Same settings, written the way each model reads prompts best.
Veo (Google)
171 words
Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace.
Action: She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement.
Camera: phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway, tight upper-body framing, slightly low.
Lighting: Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background.
Style: Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing.
Audio: soft lounge music, distant restaurant chatter, glasses clinking.
Negative prompt
CGI, 3D render, illustration, anime, plastic skin, over-smoothed face, text, captions, watermarks, logos, UI overlays, extra fingers, deformed hands, distorted anatomy, black dress, bright red dress, blonde hair, short hair, tight curls, bright background, daylight, heavy studio lighting, large smile, closed eyes, bright red lipstick, jittery motion, morphing, frame flicker, sudden cuts, warped face
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
Works best when subject, action, camera, scene and audio are described separately. More Veo tips
Sora
236 words
Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace.
Actions:
- She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear.
- Then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile.
- Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement.
Cinematography:
Camera: phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway, tight upper-body framing, slightly low
Lighting: Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background.
Mood: intimate, luxurious, dramatic, polished
Look: Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing.
Background sound: Soft lounge music, distant restaurant chatter, glasses clinking.
Avoid: CGI, 3D render, illustration, anime, plastic skin, over-smoothed face, text, captions, watermarks, logos, UI overlays, extra fingers, deformed hands, distorted anatomy, black dress, bright red dress, blonde hair, short hair, tight curls, bright background, daylight, heavy studio lighting, large smile, closed eyes, bright red lipstick, jittery motion, morphing, frame flicker, sudden cuts, warped face.
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
A cinematography block plus action and dialogue lines. More Sora tips
Kling
159 words
Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace. She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement. Camera: phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway, tight upper-body framing, slightly low. Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background. Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing.
Negative prompt
CGI, 3D render, illustration, anime, plastic skin, over-smoothed face, text, captions, watermarks, logos, UI overlays, extra fingers, deformed hands, distorted anatomy, black dress, bright red dress, blonde hair, short hair, tight curls, bright background, daylight, heavy studio lighting, large smile, closed eyes, bright red lipstick, jittery motion, morphing, frame flicker, sudden cuts, warped face
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
Short: subject + motion + scene + camera language; negative is a separate field. More Kling tips
Runway
177 words
Phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway: an original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace. Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background. Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing. Live-action, photographic footage, not animation or CGI. Natural skin texture with visible pores. A clean frame with no text, logos or watermarks. Smooth, stable motion with consistent faces and anatomy.
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
“Camera move: scene. Details.” — motion-first, and no negative prompt, so exclusions are phrased positively. More Runway tips
Luma Dream Machine
190 words
Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace. She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement. Camera movement: phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway, tight upper-body framing, slightly low. Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background. Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing. Live-action, photographic footage, not animation or CGI. Natural skin texture with visible pores. A clean frame with no text, logos or watermarks. Smooth, stable motion with consistent faces and anatomy.
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
A flowing, descriptive paragraph with the camera motion spelled out; no negative prompt. More Luma tips
Seedance
192 words
An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement.
Look: She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace.
Camera: phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway, tight upper-body framing, slightly low.
Lighting: Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background.
Style: Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing. Live-action, photographic footage, not animation or CGI. Natural skin texture with visible pores. A clean frame with no text, logos or watermarks. Smooth, stable motion with consistent faces and anatomy.
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
Subject and action first, then scene, camera and style on their own lines. More Seedance tips
Hailuo (MiniMax)
176 words
[Shake] Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace. Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background. Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing. Live-action, photographic footage, not animation or CGI. Natural skin texture with visible pores. A clean frame with no text, logos or watermarks. Smooth, stable motion with consistent faces and anatomy.
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
Natural description plus bracketed camera commands such as [Push in] or [Tracking shot]. More Hailuo tips
Wan
159 words
Horizontal 16:9 nighttime glamour selfie video. An original fictional adult woman in her mid-20s sits in a dark upscale evening interior at night. She has very long deep chocolate brown hair, smooth glossy blowout with loose waves, warm medium tan skin, warm brown eyes, glossy nude-rose lips. She wears a rich wine red deep plunging sleeveless evening dress and a delicate short tennis-chain necklace. She slowly tilts her head so her hair falls over one shoulder, brushes a strand behind her ear, then looks straight into the lens with a confident, faint smile. Throughout: natural blinking and breathing, her hair shifting gently with each movement. Camera: phone held at arm's length, slight natural sway, tight upper-body framing, slightly low. Low-key warm ambient lighting, key light from front-left and slightly below, approximately 2500-3200K warm amber, near-black background. Extreme photorealism, luxury social-media portrait, deep burgundy, warm tan and dark chocolate brown palette, sharpest on eyes and face, slow and calm pacing.
Negative prompt
CGI, 3D render, illustration, anime, plastic skin, over-smoothed face, text, captions, watermarks, logos, UI overlays, extra fingers, deformed hands, distorted anatomy, black dress, bright red dress, blonde hair, short hair, tight curls, bright background, daylight, heavy studio lighting, large smile, closed eyes, bright red lipstick, jittery motion, morphing, frame flicker, sudden cuts, warped face
aspect_ratio: 16:9duration: 5 seconds
Detailed natural language (subject, scene, motion, look) with a separate negative prompt. More Wan tips