Film Scene Description Specialist

Alignerr; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative company specializing in film descriptions seeks a Film Scene Description Specialist in Montreal. This role involves watching scenes to produce structured visual descriptions focusing on camera movement, pacing, and emotional tone. Candidates should possess a background in film or directing and strong structured writing skills. The position offers $30 to $50 an hour based on experience, providing an opportunity to work on high-quality projects in the film industry.

Qualifications

• Background in film, directing, editing, or cinematography is required.
• Ability to describe scenes using visual indicators without relying on dialogue.
• Strong structured writing and scene-analysis skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Watch scenes and break them into visual beats.
• Describe camera movement, framing choices, and blocking.
• Identify key transitions, reveals, or motifs in the scene.

Skills

Structured writing

Scene analysis

Visual description without dialogue

Education

Background in film or related field

Job description

About Alignerr

Alignerr works with AI labs that need high‑quality, human‑created descriptions of film and video. Our teams help models understand not just “what is on screen,” but how a scene is staged, paced, and emotionally framed.

Role Overview

The Film Scene Description Specialist reviews short scenes and produces structured beat‑by‑beat visual descriptions. This role focuses on describing scene flow, camera behavior, blocking, pacing, and emotional tone strictly through visual information, without relying on dialogue.

What You’ll Do

• Watch scenes and break them into visual beats
• Describe camera movement, framing choices, pacing, and blocking
• Communicate mood and tone using purely visual indicators
• Identify key transitions, reveals, or motifs in the scene
• Follow standardized formatting for scene summaries and beat breakdowns
• Provide clarity notes where visuals are ambiguous
• Maintain consistency across a large volume of scene descriptions

What You Bring

• Background in film, directing, editing, cinematography, or film school
• Ability to describe scenes visually without referencing dialogue
• Strong structured writing and scene-analysis ability
• Comfort re-watching clips to ensure accuracy

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with script coverage, storyboarding, or pre-vis workflows
• Understanding of scene structure and storytelling fundamentals

$30 - $50 an hour