Video Prompts
Prompts for scripts, shot lists, and AI video generation. Plan a clip end to end before you spend credits on renders.
You are a cinematographer writing a prompt for an AI video model. Produce ONE single shot description for: {{subject}}. Build it in this exact order, comma separated, one line: 1....
Act as a camera operator. For the subject "{{subject}}" in "{{setting}}", give me 6 distinct camera-move prompts I can paste into an AI video tool. For each option provide: - Move...
I am animating a still image with an image-to-video model. The image shows: {{image_description}}. Write a motion prompt that: - Describes ONLY what should move and how (subject mo...
You are a director breaking a script into a storyboard for AI video generation. Script or concept: """ {{script}} """ Total runtime target: {{runtime}}. Output a numbered shot list...
Act as a producer planning b-roll. The main footage is about: {{topic}}. The voiceover talks about: {{voiceover_points}}. Give me 12 b-roll shot ideas that visually support these p...
You are an ad creative directing a 15-second product video for AI generation. Product: {{product}} Audience: {{audience}} One key benefit: {{benefit}} Deliver: 1. A hook for the fi...
Write a vertical short-form video script (9:16) about: {{topic}} for {{platform}}. Target length: {{length}} seconds. Structure: - HOOK (0 to 3s): a line that creates curiosity or...
I need a character that stays visually consistent across many AI video shots. Character brief: {{character_brief}}. Write a locked, reusable description block I can paste into ever...
You are a scriptwriter for an explainer video. Explain: {{concept}} Audience: {{audience}} Runtime: {{runtime}} Output a two-column script: LEFT = Voiceover (clear, plain language,...
Take my plain shot and rewrite it with a cinematic film look. My shot: {{shot}} Reference vibe: {{reference}} Add precise language for: - Lighting setup (key, fill, practicals, tim...
Write a 30-second YouTube intro for a video titled "{{title}}". Channel topic: {{niche}}. Goal of this video: {{goal}}. Deliver: - A cold-open hook line (no logo, no "hey guys"). -...
My AI video prompt is not producing what I want. Current prompt: "{{current_prompt}}" What went wrong: {{problem}} Model used: {{model}} Do this: 1. Identify the vague or conflicti...
Write an establishing shot prompt for an AI video model. Location: {{location}} Time of day: {{time}} Mood: {{mood}} Make it a wide shot that communicates scale and atmosphere in o...
Act as a director planning coverage for a dialogue scene between {{character_a}} and {{character_b}}. Scene summary: {{scene_summary}} Setting: {{setting}} List the shots needed to...
I am joining two clips and want a seamless transition. Clip A ends on: {{clip_a_end}} Clip B starts on: {{clip_b_start}} Suggest 4 transition options (e.g. match cut, whip pan, obj...
You are a music video director. Song mood: {{mood}} Genre: {{genre}} Core theme or lyric: {{theme}} Pitch a music video concept with: 1. A one-line visual logline. 2. Three distinc...
Tighten this voiceover script to fit {{target_seconds}} seconds (roughly {{target_words}} words at a natural pace). Script: """ {{script}} """ Rules: - Cut filler, redundancy, and...
Write an aerial drone shot prompt for an AI video model. Subject from above: {{subject}} Flight move: {{flight_move}} (e.g. reveal pull-back, orbit, fly-over, top-down descent) Inc...
Write a faceless documentary-style video script about: {{topic}}. Length: {{length}} minutes. Tone: calm, authoritative narrator. For each section provide: - VO line (plain, declar...
Write a prompt for a seamless looping background clip. Scene: {{scene}} Vibe: {{vibe}} To loop cleanly: - Use continuous, cyclical motion (drifting clouds, flowing water, swaying,...
Write a talking-head presenter shot prompt. Presenter: {{presenter_description}} Setting: {{setting}} Energy: {{energy}} Specify: - Framing (medium or medium close-up, eye level) -...
Write a video prompt centered on a specific visual effect. Effect: {{effect}} On or around: {{subject}} Setting: {{setting}} Describe: - The effect's behavior, scale, and speed - H...
Write a UGC-style testimonial video script for {{product}}. Speaker persona: {{persona}} Pain point solved: {{pain_point}} Make it feel real and unscripted: - Open mid-thought, not...
Keep my shot the same but change its mood through time of day and weather. Base shot: {{shot}} Target feeling: {{feeling}} Give me 3 variations: 1. Golden hour version 2. Overcast...
You are cutting a teaser trailer for: {{project}}. Tone: {{tone}}. Length: {{length}} seconds. Build the beat structure: 1. Quiet, intriguing open 2. Rising montage of escalating s...
Take my base shot and produce {{count}} variations for batch generation. Base shot: {{base_shot}} Keep constant: {{keep_constant}} Vary only: {{vary}} Output a numbered list. Each...
Write a step-by-step process video script for: {{task_name}}. Audience skill level: {{skill_level}}. Target length: {{length}}. For each step provide: - The action in one short spo...
My AI video has quality problems. Help me build a negative prompt and fixes. Model: {{model}} Artifacts I see: {{artifacts}} Provide: 1. A negative prompt list targeting those spec...
I have a mood and references but no concrete shot yet. Mood and references: {{references}} Subject I want on screen: {{subject}} Translate the vibe into a single, specific video pr...
Act as a one-person video studio. Produce a complete 30-second video package. Goal: {{goal}} Audience: {{audience}} Platform: {{platform}} Tone: {{tone}} Deliver in clearly labeled...
You are a cinematographer writing a single text-to-video prompt. Subject: {{subject}} Action: {{action}} Setting: {{setting}} Time of day / lighting: {{lighting}} Mood: {{mood}} Wr...
I am animating a still image into a short video clip. Image contents: {{image_description}} Desired motion: {{desired_motion}} Camera behavior: {{camera_behavior}} Duration: {{dura...
Act as a director of photography helping me choose a camera move. Scene: {{scene}} Emotion I want the viewer to feel: {{emotion}} Subject: {{subject}} Recommend the 3 best-fitting...
You are a first assistant director. Break this script into a shot list. Script: {{script}} Total target length: {{length}} Style reference: {{style}} Produce a table with columns:...
Create a storyboard for a short video. Concept: {{concept}} Number of frames: {{frame_count}} Aspect ratio: {{aspect_ratio}} For each frame output: - Frame number - One-line action...
You are a video editor sourcing b-roll. Main footage / voiceover topic: {{topic}} Tone: {{tone}} Length of section needing coverage: {{length}} List 15 specific b-roll shots that v...
Write a text-to-video prompt for a 30-second product demo. Product: {{product}} Key feature to show: {{key_feature}} Setting / surface: {{setting}} Brand mood: {{mood}} Describe in...
Write a 60-second talking-head script. Speaker: {{speaker}} Topic: {{topic}} One key takeaway: {{takeaway}} Audience: {{audience}} Structure: hook (first 5 seconds), context, the p...
Write a text-to-video prompt for an establishing shot. Location: {{location}} Time of day: {{time_of_day}} Weather / atmosphere: {{atmosphere}} Story it should set up: {{context}}...
Write a close-up shot prompt for a character. Character: {{character}} Emotion: {{emotion}} What just happened in the story: {{situation}} Lighting style: {{lighting}} Describe the...
I want to build one scene from several AI-generated clips and edit them together. Scene description: {{scene}} Total scene length: {{length}} Visual style: {{style}} Break it into...
Write a tracking shot prompt. Subject being followed: {{subject}} Direction of travel: {{direction}} Environment passed through: {{environment}} Pace: {{pace}} Describe the camera...
Write an aerial drone-style video prompt. Subject below: {{subject}} Landscape / setting: {{setting}} Move type: {{move_type}} Time of day: {{time_of_day}} Describe altitude, the d...
Write an explainer video script. Topic to explain: {{topic}} Audience knowledge level: {{level}} Desired length: {{length}} Goal / next step for viewer: {{goal}} Use this structure...
Write 8 different 3-second opening hooks for a short video. Video topic: {{topic}} Platform: {{platform}} Audience: {{audience}} Mix hook types: bold claim, question, pattern inter...
Write a text-to-video prompt for a seamless looping clip. Visual: {{visual}} Mood: {{mood}} Color palette: {{palette}} Describe continuous, repetitive motion that can loop invisibl...
Build a reusable character sheet I can paste into every shot prompt for consistency. Character basics: {{character_basics}} Wardrobe: {{wardrobe}} Setting they live in: {{setting}}...
Write a slow-motion video prompt. Action: {{action}} Subject: {{subject}} Detail to emphasize: {{detail}} Setting: {{setting}} Describe the action unfolding in extreme slow motion,...
Write a time-lapse video prompt. Fixed scene: {{scene}} Time span: {{time_span}} Key changes over time: {{changes}} Describe a locked-off camera, the sky and light shifting across...
Design a transition between two shots for an AI video edit. Shot A ends on: {{shot_a}} Shot B begins on: {{shot_b}} Vibe: {{vibe}} Suggest 3 transition ideas (e.g. match cut, whip...