diff --git a/VFXReviewConnector.jsx b/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
index 852b778..1857a8c 100644
--- a/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
+++ b/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var HANDLE_FRAMES = 8;
         lastActionText: null,
         pipelineStatusText: null,
         urgentCheckbox: null,
-        vfxScopeField: null,
         submissionNoteField: null
     };
 
@@ -2452,9 +2451,6 @@ var HANDLE_FRAMES = 8;
         if (pipelineState.prefilledShotCode === shotCode) {
             return;
         }
-        if (uiState.vfxScopeField) {
-            uiState.vfxScopeField.text = (exportInfo && exportInfo.vfxScope) ? exportInfo.vfxScope : "";
-        }
         if (uiState.submissionNoteField) {
             uiState.submissionNoteField.text = (exportInfo && exportInfo.submissionNote) ? exportInfo.submissionNote : "";
         }
@@ -2534,13 +2530,12 @@ var HANDLE_FRAMES = 8;
         if (urgent) {
             body.priority = 20;
         }
-        // Sent every time so edits stick; omitting them would make the server
-        // inherit the previous submission's values instead.
-        if (uiState.vfxScopeField) {
-            body.vfxScope = uiState.vfxScopeField.text;
-        }
+        // submissionNote is a per-export override; if blank the server falls back to the shot's slate default.
         if (uiState.submissionNoteField) {
-            body.submissionNote = uiState.submissionNoteField.text;
+            var note = uiState.submissionNoteField.text;
+            if (note && note.trim()) {
+                body.submissionNote = note;
+            }
         }
         return postJSON(BASE_URL + "/api/ext/exports", body);
     }
@@ -2671,10 +2666,6 @@ var HANDLE_FRAMES = 8;
         var shotBuilderGroup;
         var shotBuilderButton;
         var pipelinePanel;
-        var slateScopeGroup;
-        var slateScopeLabel;
-        var slateNoteGroup;
-        var slateNoteLabel;
         var pipelineRow1;
         var pipelineRow2;
         var queueExportButton;
@@ -2753,24 +2744,6 @@ var HANDLE_FRAMES = 8;
 
         uiState.pipelineStatusText = pipelinePanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Export status: not checked");
 
-        slateScopeGroup = pipelinePanel.add("group");
-        slateScopeGroup.orientation = "row";
-        slateScopeGroup.alignChildren = ["fill", "center"];
-        slateScopeGroup.spacing = 6;
-        slateScopeLabel = slateScopeGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "VFX Scope:");
-        slateScopeLabel.preferredSize = [90, 20];
-        uiState.vfxScopeField = slateScopeGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "");
-        uiState.vfxScopeField.preferredSize = [220, 22];
-
-        slateNoteGroup = pipelinePanel.add("group");
-        slateNoteGroup.orientation = "row";
-        slateNoteGroup.alignChildren = ["fill", "top"];
-        slateNoteGroup.spacing = 6;
-        slateNoteLabel = slateNoteGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Submission Note:");
-        slateNoteLabel.preferredSize = [90, 20];
-        uiState.submissionNoteField = slateNoteGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "", { multiline: true });
-        uiState.submissionNoteField.preferredSize = [220, 48];
-
         pipelineRow1 = pipelinePanel.add("group");
         pipelineRow1.orientation = "row";
         pipelineRow1.alignChildren = ["fill", "center"];
@@ -2778,6 +2751,15 @@ var HANDLE_FRAMES = 8;
         queueExportButton = pipelineRow1.add("button", undefined, "Queue Export");
         uiState.urgentCheckbox = pipelineRow1.add("checkbox", undefined, "Urgent");
 
+        var slateNoteGroup = pipelinePanel.add("group");
+        slateNoteGroup.orientation = "row";
+        slateNoteGroup.alignChildren = ["fill", "top"];
+        slateNoteGroup.spacing = 6;
+        var slateNoteLabel = slateNoteGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Sub. Note:");
+        slateNoteLabel.preferredSize = [70, 20];
+        uiState.submissionNoteField = slateNoteGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "", { multiline: false });
+        uiState.submissionNoteField.preferredSize = [240, 22];
+
         pipelineRow2 = pipelinePanel.add("group");
         pipelineRow2.orientation = "row";
         pipelineRow2.alignChildren = ["fill", "center"];
diff --git a/actions/shots.ts b/actions/shots.ts
index 796b487..6f05876 100644
--- a/actions/shots.ts
+++ b/actions/shots.ts
@@ -489,6 +489,40 @@ export async function updateShotNotes(shotId: string, notes: string) {
   return { success: true };
 }
 
+// ── Update Shot Slate Fields ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export async function updateShotSlate(
+  shotId: string,
+  data: {
+    slateType?: string | null;
+    slateDescription?: string | null;
+    slateVfxScope?: string | null;
+    slateSubmissionNote?: string | null;
+  }
+) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user) throw new Error("Unauthorized");
+  if (!["ADMIN", "PRODUCER", "SUPERVISOR"].includes(session.user.role)) {
+    throw new Error("Insufficient permissions");
+  }
+
+  const shot = await db.shot.findUnique({ where: { id: shotId }, select: { projectId: true } });
+  if (!shot) throw new Error("Shot not found");
+
+  await db.shot.update({
+    where: { id: shotId },
+    data: {
+      slateType:           data.slateType           !== undefined ? (data.slateType?.trim()           || null) : undefined,
+      slateDescription:    data.slateDescription    !== undefined ? (data.slateDescription?.trim()    || null) : undefined,
+      slateVfxScope:       data.slateVfxScope       !== undefined ? (data.slateVfxScope?.trim()       || null) : undefined,
+      slateSubmissionNote: data.slateSubmissionNote !== undefined ? (data.slateSubmissionNote?.trim() || null) : undefined,
+    },
+  });
+
+  revalidatePath(`/projects/${shot.projectId}`);
+  return { success: true };
+}
+
 // ── Toggle Key Shot ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export async function toggleKeyShot(shotId: string, isKeyShot: boolean) {
diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/projects/[id]/shots/[shotId]/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/projects/[id]/shots/[shotId]/page.tsx
index 2688ed6..404534a 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/projects/[id]/shots/[shotId]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/projects/[id]/shots/[shotId]/page.tsx
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ import {
   FileVideo,
   Pencil,
   Check,
+  LayoutList,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import type { ShotWithDetails } from "@/types";
 import { ShotSettingsTab } from "@/components/shots/ShotSettingsTab";
 import { ShotExportsTab } from "@/components/shots/ShotExportsTab";
+import { ShotSlateTab } from "@/components/shots/ShotSlateTab";
 import { FootageViewer } from "@/components/shots/FootageViewer";
 import { HighResUploadDialog } from "@/components/shots/HighResUploadDialog";
 import { duplicateShot, internallyApproveShot, shareWithClient, unshareFromClient, unapproveShot, updateShotVersion } from "@/actions/shots";
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ export default function ShotDetailPage() {
   const [isDuplicating, setIsDuplicating] = useState(false);
   const [isActioning, setIsActioning] = useState(false);
   const [highResDialogOpen, setHighResDialogOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"tasks" | "reviews" | "footage" | "exports" | "settings">("tasks");
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"tasks" | "slate" | "reviews" | "footage" | "exports" | "settings">("tasks");
   const [editingVersion, setEditingVersion] = useState(false);
   const [versionInput, setVersionInput] = useState("");
   const [savingVersion, setSavingVersion] = useState(false);
@@ -520,6 +522,18 @@ export default function ShotDetailPage() {
             <ListTodo className="h-4 w-4" />
             Tasks
           </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setActiveTab("slate")}
+            className={cn(
+              "flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium border-b-2 transition-colors -mb-px",
+              activeTab === "slate"
+                ? "border-amber-500 text-amber-400"
+                : "border-transparent text-zinc-500 hover:text-zinc-300"
+            )}
+          >
+            <LayoutList className="h-4 w-4" />
+            Slate
+          </button>
           <button
             onClick={() => setActiveTab("reviews")}
             className={cn(
@@ -583,6 +597,10 @@ export default function ShotDetailPage() {
           />
         )}
 
+        {activeTab === "slate" && (
+          <ShotSlateTab shot={shot} projectName={projectName} onSaved={fetchShot} />
+        )}
+
         {activeTab === "reviews" && (
           <div className="space-y-3">
             {tasks.length === 0 ? (
diff --git a/components/shots/ShotSlateTab.tsx b/components/shots/ShotSlateTab.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f4b314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/shots/ShotSlateTab.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useTransition } from "react";
+import Image from "next/image";
+import { Film, Save } from "lucide-react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
+import { useToast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast";
+import { updateShotSlate } from "@/actions/shots";
+import type { ShotWithDetails } from "@/types";
+
+interface Props {
+  shot: ShotWithDetails;
+  projectName: string;
+  onSaved: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Left-side slate row: label + editable/static value */
+function SlateRow({ label, children }: { label: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex gap-0 border-b border-zinc-800/60 last:border-0">
+      <div className="w-36 shrink-0 py-3 px-4 text-right text-[11px] font-semibold text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest self-start pt-3.5">
+        {label}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex-1 py-2.5 px-3 text-sm text-zinc-100">
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Right-side metadata row */
+function MetaRow({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-zinc-800/50 last:border-0 py-1.5 px-3">
+      <span className="text-[11px] text-zinc-500">{label}</span>
+      <span className="text-[11px] text-zinc-300 text-right max-w-[55%] truncate">{value || "—"}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function ShotSlateTab({ shot, projectName, onSaved }: Props) {
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+  const [slateType,           setSlateType]           = useState(shot.slateType           ?? "");
+  const [slateDescription,    setSlateDescription]    = useState(shot.slateDescription    ?? shot.description ?? "");
+  const [slateVfxScope,       setSlateVfxScope]       = useState(shot.slateVfxScope       ?? "");
+  const [slateSubmissionNote, setSlateSubmissionNote] = useState(shot.slateSubmissionNote ?? "");
+
+  const today = new Date();
+  const dateStr = `${today.getFullYear()}/${String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}/${String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+  const versionName = `${shot.shotCode}_cmp_TT_${shot.shotVersion ?? "v001"}`;
+  const frames =
+    shot.frameStart != null && shot.frameEnd != null
+      ? String(shot.frameEnd - shot.frameStart + 1)
+      : "—";
+
+  const handleSave = () => {
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      try {
+        await updateShotSlate(shot.id, {
+          slateType:           slateType.trim()           || null,
+          slateDescription:    slateDescription.trim()    || null,
+          slateVfxScope:       slateVfxScope.trim()       || null,
+          slateSubmissionNote: slateSubmissionNote.trim() || null,
+        });
+        toast({ title: "Slate saved" });
+        onSaved();
+      } catch (e) {
+        toast({ title: "Failed to save", description: e instanceof Error ? e.message : undefined, variant: "destructive" });
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      {/* Slate document */}
+      <div className="rounded-xl overflow-hidden border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-950 max-w-4xl">
+        {/* Top accent bar */}
+        <div className="h-1 bg-red-600" />
+
+        <div className="flex">
+          {/* ── Left column: editorial data ─────────────────────────────── */}
+          <div className="flex-1 border-r border-zinc-800">
+            {/* Header row */}
+            <div className="flex border-b border-zinc-800">
+              <div className="flex-1 px-4 py-3 border-r border-zinc-800">
+                <p className="text-[10px] text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest mb-0.5">Show</p>
+                <p className="text-base font-bold text-white tracking-wide">{projectName.toUpperCase()}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div className="px-4 py-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+                <p className="text-[10px] text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest">Submitting For</p>
+                <span className="ml-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-red-600/20 border border-red-600/40 text-red-400 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">REVIEW</span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Auto-filled rows */}
+            <SlateRow label="Version Name">
+              <span className="font-mono text-amber-400">{versionName}</span>
+            </SlateRow>
+            <SlateRow label="Date">
+              <span className="text-zinc-300">{dateStr}</span>
+            </SlateRow>
+
+            {/* Editable rows */}
+            <SlateRow label="Shot Type">
+              <Input
+                value={slateType}
+                onChange={(e) => setSlateType(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="e.g. 2D COMP"
+                className="h-7 bg-zinc-900 border-zinc-700 text-sm font-medium text-zinc-100 placeholder:text-zinc-600"
+              />
+            </SlateRow>
+
+            <SlateRow label="Shot Description">
+              <Textarea
+                value={slateDescription}
+                onChange={(e) => setSlateDescription(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder={shot.description ?? "Shot description for slate…"}
+                rows={2}
+                className="bg-zinc-900 border-zinc-700 text-sm text-zinc-100 placeholder:text-zinc-600 resize-none min-h-[56px]"
+              />
+            </SlateRow>
+
+            <SlateRow label="VFX Scope">
+              <Textarea
+                value={slateVfxScope}
+                onChange={(e) => setSlateVfxScope(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="VFX scope of work…"
+                rows={3}
+                className="bg-zinc-900 border-zinc-700 text-sm text-zinc-100 placeholder:text-zinc-600 resize-none min-h-[72px]"
+              />
+            </SlateRow>
+
+            <SlateRow label="Submission Note">
+              <Input
+                value={slateSubmissionNote}
+                onChange={(e) => setSlateSubmissionNote(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="e.g. Done"
+                className="h-7 bg-zinc-900 border-zinc-700 text-sm text-zinc-100 placeholder:text-zinc-600"
+              />
+            </SlateRow>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* ── Right column: thumbnail + metadata ──────────────────────── */}
+          <div className="w-56 shrink-0 flex flex-col">
+            {/* Thumbnail */}
+            <div className="aspect-video bg-zinc-900 border-b border-zinc-800 overflow-hidden flex items-center justify-center">
+              {shot.thumbnailUrl ? (
+                <Image
+                  src={shot.thumbnailUrl}
+                  alt={shot.shotCode}
+                  width={224}
+                  height={126}
+                  className="object-cover w-full h-full"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <Film className="h-8 w-8 text-zinc-700" />
+              )}
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Metadata */}
+            <div className="flex-1 text-right">
+              <div className="px-3 py-2 border-b border-zinc-800">
+                <p className="text-[10px] text-zinc-500 mb-0.5">Vendor</p>
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-zinc-200 font-medium leading-tight">TWO TALES ANIMATION (PTY) LTD</p>
+              </div>
+              <MetaRow label="Shot Name"  value={shot.shotCode} />
+              <MetaRow label="Episode"    value={shot.episode ?? "—"} />
+              <MetaRow label="Seq Name"   value={shot.sequence ?? "—"} />
+              <MetaRow label="Scene"      value={shot.scene} />
+              <MetaRow label="Frames"     value={frames} />
+              <MetaRow label="Media Color" value="w/SHOW LUT" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Save button */}
+      <div className="flex justify-end max-w-4xl">
+        <Button onClick={handleSave} disabled={isPending} className="gap-2">
+          <Save className="h-4 w-4" />
+          {isPending ? "Saving…" : "Save Slate"}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/render-pipeline/exports.ts b/lib/render-pipeline/exports.ts
index 8d694d5..8f6f619 100644
--- a/lib/render-pipeline/exports.ts
+++ b/lib/render-pipeline/exports.ts
@@ -137,21 +137,17 @@ export async function createExport(input: CreateExportInput) {
         });
         const freshShot = await tx.shot.findUniqueOrThrow({
           where: { id: shot.id },
-          select: { shotVersion: true, exrOutput: true },
+          select: { shotVersion: true, exrOutput: true, slateVfxScope: true, slateSubmissionNote: true },
         });
-        // Slate fields carry forward from the shot's previous submission
-        // unless the caller supplies new ones.
-        const previous = await tx.export.findFirst({
-          where: { shotId: shot.id },
-          orderBy: { versionNumber: "desc" },
-          select: { vfxScope: true, submissionNote: true },
-        });
-        const vfxScope = input.vfxScope !== undefined ? input.vfxScope : (previous?.vfxScope ?? null);
+        // vfxScope: caller override → shot's slate field
+        const vfxScope = input.vfxScope !== undefined ? input.vfxScope : (freshShot.slateVfxScope ?? null);
+        // submissionNote: caller override (per-export) → shot's slate default
         const submissionNote =
-          input.submissionNote !== undefined ? input.submissionNote : (previous?.submissionNote ?? null);
-        const versionNumber =
-          Math.max(latest._max.versionNumber ?? 0, parseVersionString(freshShot.shotVersion)) + 1;
-        const versionString = formatVersionString(versionNumber);
+          input.submissionNote !== undefined ? input.submissionNote : (freshShot.slateSubmissionNote ?? null);
+        // versionNumber is an internal sequence for DB uniqueness only; output files
+        // use the shot's current (manually-set) shotVersion.
+        const versionNumber = (latest._max.versionNumber ?? 0) + 1;
+        const versionString = freshShot.shotVersion ?? formatVersionString(versionNumber);
         const exrBase = nextExrOutputBase(freshShot.exrOutput, shot.shotCode, versionString);
 
         const outputDir =
@@ -236,13 +232,6 @@ export async function createExport(input: CreateExportInput) {
           },
         });
 
-        // Mirror the legacy panel PATCH: Shot stays the canonical "current version"
-        const updatedShot = await tx.shot.update({
-          where: { id: shot.id },
-          data: { shotVersion: versionString, exrOutput: exrBase },
-          select: { id: true, shotVersion: true, exrOutput: true },
-        });
-
         return {
           export: {
             id: created.id,
@@ -256,7 +245,7 @@ export async function createExport(input: CreateExportInput) {
             submissionNote,
           },
           renderJob: { id: renderJob.id, attempt: renderJob.attempt, priority: renderJob.priority },
-          shot: updatedShot,
+          shot: { id: shot.id, shotVersion: versionString, exrOutput: exrBase },
           superseded: toSupersede.map((s) => s.id),
         };
       });
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20260807000000_shot_slate_fields/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20260807000000_shot_slate_fields/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d249a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20260807000000_shot_slate_fields/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- AlterTable: add Netflix slate fields to shots
+ALTER TABLE "shots" ADD COLUMN "slateType" TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE "shots" ADD COLUMN "slateDescription" TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE "shots" ADD COLUMN "slateVfxScope" TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE "shots" ADD COLUMN "slateSubmissionNote" TEXT;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index c9eecbd..2fe96c2 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ model Shot {
   shotVersion     String       @default("v001")
   // Key shot flag — highlighted for prioritisation
   isKeyShot       Boolean      @default(false)
+  // Netflix slate fields — managed via the Slate tab, used by the preview pipeline
+  slateType             String?
+  slateDescription      String? @db.Text
+  slateVfxScope         String? @db.Text
+  slateSubmissionNote   String? @db.Text
   createdAt   DateTime     @default(now())
   updatedAt   DateTime     @updatedAt
 
diff --git a/types/index.ts b/types/index.ts
index fd891e7..e86b375 100644
--- a/types/index.ts
+++ b/types/index.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ export interface ShotWithDetails {
   highResFilename: string | null;
   // Shot-level version tracking
   shotVersion: string;
+  // Netflix slate fields
+  slateType: string | null;
+  slateDescription: string | null;
+  slateVfxScope: string | null;
+  slateSubmissionNote: string | null;
   shotGroup: { id: string; name: string } | null;
   footagePlates: {
     id: string;