Ultimate AI Prompt Guide for AI Filmmakers
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Filmmaking / Video Creation
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Scriptwriting - Expert: Screenwriting Consultant
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Generate 5 logline ideas for a [genre] film about [theme], blending unconventional tropes and fresh character dynamics.
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Develop a three-act structure outline for a short film exploring [social issue], ensuring emotional pacing and a climactic resolution.
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Suggest 3 unexpected plot twists for a [genre] script to subvert audience expectations while maintaining narrative coherence.
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Create a character profile template with psychological flaws, motivations, and arcs for a protagonist in a [genre] story.
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Rewrite this dialogue-heavy scene to “show, don’t tell” using visual cues and subtext for a [genre] short film.
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Analyse my script’s opening 10 pages and suggest 3 improvements to hook viewers with conflict or mystery.
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Brainstorm 5 high-concept story ideas combining [element A, e.g., AI] and [element B, e.g., vintage noir aesthetics].
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Convert this real-life event [describe event] into a fictional screenplay, focusing on thematic depth and character growth.
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Identify pacing issues in my second act and propose 2 subplots or obstacles to heighten tension.
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Generate 5 emotionally charged dialogue prompts for a climactic confrontation between [Character A] and [Character B].
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Create a shot list for a 3-minute dialogue scene in a [location], prioritising coverage (wide, medium, close-ups) and blocking.
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Suggest 5 dynamic camera angles for a suspenseful chase sequence in a [setting, e.g., abandoned factory].
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Design a lighting plan for a low-budget night scene in a forest, using practical's and minimal gear.
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Generate a shot progression for a montage sequence showing [process, e.g., a character’s artistic creation].
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Plan a one-take tracking shot for a [scene type, e.g., argument], including equipment recommendations.
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List 10 essential shots for a documentary interview setup, ensuring visual variety and emotional impact.
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Brainstorm creative transitions (e.g., match cuts, whip pans) to link scenes in a [genre] film about [theme].
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Optimise a shot list for a 1-day shoot, balancing ambitious visuals with time constraints.
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Suggest 3 unconventional framing techniques (e.g., Dutch angles, negative space) to evoke [mood, e.g., isolation].
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Map out a shot sequence for a dream sequence blending surreal visuals and symbolic motifs.
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Visualise the opening scene of a [genre] film as a 6-panel storyboard, focusing on tone-setting imagery.
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Convert this action sequence [describe scene] into a storyboard with arrows indicating camera movement.
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Design a storyboard for a 30-second product ad, emphasising visual metaphors for [product benefit].
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Suggest 3 visual motifs to repeat across a storyboard, symbolising [theme, e.g., freedom vs. confinement].
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Sketch a 5-panel storyboard for a silent scene conveying grief without dialogue.
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Plan a storyboard for a musical number, integrating choreography and dynamic camera shifts.
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Brainstorm 3 ways to storyboard a time-lapse sequence showing [process, e.g., urban decay].
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Adapt this poem [insert excerpt] into a storyboard for a experimental short film.
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Create a 4-panel storyboard for a horror film’s “jump scare” moment, building tension through framing.
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Design a split-screen storyboard for parallel storylines converging in a climactic scene.
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Plan a single-take fight scene using shifting angles (low/high, Dutch tilts) to mirror a character’s disorientation.
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Suggest 3 drone shot ideas for a fantasy landscape that establish scale and evoke awe in [specific setting].
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Design a dialogue scene where camera distance (wide to close-up) mirrors growing tension between two characters.
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Generate a shot list for a horror reveal, using POV angles and slow zooms to build dread before a jump scare.
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Map a chase sequence alternating between shaky handheld (pursuer) and steady cam (pursued) perspectives.
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Create a visual motif using recurring angles (e.g., overhead shots) to symbolise [theme, e.g., surveillance].
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Storyboard a flashback with sepia tones and 4:3 aspect ratio, contrasting with present-day widescreen visuals.
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Suggest 5 angles to make a single-room scene visually dynamic (e.g., reflections, split focus).
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Design a dream sequence using fisheye lenses and surreal framing to distort reality.
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Plan a romantic scene where camera movement (e.g., slow dolly-ins) mirrors emotional intimacy between characters.
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Animate micro-expressions (e.g., fleeting smiles, eyebrow raises) for an AI character hiding a secret in a thriller.
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Develop a "gesture library" for an elderly AI character, incorporating slower movements and deliberate pauses.
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Sync voice modulation (pitch, tempo) with body language to convey repressed anger in a conflicted AI antagonist.
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Train an AI model to adapt a character’s posture (e.g., slouching vs. upright) based on shifting power dynamics.
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Design 3 involuntary tics (e.g., finger-tapping, lip-biting) for an AI character under stress in a drama.
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Generate a gradient of smiles (polite, genuine, sinister) for an AI protagonist to mask ulterior motives.
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Map eye movement patterns (e.g., avoiding gaze, prolonged stares) to signal deception or vulnerability.
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Simulate cultural differences in gestures (e.g., bowing vs. handshakes) for an AI character navigating [setting].
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Animate a grief-stricken AI character’s mannerisms, blending human-like tears with robotic stiffness.
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Create a feedback loop where an AI character’s voice grows softer/raspier as their energy depletes in a scene.
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Generate a suspenseful orchestral score for a horror scene set in [location], blending dissonant strings, ambient drones, and erratic percussion to mirror the protagonist’s anxiety.
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Compose a hybrid electronic-classical theme for a sci-fi protagonist, fusing synth arpeggios with a solo violin to symbolise their human-AI duality.
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Adapt a [classical piece, e.g., Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5] into a minimalist piano arrangement for a melancholic flashback scene about [theme].
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Design a dynamic score that shifts tempo and instrumentation in sync with a chase sequence’s pacing (e.g., slow-build to crescendo).
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Create a culturally authentic folk melody for a period drama set in [region/era], using traditional instruments like [specific tool, e.g., kora, shamisen].
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Generate a character leitmotif for an AI antagonist, combining glitchy electronic tones with a haunting choir to evoke unease and unpredictability.
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Produce a temp track mimicking [composer’s style, e.g., Hans Zimmer] for a director’s pitch, focusing on brass swells and rhythmic pulses for an action sequence.
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Develop a diegetic soundscape where ambient noises (e.g., rain, machinery) are rhythmically synced to the score in a dystopian city scene.
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Compose a romantic theme with AI-generated vocals in a fictional language, blending ethereal harmonies with a swelling string section.
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Design an interactive score that adapts in real-time to viewer biometric data (e.g., heart rate) during a VR thriller experience.
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Design subtle micro-expressions (e.g., eyebrow twitches, lip tremors) for an AI character suppressing guilt during a tense dialogue scene.
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Create a "resting posture" for an elderly AI mentor that conveys wisdom (e.g., slow nods, hands clasped behind back) while interacting with humans.
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Animate a conflicted AI antagonist’s body language, blending rigid, mechanical movements with fleeting human-like gestures (e.g., fist-clenching).
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Map eye-contact patterns for an AI character learning social cues—staring too long (awkward) vs. glancing away (shyness) during conversations.
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Develop a "panic mode" sequence where an AI’s movements become erratic (e.g., jerky head turns, rapid hand gestures) during system failure.
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Sync vocal tone with facial expressions for sarcasm—raised eyebrows, half-smirks—to avoid the "uncanny valley" in comedic scenes.
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Train an AI model to adjust personal space boundaries based on cultural norms (e.g., standing closer in crowded cities vs. formal distances).
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Design a "power stance" for a leader AI (e.g., squared shoulders, chin raised) that softens slightly when showing empathy.
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Simulate fatigue in a dying AI character through slumping posture, slower blinks, and laboured movements despite lacking organic biology.
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Generate a library of gestures for an AI caregiver (e.g., gentle head tilts, open palms) to convey trustworthiness during emotional scenes.
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Generate a wide-angle establishing shot of a [medieval castle] at dawn, with slow panning across mist-shrouded moors and crows circling the turrets.
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Design a drone sequence soaring over a [futuristic cityscape], capturing neon-lit skyscrapers with dynamic parallax and reflections in rain-soaked streets.
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Simulate a tracking shot through a dense [tropical rainforest], with sunlight filtering through canopy gaps and foliage swaying in humid wind.
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Create a time-lapse of [rolling desert dunes] at golden hour, using hyperlapse techniques to show shifting shadows and sand patterns.
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Animate a low-angle shot of a [stormy beach], with crashing waves filmed in slow motion and seagulls battling gusts of wind.
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Render a haunting Steadicam glide through an [abandoned asylum], combining flickering light effects and peeling wallpaper for atmospheric decay.
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Produce an aerial "fly-through" of a [mountain valley] in autumn, with swirling fog, falling leaves, and a distant eagle circling.
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Design a dynamic car chase sequence on a [winding coastal road], blending sweeping helicopter pans with tight hairpin turns and spray from ocean waves.
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Generate a surreal "floating island" landscape at sunset, with cascading waterfalls, drifting clouds, and bioluminescent flora glowing in twilight.
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Simulate a hyper-realistic [arctic tundra] scene using AI, featuring aurora borealis reflections on ice sheets and slow zooms on cracking glaciers.