The five-part formula
Keep each part to a few words. The order helps the model prioritise.
- Subject: what the viewer should look at.
- Action: the one thing that happens.
- Camera: how the frame moves — or that it does not.
- Light: time of day, direction and colour.
- Sound: ambience or effects in a short phrase.
Examples you can copy
A tiny paper fox steps across a handmade moonlit garden. Low camera follows the folded paws, soft paper textures, cool blue light, rustling leaves and delicate footsteps.
Camera vocabulary that works
- Locked-off: the frame does not move; only the subject does.
- Slow push-in: the camera moves gently toward the subject.
- Side-tracking: the camera travels alongside a moving subject.
- Quarter orbit: the camera arcs part-way around a still subject.
- Low follow: the camera stays near the ground behind or beside the subject.
Mistakes to avoid
- Several actions in one prompt — the model will rush or skip some.
- Contradicting moves such as "zoom in while pulling back".
- Long lists of style keywords with no subject or action.
- Asking for readable on-screen text; keep text for editing software.