Write an Instagram Reel or YouTube Short video prompt
Builds a vertical short-video prompt with a strong first-second hook, a clear moment and a loopable ending for Reels and Shorts.
The prompt
Create an 8-second vertical video for Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
Topic: [TOPIC, e.g. making the perfect masala dosa]
Hook in the first second: [a striking visual, e.g. batter spreading in a perfect circle on a hot pan, seen from above]
Main moment: [what happens next, e.g. the dosa is folded and slides onto a banana leaf]
Ending: [ends close to how it starts so it loops smoothly / ends on a satisfying close-up]
Camera: [top-down / handheld close-up / quick push-in]
Lighting and colour: [bright, warm and appetising / moody evening light]
Sound: [sizzling and ambient sound / upbeat instrumental]
Aspect ratio: 9:16
Rules:
- Keep the main subject centred so it isn't hidden by app buttons at the edges.
- Realistic motion and textures; no distorted hands or objects.
- No on-screen text, logos or watermarks (I will add captions in the editing app).
- No real, identifiable people or copyrighted characters.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- TOPIC, e.g. making the perfect masala dosa
- top-down / handheld close-up / quick push-in
- bright, warm and appetising / moody evening light
- sizzling and ambient sound / upbeat instrumental
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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