Veo Cinematic Shot

A Veo prompt structure for cinematic shots: subject and action, camera movement, lighting, and native audio direction in one pass.

[SHOT TYPE: slow dolly-in / handheld tracking shot / static wide shot] of [SUBJECT + ACTION: a lighthouse keeper climbing a spiral staircase, lantern in hand].

Setting: [LOCATION + TIME: inside a stone lighthouse at dusk, warm lantern light against cold blue dusk light through slit windows].

Camera: [MOVEMENT + LENS: dolly rises with him, 35mm anamorphic look, shallow depth of field].

Lighting and grade: [e.g. moody low-key, warm practicals against teal shadows, filmic grain].

Audio:
SFX: [e.g. boots on iron steps, wind pressing at the glass, distant gull cries]
Ambient noise: [e.g. the low hum of the sea below; no music]
[OR DIALOGUE: He mutters, "Storm's early this year," in a weathered voice.]

Duration: one continuous shot, no cuts. Clean frame with no text overlays or watermarks.

How to use

This follows the official Veo structure (cinematography, subject, action, context, style, audio) at the 100-150 words where Veo performs best. Veo generates native audio, so always direct it explicitly with the SFX/Ambient/dialogue lines; leaving audio out produces generic ambience. One action per shot works best. For a multi-shot sequence in one clip, use timestamps: '[00:00-00:03] wide shot of... [00:03-00:06] cut to close-up of...'.

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