VideoEstablishing shot

Establishing shot of a location

Use to open a scene with a wide, atmospheric shot that sets place and time.

The prompt
prompt.txt
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}}

Make it a slow, wide shot. Describe the skyline or horizon, foreground detail, light direction, and one small moving element (traffic, birds, leaves). Specify a gentle camera move that reveals scale. Keep it 3 to 4 sentences, cinematic.

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{location}}
  • {{time_of_day}}
  • {{atmosphere}}
  • {{context}}
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Tags
#establishing-shot#wide-shot#location

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