# Write a prompt for an AI video generator

Shot-by-shot prompts for Sora, Veo, Runway, Kling, or Seedance — camera, motion, lighting, and sound.

- Topic: Images, Video & Design
- Framework: Zero-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: AI & Prompting, Generate Image, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-prompt-for-an-ai-video-generator

## Prompt

```text
Write an AI video prompt.

**Tool:** [Sora / Veo / Runway / Kling / Seedance / Pika]
**Idea:** [WHAT HAPPENS]
**Length and aspect ratio:** [SECONDS / 16:9 or 9:16]
**Style:** [cinematic, documentary, animation, product ad, UGC phone footage]
**Starting image (optional):** [upload or describe]

Write the prompt with: subject and action, setting, camera (shot size, angle, movement such as dolly, pan, or handheld), lighting and time of day, style and color grade, pacing, and sound or dialogue if the tool supports it. For longer pieces, break it into timed shots: [00:00–00:03] …

Give one variation, plus tips for fixing common problems (warping, inconsistent faces, unnatural motion). Don't depict real people without consent.
```

## What to fill in

- Sora / Veo / Runway / Kling / Seedance / Pika
- WHAT HAPPENS
- SECONDS / 16:9 or 9:16
- upload or describe

Free to copy and use. From ThinkWithPrompt (https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/), a library of 2,663 curated AI prompts.