Video Prompting
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Lesson 2 of 10

Video Prompting

A video prompt should describe one clear shot: subject, action, environment and camera behavior.

Active reading
Subject

Who or what is visible?

Action

What changes during the shot?

Camera

How does the view move?

Write the shot, not a bag of adjectives

Video prompts become easier to debug when each phrase describes something visible. Start with the subject and action, then add environment and camera direction.

If the shot fails, change one variable at a time. That makes it easier to see which instruction caused the problem.

Example
A runner ties a white shoe on a concrete bench at sunrise. Slow push-in toward the shoe. Soft backlight, natural movement.
Quick check

Explain this lesson back in one sentence before continuing. If you cannot, reread the example and key takeaway.

Common mistake

Avoid contradictory motion such as “static camera” and “fast orbit” in the same short shot.

Key takeaway

A useful video prompt describes one shot with visible decisions: subject → action → environment → camera.

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