VideoSingle shot

Write a single AI video shot

Use when you need one clean, controllable text-to-video shot instead of a vague clip.

The prompt
prompt.txt
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. Shot size and angle (e.g. wide, medium, close-up, low angle)
2. Subject and what it is doing
3. Setting and time of day
4. Camera move (static, slow push-in, pan, tilt, or none)
5. Lighting and mood ({{mood}})
6. Lens and look (e.g. 35mm, shallow depth of field, film grain)
7. Style ({{style}})

Rules:
- Describe only what the camera can literally see.
- No story, no cuts, no dialogue, no text overlays.
- Keep it under 60 words.
- End with: duration {{duration}} seconds.

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.

  • {{subject}}
  • {{mood}}
  • {{style}}
  • {{duration}}
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Tags
#shot#text-to-video#cinematography#beginner

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