AI video prompts for short dramas: examples you can copy

A simple formula

Use this order: subject, action, setting, mood, camera. Keep it to one or two sentences per shot.

• Subject: who is on screen and what they look like
• Action: one clear action, such as reading a message or turning around
• Setting and mood: where it happens and how it feels
• Camera: close-up, handheld, slow push-in, over-the-shoulder

Hook prompts

Open on conflict or a question. These are written for the first two seconds.

• "Close-up of a woman reading a text message, her smile fading, rain running down the window behind her, handheld camera."
• "A man in a wedding suit stands alone on an empty road at night, holding his phone, headlights approaching in the distance."
• "A girl hides a letter behind her back as her mother walks into the kitchen, tense silence, shallow depth of field."

Dialogue scene prompts

Two people, one table, one problem. Keep the framing simple so the faces carry the scene.

• "Two sisters sit across a kitchen table, one pushes an envelope across, the other does not touch it, warm lamp light, over-the-shoulder shots."
• "A detective leans on a car door and speaks quietly to a witness who avoids eye contact, cold morning light, medium close-up."
• "A couple argues in a parked car at night, rain on the windshield, the camera slowly pushes in on the driver."

Reveal and cliffhanger prompts

End the episode on an image or a line that makes the next one necessary.

• "A hand opens a locked drawer and finds a photo of the lead as a child, the camera pushes in, the room goes silent."
• "The lead turns around and sees her own reflection nodding, though she is standing still, slow dolly back."
• "A phone lights up with a message from a number that was deleted years ago, close-up on the screen and her face."

How it works

1. 1

   Start with a story or a product

   Paste a chapter, an outline or a one-line idea. For an ad, add product photos or a product link.

2. 2

   We cast, storyboard and voice it

   Characters get fixed looks, scenes get sets, and the script is split into shots with voices and captions.

3. 3

   Review the price, then export

   You see the cost before any video renders. Export a 9:16 file for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.

Frequently asked questions

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