. A YouTube link copied with a timestamp starts at that moment by itself.
Does it work with Vimeo, TikTok or Instagram links?
Not in the free tool. It reads public YouTube links only, in every form YouTube produces: watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live and embed links, with playlist and tracking parameters stripped. Inside PyxelJam Studio the same analysis also reads a direct link to a video file.
How is average shot length calculated?
Average shot length (ASL) is the running time divided by the number of shots. Cinemetrics timestamps each cut it finds and averages the shot durations. On fast trailers the model samples the most instructive shots rather than every one, so treat the figure as a close estimate rather than a frame count.
What is a style fingerprint?
Fourteen numbers from 0 to 100 that describe how a piece of film is shot and cut: how much of it is close-ups or wides, how much the camera moves, how fast it cuts, how warm or cold the color is, how bright the light is, how shallow the focus is, how symmetrical the framing is, how kinetic it feels, how much dialogue and music carry it, how heavy the transitions are, how long the lenses are and how linear the story is. The same scale drives the director profiles inside PyxelJam Studio.
Can I use this on my own footage?
Upload it to YouTube as a public video and paste the link. Inside PyxelJam Studio the same analysis also runs on direct video files, on your own generated clips, and applies the result to a project.
Does it download or store the video?
No. The video is read from YouTube and only the analysis is kept: the shot list, the style notes and the fingerprint. The page embeds the official YouTube player.
How do I apply a look to my own film?
Create a free PyxelJam Studio account from any result page. The breakdown appears in your project's Directing tab under Past breakdowns, where one click sets it as the project's direction style and look rules, or applies it to a single scene.
Why does the breakdown never name the film or the director?
It describes how the footage is shot and cut, not what it is. That keeps the notes useful as a reference for your own work rather than a review of someone else's.