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How to create cinematic AI video shots

A practical production guide for how to create cinematic ai video shots. Start with a small test, inspect the result, and keep the limitations visible when publishing.

Create a video

60 welcome credits · 30 days · Google sign-in · No payment card needed

Selected generated footage; appearance and motion vary with the prompt and model output.

Design a shot with depth

Describe foreground, subject and background. A walkway in the foreground and towers fading into haze create a clearer spatial brief than cinematic quality alone. Give the subject one meaningful action.

Motivate the lighting

Choose light that belongs to the setting: an overhead hangar light, a sunset behind a window, or reflected neon on wet pavement. Ask for a clear direction and color rather than many conflicting light sources.

Choose a restrained camera move

Start with a slow push-in or a lateral track. Keep the action visible and avoid large viewpoint changes during a short test. Evaluate continuity before combining several generated shots.

Finish the film outside the generator

Public clips are silent standard-resolution footage. Add a deliberate sound design, captions and color grade in editing. The separately upscaled fantasy showcase is a selected example, not the resolution promised by the public studio.

Settings and credit budget

Choose 5, 10 or 15 seconds. Text tasks cost 6 credits; image and two-frame tasks cost 8. New Google accounts receive a one-time 60-credit grant valid for 30 days. Landscape output is 896 × 512 and portrait output is 512 × 896 at 24 fps. Each account can have one active task. Wait for a confirmed result instead of repeatedly submitting.

A prompt to start with

A silver robot carefully sets down a glass sphere on a dark studio table, slow push-in from a medium shot, soft rim lighting reflected in the glass, one continuous shot, no cuts.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust one action or camera instruction at a time. It is a prompt example, not a guarantee of a specific result.

Try this workflow →

FAQ

Before you generate

Do I need an image for text-to-video?

No. This mode starts from your written prompt. Use Image to Video instead when a specific source composition matters.

Can I paste a complete script?

You can enter text within the 2,000-character limit, but the tool generates one clip rather than automatically splitting and editing a script. Convert the script into individual visual shots.

Does the generated video include sound?

No. The current public workflow produces silent video. Add voice-over, music or sound effects in your editor.

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