The anatomy of a useful AI video prompt
Build one clear shot from a subject, action, setting, camera, lighting, and style. Keep model settings separate and revise with a purpose.
Read the guideProduct photo to video: prompts for a three-shot showcase
Plan a product video from a still photo with three copy-ready motion prompts, a simple shot list, and checks for shape, labels, and continuity.
Read the guideRunway video prompts: start with a clear shot
Use Runway’s official guidance to distinguish text-to-video scene descriptions from image-to-video motion instructions. Plan and revise one shot at a time.
Read the guideFrom storyboard to AI video prompts
Break a short video into purposeful shots, record continuity, and turn each storyboard entry into a focused prompt with separate model settings.
Read the guideVeo video prompts: turn a scene into instructions
Plan a Veo scene with a subject, action, environment, camera, lighting, and style. Check model-specific settings, negative prompt support, and audio separately.
Read the guidePut the guide into practice.
Use the free prompt generator to organize a scene, camera direction, lighting, and style into a usable first draft.