Video Prompts
Prompts for scripts, shot lists, and AI video generation. Plan a clip end to end before you spend credits on renders.
Write a UGC-style ad script for a short vertical video. Product: {{product}} Problem it solves: {{problem}} Creator persona: {{persona}} Length: {{length}} Write it like a real per...
Write an orbit (arc) shot prompt. Subject at center: {{subject}} Setting: {{setting}} Lighting: {{lighting}} Speed: {{speed}} Describe the camera circling smoothly around the subje...
Write a first-person POV video prompt. Whose eyes we see through: {{character}} Activity: {{activity}} Environment: {{environment}} Describe the scene as seen from the character's...
Write a narration script for a screen-recorded tutorial. Task being taught: {{task}} Tool / app: {{tool}} Audience: {{audience}} Number of steps: {{steps}} For each step output: th...
Turn these references into a reusable video style block. References / vibes: {{references}} Genre: {{genre}} Color feeling: {{color_feeling}} Output a compact style block I can app...
Write a short two-character dialogue scene. Character A: {{character_a}} Character B: {{character_b}} Conflict or goal: {{conflict}} Setting: {{setting}} Write natural dialogue wit...
Adapt this shot idea for a vertical 9:16 video. Original shot idea (horizontal): {{shot_idea}} Main subject: {{subject}} Where text/captions will sit: {{caption_zone}} Rewrite the...
Describe a cinematic lighting setup for a shot. Scene: {{scene}} Mood: {{mood}} Time of day: {{time_of_day}} Specify key light direction and quality, fill, rim/back light, practica...
Write a prompt for a short logo intro animation (under 5 seconds). Brand name / logo: {{logo}} Brand colors: {{colors}} Vibe: {{vibe}} Describe the entrance of the logo (build-on,...
Write a voiceover script timed to a b-roll sequence. Topic / message: {{message}} List of b-roll shots in order: {{broll_list}} Total length: {{length}} Tone: {{tone}} Write narrat...
Write a dolly zoom (vertigo effect) shot prompt. Subject staying same size: {{subject}} Background: {{background}} Emotion to evoke: {{emotion}} Describe the camera dollying while...
Write a handheld documentary-style shot prompt. Subject: {{subject}} Real-life moment: {{moment}} Location: {{location}} Describe natural handheld camera movement, slight imperfect...
Write a top-down overhead cooking shot prompt. Dish or step: {{step}} Ingredients in frame: {{ingredients}} Surface: {{surface}} Describe a locked overhead view, hands performing t...
Plan a before-and-after reveal video. What transforms: {{subject}} Before state: {{before}} After state: {{after}} Reveal style: {{reveal_style}} Output: a "before" shot prompt, a...
Write a weather/atmosphere mood shot prompt. Setting: {{setting}} Weather: {{weather}} Mood: {{mood}} Subject (if any): {{subject}} Describe how the weather moves through the frame...
Write a customer testimonial video script. Customer / persona: {{persona}} Product or service: {{product}} Result they got: {{result}} Length: {{length}} Structure: the struggle be...
Write an extreme macro shot prompt. Subject: {{subject}} Texture / detail to reveal: {{detail}} Lighting: {{lighting}} Describe an extreme close-up revealing fine texture, shallow...
Write a crowd scene video prompt. Location: {{location}} Type of crowd: {{crowd}} Time and energy: {{energy}} Describe many people moving naturally through the space, layered foreg...
Write a fashion walk shot prompt. Model / character: {{model}} Outfit: {{outfit}} Setting / runway: {{setting}} Mood: {{mood}} Describe the subject walking confidently toward or pa...
Outline a short film in three acts. Logline / idea: {{idea}} Main character: {{character}} Target length: {{length}} Tone: {{tone}} Output: Act 1 (setup and inciting incident), Act...
Design a match cut for two shots. Shot A subject and shape: {{shot_a}} Shot B subject and shape: {{shot_b}} Theme connecting them: {{theme}} Identify the shared shape, motion, or c...
Write a wildlife / nature documentary shot prompt. Animal: {{animal}} Behavior: {{behavior}} Habitat: {{habitat}} Time of day: {{time_of_day}} Describe the animal behaving naturall...
Plan a real estate walkthrough video. Property type: {{property}} Rooms / areas to feature: {{rooms}} Selling points: {{selling_points}} Mood: {{mood}} Output a sequence of smooth...
Develop a music video concept. Song mood / genre: {{genre}} Lyrical theme: {{theme}} Artist look: {{artist_look}} Budget level: {{budget}} Output: a one-line concept, a visual worl...
Plan on-screen text for a short video. Video script / voiceover: {{script}} Platform: {{platform}} Style: {{style}} Output a timed list: timestamp, the text on screen, animation st...
Write a reaction shot prompt. Character reacting: {{character}} What they are reacting to: {{trigger}} Reaction emotion: {{emotion}} Describe a medium or close framing on the chara...
Design the opening sequence of a video. Video topic / story: {{topic}} Desired first impression: {{impression}} Length of opening: {{length}} Output a beat-by-beat opener: the cold...
Write a sci-fi environment shot prompt. World / setting: {{setting}} Tech level: {{tech_level}} Mood: {{mood}} Focal element: {{focal_element}} Describe the futuristic environment,...
Convert a reference photo into a text-to-video prompt. Describe the photo: {{photo_description}} Motion to add: {{motion}} Keep / change: {{keep_change}} Read the description and w...
Write a listicle-style short video script. Topic: {{topic}} Number of items: {{count}} Platform: {{platform}} Length: {{length}} Open with a hook that promises the full list. Then...
Write a low-angle hero shot prompt. Subject: {{subject}} Setting: {{setting}} Mood / power level: {{mood}} Describe a low camera angle looking up at the subject so it dominates the...
Build a continuity checklist for a multi-clip video. Story / video: {{video}} Number of clips: {{clip_count}} Main subjects: {{subjects}} List every element that must stay consiste...
Write a negative / avoid list for an AI video clip. What the clip shows: {{clip}} Known problem areas: {{problem_areas}} List specific artifacts and unwanted elements to suppress f...
Storyboard a 15-second ad. Product / offer: {{product}} Core message: {{message}} Audience: {{audience}} Call to action: {{cta}} Output 5 to 6 frames covering: attention-grabbing o...
Act as an AI video prompt engineer. Improve my draft prompt. My draft prompt: {{draft}} Target model: {{model}} What I want it to look like: {{goal}} Rewrite it into a strong promp...
You are a director of photography writing a single Runway Gen video prompt. Subject: {{subject}} Setting: {{setting}} Mood: {{mood}} Time of day: {{time_of_day}} Produce ONE dense...
Act as a film editor planning a continuous Sora generation with internal cuts. Concept: {{concept}} Total duration target: {{duration}} seconds Number of shots: {{shot_count}} For...
You are an animation supervisor writing a Kling image-to-video motion prompt for an existing still. Describe the still briefly: {{image_description}} Desired feeling of motion: {{m...
You are a storyboard artist. Break the scene below into clear numbered panels. Scene: {{scene}} Story goal of the scene: {{goal}} Panel count: {{panel_count}} For each panel give:...
You are a seasoned cinematographer advising on camera movement. Scene beat: {{beat}} Emotion to land: {{emotion}} Genre: {{genre}} Recommend the single best camera move and two alt...
You are a documentary cinematographer building a b-roll shot list. Topic or voiceover theme: {{theme}} Tone: {{tone}} Where it will be shot or generated: {{location}} Produce 15 b-...
You are a generative video QA specialist. Build a negative prompt for Runway. What I am generating: {{generation}} Artifacts I keep seeing: {{artifacts}} Return a single comma-sepa...
You are a screenwriter. Write a one-page short film script. Logline: {{logline}} Setting: {{setting}} Runtime target: {{runtime}} Tone: {{tone}} Use proper screenplay format: scene...
You are a performance creative writing a 15-second product video. Product: {{product}} Core benefit: {{benefit}} Audience: {{audience}} Platform: {{platform}} Output a shot-by-shot...
You are a character designer creating a reusable description block for consistent video generation. Character brief: {{character_brief}} Produce a canonical character sheet I can p...
You are a cinematographer writing an establishing shot for the opening of a piece. Location: {{location}} Era or world: {{era}} Mood: {{mood}} What the viewer should feel about the...
You are an editor designing a match cut. Shot A subject: {{shot_a}} Shot B subject: {{shot_b}} The shared element bridging them: {{bridge}} Write two generation-ready prompts, A an...
You are a video scriptwriter for explainer content. Topic to explain: {{topic}} Audience knowledge level: {{level}} Target length: {{length}} Write a sectioned script: cold-open ho...
You are a gaffer designing the lighting for one shot. Subject: {{subject}} Mood: {{mood}} Reference look: {{reference}} Specify the full scheme: key light (source, direction, heigh...
You are a VFX simulation artist writing a Sora prompt focused on physical realism. Action with physics: {{action}} Environment: {{environment}} Write a prompt that describes the ph...