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ShotBench: expert-level cinematic understanding benchmark for VLMs

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Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21356

L07 2026-10-17: merged duplicate records from x03:arxiv-2506-21356-shotbench (same canonical URL).

Structured fields

{
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "3.5k+ expert QA pairs from 200+ acclaimed films across eight cinematography dimensions; measures whether VLMs can name shots, lighting and camera work correctly.",
  "source_type": "paper",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "Liu et al. (Vchitect)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "The eight dimensions are not named on the abstract page; read the paper before citing them."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Abstract: over 3.5k expert-annotated QA pairs from images and clips, curated from 200+ films (predominantly Oscar-nominated), spanning eight dimensions. · locator: abstract source
[upstream_claim] Abstract: evaluation of 24 leading VLMs reveals substantial limitations. · locator: abstract source
[sourced_fact] Repository Vchitect/ShotBench has no license file per GitHub; last push 2025-09-12. · locator: repository metadata source
[upstream_claim] Over 3,500 expert-annotated QA pairs from 200+ films spanning eight cinematography dimensions; 24 models tested; best under 60% average accuracy; ShotQA (~70K pairs) and ShotVL released. · locator: abstract source
[sourced_fact] Accepted at NeurIPS 2025; CC BY 4.0 on arXiv. · locator: comments and license source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	CC-BY-4.0	permitted	permitted	permitted	unknown	https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21356 arXiv page lists CC BY 4.0 for the paper.
code	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	https://github.com/Vchitect/ShotBench No license file detected.
dataset	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Benchmark content is drawn from films; dataset license not checked.

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