Write a single AI video shot
Use when you need one clean, controllable text-to-video shot instead of a vague clip.
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.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{subject}}
- {{mood}}
- {{style}}
- {{duration}}
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