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Short lessons: light, camera, style, character. After each lesson, you can recreate the example in the generator.
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A good prompt answers four questions: what is in the frame, where it happens, what the light is like, and what style it has. Start with the main subject and add details after it.
Example promptA red vintage bicycle leaning against a white wall in a narrow Lisbon street, morning sun, soft shadows, film photo, 35mm
Light sets the mood more than anything else. Name the source and direction: soft window light, backlight, golden hour, neon.
Example promptPortrait of an elderly fisherman, warm golden hour backlight, rim light on his beard, soft fill light from the left, shallow depth of field
The lens changes proportions: 24 mm gives a wide, spacious shot, 85 mm a portrait with a blurred background. Add the angle too: from above, from below, at eye level.
Example promptClose-up portrait of a young woman in a cafe, 85mm lens, f/1.8, eye-level shot, creamy bokeh, natural window light
In video, describe one camera move per clip: push-in, orbit, tracking shot. Speed matters too: slow, smooth.
Example promptSlow dolly-in toward a lighthouse on a rocky cliff at dusk, waves crashing below, smooth cinematic camera move
To keep a character recognizable across shots, repeat the same appearance description word for word and change only the scene. For a close likeness, upload a reference.
Example promptA young woman with short silver hair, round glasses and a yellow raincoat, standing at a tram stop in the rain, cinematic still
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