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Free AI video prompt generator

Describe the clip you want. Get a shot-by-shot video prompt with camera moves, lighting and sound, written for the model you use.

How it works

  1. Describe the clip: what happens, where, and what it's for. Mention the product details that must look right.
  2. Pick the video model, a clip length and a style, then click Write my prompt.
  3. Paste the prompt into Sora, Veo, Runway or Kling. Generate a few takes, then trim and add any text in your editor.

Examples

Sample results for the inputs shown, so you can see the format and quality before you try it.

Example 1: input

What should the video show? Hands unboxing our ceramic planter on a sunny kitchen counter, for an Instagram ad. The planter is sage green with a matte glaze.

Video model: Sora

Clip length: 10 seconds (two or three shots)

Style: Cinematic commercial

Example 1: output
Prompt: A bright, cinematic product ad in a sunlit kitchen. Two hands open a plain kraft-paper box on a light oak counter, fold back tissue paper, and lift out a sage green ceramic planter with a soft matte glaze. They set it next to a window and slide a small pothos plant into it. Warm morning sunlight streams in from the left, casting soft shadows. Palette of cream, oak and sage. Calm, satisfying, premium mood, shallow depth of field. Shots: Shot 1 (0-4s): Overhead top-down close-up, static. Hands lift the box lid and fold back white tissue paper. Shot 2 (4-7s): Medium close-up at counter height, slow dolly in. Hands lift the sage green matte planter into the sunlight, turning it slightly to show the glaze. Shot 3 (7-10s): Wide shot, static tripod. The planter with the pothos sits by the window; one hand gives it a final quarter turn. Audio: Soft paper rustle, a light ceramic tap on wood, quiet kitchen ambience, gentle acoustic guitar underneath. Avoid: on-screen text, logos, faces, extra objects on the counter, morphing hands
Example 2: input

What should the video show? Explain how a customer's package moves from our warehouse to their doorstep, for the top of our shipping FAQ page

Video model: Runway

Clip length: 15 to 20 seconds (short sequence)

Style: 2D animation

Example 2: output
Prompt: Slow tracking shot across a flat 2D animated world with clean shapes and soft shadows. A small brown parcel moves along a warehouse conveyor, rides a delivery van along a winding road through a small town, and arrives on a doorstep with a green door. Teal, cream and warm orange palette, bright daylight, friendly and reassuring mood. Shots: Shot 1 (0-4s): Wide side view, slow pan right. The parcel glides along a conveyor between tall shelves. Shot 2 (4-8s): Medium shot. A worker in a teal vest places the same brown parcel into the back of a delivery van; the doors close. Shot 3 (8-13s): Wide top-down view, tracking. The van drives along a curving road past trees and houses. Shot 4 (13-17s): Close-up, slow push in. The brown parcel is set down on a doorstep in front of a green door. Audio: Light conveyor hum, a soft van engine, birdsong on arrival, upbeat ukulele music. Avoid: on-screen text, company logos, realistic faces, extra parcels changing color
Example 3: input

What should the video show? Our barista pouring latte art in slow motion for the cafe's website hero section

Video model: Google Veo

Clip length: 5 seconds (one shot)

Style: Realistic live action

Example 3: output
Prompt: A realistic slow-motion close-up in a small, warm cafe. A barista's hands tilt a stainless steel milk pitcher over a white ceramic cup and pour a smooth stream of steamed milk into espresso, drawing a leaf pattern that spreads across the surface. Soft window light from the right, dark wood counter, blurred shelves of cups behind. Rich browns and creamy whites, calm and crafted mood, shallow depth of field. Shots: Shot 1 (0-5s): Macro close-up at cup height, static tripod, slow motion. The milk stream thins and the leaf pattern forms and settles. Audio: Quiet pour, faint espresso machine hiss, low cafe chatter, no music. Avoid: on-screen text, logos on the cup, visible faces, spills, the pattern changing shape after it forms

Tips for better results

  • Describe motion, not a still. "Hands lift the lid, steam rises" gives the model something to animate; "a nice coffee cup" does not.
  • Keep text and screens out of the shot. Video models garble letters and app interfaces; add captions and UI in editing.
  • Repeat the product description in every shot line. It helps the model keep the same color, shape and finish across cuts.
  • Start with 5-second clips. They fail less, cost less, and you can cut several together into a longer ad.

FAQ

Is this video prompt generator free?

Yes. Enter your email once to use it (you'll also get Something Big, our free weekly AI newsletter, and you can unsubscribe anytime). There's no account and no credit card.

Does it make the video?

No. It writes the prompt and a shot list. You paste them into a video model such as Sora, Google Veo, Runway or Kling to generate the clip.

Why does it include a shot list?

Longer clips hold together better when each shot has one action and one camera move. Some models accept the whole prompt; for others, generate each shot separately and cut them together.

Can I put my logo or a real person in the video?

The generator will not write real people, celebrities or brand logos into a prompt. Describe the look you want instead, and add your logo in editing.

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