# Find any moment in hours of family videos with a shot log

> Ask for the bit where Grandpa blows out the candles and get the exact minute.

Give ChatGPT Work a long home video and get back a time-coded log of every scene, who's in it and what happens, so you can jump straight to the moment you want.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/shot-log-of-long-family-videos/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT
- Time: About 10 minutes of your time per video
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Needs ChatGPT Plus or higher for Work, as of October 2026. Check names and times; it can misread faces.
- Published: 2026-11-01

## How can I find a specific moment in a long family video?

Ask ChatGPT Work to watch the video and build a time-coded shot log, then search the log or ask it questions. As of October 2026, Work with GPT-6.1 Terra needs a Plus plan or higher. Do one video at a time for the cleanest log. If you only need a quick summary of a short clip, a regular chat is enough; the shot log pays off for long, unlabeled home videos.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Watch the video I've attached and make a shot log, the way a film editor would.

The video is: [WHAT IT IS, e.g. our 2009 family lake trip]
People who might appear: [NAMES TO LOOK FOR, e.g. Mom, Dad, Sam, Grandpa]

For each scene, give me one row in a table:
- Start time (hours:minutes:seconds)
- What happens, in one plain sentence
- Who's in it, if you can tell
- Whether it's a keeper (great moment), fine, or skip (blurry, blank or accidental)

After the table, list the five best moments with their start times, and tell me the total minutes that are worth keeping. If you're unsure who someone is, say so instead of guessing.
```

## Step by step

1. Open ChatGPT and go to Work
2. Pick GPT-6.1 Terra from the model list
3. Attach one long video and paste the prompt below
4. Ask follow-ups like "when does the dog jump in the pool?"
5. Copy the log into a note next to the video file

## What you'll get

A time-coded table of every scene with a short description and a keeper rating, plus the five best moments to find first.

## Good to know

**How can I find a specific moment in a long family video?** Ask ChatGPT Work to watch the video and build a time-coded shot log, then search the log or ask it questions. As of October 2026, Work with GPT-6.1 Terra needs a Plus plan or higher. Do one video at a time for the cleanest log. If you only need a quick summary of a short clip, a regular chat is enough; the shot log pays off for long, unlabeled home videos.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT. On this page, ChatGPT opens with your prompt already typed in. Needs ChatGPT Plus or higher for Work, as of October 2026. Check names and times; it can misread faces.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes of your time per video. It's rated "A few steps". There are 5 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: what it is and names to look for. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A time-coded table of every scene with a short description and a keeper rating, plus the five best moments to find first.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-terra/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.