How to prompt Video Generators?

Task

Write a prompt for a 5-second clip of a barista making a coffee in a busy café.

Using the prompting guide, make sure you think about the visual style, what the setting looks and feels like, how the camera should move, and what action is happening in the scene. The prompt doesn't need to be really detailed for the first try.

Example of a Prompt

Style: Hand-painted 2D/3D hybrid with watercolour textures and soft brushstrokes. Mid-2000s European animation aesthetic: dreamy, organic, nostalgic. Visible paper grain, gentle colour bleeding, analogue warmth.

Setting: Moonlit rooftop garden. Terra cotta pots with wildflowers and herbs line weathered wooden planks. A small origami crane, animated but papery, perches on the edge of a watering can. Stars twinkle above; distant city lights glow below.

Cinematography:

• Camera: medium shot, gentle crane down with subtle lateral drift
• Lens: 40mm virtual lens; soft vignette and shallow depth of field on background cityscape
• Lighting: cool moonlight as key; warm amber glow from string lights overhead
• Mood: tranquil, wistful, quietly magical

Actions:

• The crane unfolds one wing, testing the breeze.
• Wind catches it; the crane flutters, nearly losing balance.
• It stumbles forward, paper feet crinkling, then steadies itself.
• Takes a tiny hop toward the edge, pausing, looking down at the city.
• Whispers softly: "One day... I'll really fly."

Background Sound: Wind chimes, distant traffic hum, cricket song, paper crinkling, soft breeze through plants.

This is a fully detailed prompt that gives the AI everything it needs to create exactly what you envision.