AI video generation quality depends 80% on prompt quality.
With the same tool, why do some people's videos look like Hollywood productions while yours look amateurish? The key is prompt writing skills.
This guide reveals 10 practical prompt techniques with 100+ real examples to quickly advance you from beginner to AI video creation expert.
Basic Prompt: "A cat in a room"
Result:
Optimized Prompt: "An orange Persian cat elegantly walks across a sunlit wooden floor, soft morning light streaming from the right window, camera slowly following, depth of field effect, cinematic quality, 4K"
Result:
Reason for Difference: The optimized prompt includes 5 dimensions: subject details, environment description, lighting setup, camera movement, and technical parameters.
Clearly define the video's main content:
Basic: A girl Advanced: A 20-year-old Asian girl with long hair wearing a white dress
Add character features:
Basic: A man Advanced: A 40-year-old businessman in a dark suit with black-framed glasses, serious expression
Describe the location:
Basic: In a city Advanced: At the bustling Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, neon lights flashing, crowds moving
Specify time and mood:
Basic: Evening Advanced: Dusk at sunset, golden twilight filling the sky
Define visual presentation:
Basic: Video Advanced: Cinematic color grading, slow motion, shallow depth of field, 45-degree side following shot
A 20-year-old Asian girl with flowing hair wearing a white dress,
walking through Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo,
at dusk with golden sunset glow,
neon lights beginning to flicker,
cinematic color grading, slow motion, shallow depth of field, 45-degree side follow
Generate this scene on Gempix2 →
| English | Effect |
|---|---|
| Push in / Dolly in | Move toward subject |
| Pull out / Dolly out | Move away from subject |
| Follow shot | Follow subject's movement |
| Orbit / Circle | Rotate around subject |
| Crane up/down | Vertical lift/descent |
| Aerial shot | Bird's eye view |
| POV (Point of View) | Subjective perspective |
| Term | Use |
|---|---|
| Close-up (CU) | Show details, emotions |
| Medium shot (MS) | Show subject and environment |
| Wide shot / Establishing shot | Show overall environment |
| Term | Effect |
|---|---|
| Golden hour | Soft light during golden hour |
| Rim light | Contour lighting |
| Volumetric lighting | Volumetric light (Tyndall effect) |
| Hard shadows | Hard shadows, strong contrast |
| Soft shadows | Soft shadows |
Full article continues with 8 more tips including camera speed control, color grading, emotional atmosphere, metaphors and references, layered description, avoiding common mistakes, specific scene templates, and iterative optimization...
Shibuya Crossing Tokyo from dusk to night,
traffic and pedestrians flowing,
time-lapse fast motion,
neon lights gradually lighting up,
high angle overhead shot,
urban cyberpunk aesthetic
25-year-old Asian female, business attire, smiling,
by office window, natural light from left,
medium shot half-body,
shallow depth of field,
professional business photo style
8 more ready-to-use prompts included...
Answer:
Answer:
Answer: Three-step method:
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Select one from the 10 ready-to-use prompts in this article
Replace template content with your desired scene
Last Updated: January 2025 Master these 10 tips and create cinematic AI videos!