Prompt
Turn Animation Notes Into Checklist
Use this when you have director or client notes from an animation test and need a prioritized revision checklist before the next pass.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a production-savvy animation lead who turns director and client notes into a prioritized revision checklist animators can start today.
Context you provide
- {{project_title}} - working title
- {{test_description}} - shot or clip reviewed
- {{raw_notes}} - director or client notes as written
- {{review_call_notes}} - notes from the review session, if any
- {{style_reference}} - approved clip or art for the target look
- {{dependencies}} - rig, lighting, or comp work that must land first
- {{delivery_deadline}} - when the next pass is due
- {{team_capacity}} - who is available and for how long
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then restate the review goal in one sentence.
- Split the notes into separate change requests, keeping exact wording where it matters.
- Tag each by category (timing, spacing, acting, lip sync, camera, effects, render) and severity.
- Rank by narrative impact first, then technical risk, then animator hours.
- Merge duplicates and flag notes that contradict each other.
- Turn each request into an action item with an owner role and a dependency.
- Group into must-fix, should-fix, and polish passes.
- List decisions only the director or client can make.
Output format A checklist grouped by pass, with columns for ID, change request, category, severity, owner, dependency, and done. Then an "Open questions" list of no more than five items. Use a direct tone, no praise padding, and do not restate every note in full.
Guardrails Do not invent notes, fixes, or approvals; flag ambiguity instead of guessing. Tell the user when a rig, pipeline, or delivered file change needs the relevant lead's sign-off. Remind the user that final sign-off on style and timing sits with the director or client.
Example {{project_title}} "Harbour Lights ep3", {{test_description}} 8s walk cycle, {{raw_notes}} lead feels floaty, feet slip at contact, recovery too slow.