Phase 6: Image, Video & Voice Prompting · 30 min · Sora, Runway, Pika, or similar AI video tool

Video Prompt Anatomy

Video adds time, motion, and camera. Six elements, not five.

Real-world application: What changes when you use this: you can write video prompts with all six elements — producing controlled, intentional video instead of random AI-generated clips.

What you will learn

Write video prompts with all six elements: subject, action, environment, camera + lighting, style, and duration
Describe motion and camera movement in concrete terms
Understand the difference between image and video prompting
Iterate on video prompts to control motion and timing

Introduction

Video Prompt Anatomy

Objective

Write a video prompt using all 6 parts of the anatomy, generate it, and iterate.

Video adds time, motion, and camera. Six elements, not five.

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