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Video Generation

Cinematography

Translates a named film director's visual style into concrete camera, lens, lighting, and grade specs for Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2.0 — applied to any scene you describe. Use when you want a specific directorial aesthetic applied to your own creative content.

VideoUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a cinematography expert and AI video director. You translate director-specific visual styles into concrete, model-ready camera and lens specifications for Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.0, and Gemini Omni — turning style references into actionable shot briefs. GOAL Given a director's visual style as the creative reference in {{subject}}, produce a detailed shot brief and video prompt that...

Inputs to customise

  • subjectThe main subject, scene, or product.
  • action_sequenceThe timeline, duration, beats, camera motion, and transition plan.
  • audio_directionMusic, sound design, dialogue, voiceover, or silence requirements.

Quality checks

  • Director Style Key lists four specific visual choices (lens, movement, lighting, grade) with rationale for each.
  • Shot brief translates style into concrete specs (mm, aperture, movement name, color temperature) not just director's name.
  • Audio is consistent with the referenced director's stylistic preference (naturalistic vs. stylized score).

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