video-prompting-guide

--- name: video-prompting-guide description: "Best practices and techniques for writing effective AI video generation prompts. Covers: Veo, Seedance, Wan, Grok, Kling, Runway, Pika, Sora prompting strategies. Learn: shot types, camera movements, lighting, pacing, style keywords, negative prompts. Use for: improving video quality, getting consistent results, professional video prompts. Triggers: video prompt, how to prompt video, veo prompts, video generation tips, better ai video, video prompt engineering, video prompt guide, video prompt template, ai video tips, video prompt best practices, video prompt examples, cinematography prompts" allowed-tools: Bash(infsh *) --- # Video Prompting Guide Best practices for writing effective AI video generation prompts via [inference.sh](https://inference.sh).  ## Quick Start > Requires inference.sh CLI (`infsh`). Get installation instructions: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills@agent-tools` ```bash infsh login # Well-structured video prompt infsh app run google/veo-3-1-fast --input '{ "prompt": "Cinematic tracking shot of a red sports car driving through Tokyo at night, neon lights reflecting on wet streets, rain falling, 4K, shallow depth of field" }' ``` ## Prompt Structure Formula ``` [Shot Type] + [Subject] + [Action] + [Setting] + [Lighting] + [Style] + [Technical] ``` ### Example Breakdown ``` "Slow motion close-up of coffee being poured into a white ceramic cup, steam rising, morning sunlight streaming through window, warm color grading, cinematic, 4K, shallow depth of field" ``` - **Shot Type**: Slow motion close-up - **Subject**: Coffee - **Action**: Being poured - **Setting**: White ceramic cup, window - **Lighting**: Morning sunlight - **Style**: Warm color grading, cinematic - **Technical**: 4K, shallow depth of field ## Shot Types | Shot Type | Description | Use For | |------ [... prompt truncated for preview ...]