25 original video prompts, each built as three shots: a hook in the first two seconds, a middle that earns the watch, and an ending that lands.
Every prompt below is written for a short vertical clip and split into three shots: a hook in the first two seconds, a middle that earns the watch, and an ending that lands. Six rules run through all of them:
Replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your own subject. Check watermark and commercial-use rules on each tool’s page before publishing anything for money — see Kling vs Runway vs Luma.
A small bookshop window at dusk, warm light inside, rain on the glass, a hand turns the OPEN sign to CLOSED in slow motion, camera slowly pulling back, cosy and cinematic, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Rain on glass, warm light flaring. One clear action: the sign turning.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Hold on the window display: books, a cat asleep, steam from a mug.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Slow pull-back to the whole street. No text on screen.
Overhead shot of a wooden table: chopped vegetables slide themselves into a pan, the pan sizzles, steam rises in a swirl, a finished plate appears with a soft pop, bright kitchen light, satisfying and clean, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Ingredients laid out in a neat row, top-down. First slide starts immediately.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Each ingredient slides in on a beat. Keep the camera locked overhead.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Finished plate centred, steam rising. Hold one second longer than feels right.
Tilt-shift miniature-style city street at 8am: tiny commuters with umbrellas crossing a bridge, a tiny bus gliding past, soft morning haze, playful scale, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Wide miniature street. Movement in the first frame: the bus entering.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Follow one tiny commuter across the bridge. Keep the tilt-shift blur strong.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Bus exits frame; street settles. Loop-friendly if the start and end match.
Person standing in grey drizzle wearing a plain coat — snaps fingers — same person, same pose, now in a bright yellow raincoat under sudden sunshine, puddles sparkling, camera locked off, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Grey drizzle, plain coat, face to camera. The snap is the cut point.
Shot 2 — Story (2–5s): Snap cut: yellow coat, sunshine, same pose and framing. No camera move.
Shot 3 — End (5–8s): Person smiles, shakes off one sleeve. Sunshine holds to the end.
A potter's hands shaping clay on a wheel: wet hands, spinning clay rising, a tool trimming the rim, the finished bowl lifted into soft window light, warm workshop tones, no dialogue, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Extreme close-up: wet hands on spinning clay. Motion fills the frame.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Two cuts: shaping, then trimming. Same hands, same apron, same light.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Finished bowl lifted into window light. Quiet ending, no music sting needed.
A small potted plant on a sunny windowsill growing in fast motion: sprout, leaves unfurling, a flower opening, dust motes drifting in sunlight, gentle and calm, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Pot centred, windowsill, strong sunlight. Sprout already visible.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Growth in one smooth motion. Camera locked; only the plant moves.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Flower fully open, one petal trembling. Hold still for the loop.
Close-up of [STREET FOOD] hitting a hot griddle at a night market, oil spattering, vendor's hands flipping with practised speed, neon signs blurred behind, steam and sparks, mouth-watering, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Food hits the griddle. Sizzle and steam in the first frame.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Hands flipping, sauce drizzled, neon bokeh behind. Stay close.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Finished serving lifted toward camera. Steam clears as it arrives.
An empty gym before opening: one treadmill belt already moving, a water bottle on a bench, morning light through high windows, a single pair of trainers lacing up, quiet determination, cinematic, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Empty gym, moving treadmill belt. The odd detail stops the scroll.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Slow push-in past benches and weights toward the light.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Trainers lacing up, close. Cut before the first step.
A paper envelope sliding across a wooden desk on its own, stopping at a steaming mug, a hand reaching in from frame edge to open it, soft afternoon light, gentle mystery, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Envelope already sliding. Desk, mug, light — all in frame.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Envelope stops at the mug. Pause one beat. Hand enters.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Envelope half-open, letter edge visible. Don't show the letter.
Macro shot inside a rock pool at low tide: a tiny crab crossing rippled sand, anemones swaying, sunlight refracting through shallow water, whole world in a puddle, vertical video, no text
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Crab already moving, macro and sharp. Water shimmer on top.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Follow the crab past anemones. Camera at water level.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Crab reaches a shell and stops. Hold for the ripple to settle.
Slow-motion milk pouring into espresso: the white swirl blooming into a heart, cup on a wooden counter, cafe window light, shallow depth of field, satisfying and warm, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Pour already falling. Espresso surface fills the frame.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Heart forming in slow motion. Camera steady, no wobble.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Cup set down, heart complete. Steam rising over the rim.
View from a train window at golden hour: fields, a small station, laundry lines and rooftops rushing past, reflection of a passenger's face faint in the glass, wistful and film-like, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Landscape already rushing past. Reflection faintly visible.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Station flashes by: one person waving, gone. Keep the reflection subtle.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Open fields again, light turning gold. Reflection fades.
Stop-motion feel: tools laying themselves out on a workbench in a neat row — hammer, wrench, screws marching into a jar — then a wooden birdhouse assembling itself plank by plank, bright garage light, playful, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): First tool slides into place. Bench, light and background fixed.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Tools arrive one per beat; planks stack into the birdhouse shape.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Birdhouse complete, one screw drops in last. Tiny wobble, then still.
First-person walk through a night market: lanterns overhead swaying, steam from food stalls, colourful signs, crowd parting gently, ending at a stall selling glowing paper stars, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Lanterns overhead, walking already. Colour in the first frame.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Steady walk past three stalls: steam, signs, faces glancing.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Star stall fills the frame. One star lifted toward camera.
Inside a snow globe: a tiny village square with a Christmas tree, snow falling slowly, a tiny train circling, warm windows, camera drifting slowly around the globe, magical and calm, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Snow already falling inside the globe. Tree lit, train moving.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Slow drift around the globe: square, train, windows in turn.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Return to the tree. Snow settles for one quiet second.
Close-up of fingers tuning a guitar string: the string vibrating, dust in a beam of afternoon light, a chord strummed and the room seeming to warm, intimate and quiet, vertical video, no dialogue
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Fingers on the tuning peg, string vibrating. Light beam visible.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Tuning, pause, one chord. Camera stays on the hands.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Hand rests on the guitar body. Dust drifting in the light.
A rooftop vegetable garden above a city: bees on tomato flowers, watering can tipping in slow motion, skyscrapers hazy behind, a gardener's hands tying a vine, fresh and bright, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Bee on a flower, city haze behind. Colour and movement at once.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Watering can tips; droplets catch the light. Hands tying the vine.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Wide shot: garden against the skyline. Hold for the breeze.
A faded black-and-white photograph of [SUBJECT] on a mantelpiece: the photo gently comes alive — a smile, a wave, a blink — then settles back to still, warm lamplight, tender and brief, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Photo still, lamplight warm. One small movement starts: the blink.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Smile and wave, slow and gentle. Keep the photo frame in shot.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Photo settles back to still. Hold two seconds on the still image.
A bright red kite caught in a tree at sunset, a child tugging the string, wind gusting, leaves swirling, the kite suddenly freeing itself and soaring, joyful, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Kite in the tree, string taut. Sunset colour behind.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Tugging, gusts, leaves. Same tree, same light throughout.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Kite frees and soars. Camera tilts up to follow it.
A library at night: a rolling ladder gliding along tall shelves, a single reading lamp glowing, pages of an open book turning by themselves, dust in the lamplight, hushed and magical, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Ladder already gliding. Lamp glow is the only warm light.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Pages turning on their own. Camera drifts down the shelf.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Lamp, book, stillness. Pages settle. Darkness holds.
A blender viewed from above: purple berries, green leaves and white yoghurt layered, blending into a swirling pink vortex, poured into a glass with a mint leaf on top, fresh and vivid, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Layers already in the blender, top-down. Colour contrast is the hook.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Blend: colours swirl into pink. Camera locked overhead.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Pour into glass, mint leaf placed. Condensation on the glass.
A wooden pier in thick morning fog: a lone figure walking away, gulls calling, water lapping at posts, the figure dissolving into white at the end, quiet and cinematic, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Figure already walking, fog thick. Pier lines lead the eye.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Follow from behind at a distance. Fog thickens with each step.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Figure dissolves into white. Hold on empty pier and water sound.
A fruit seller's brass scale at a morning market: oranges piled high, the scale needle swinging, the seller winking at camera, coins clinking into a tin, warm and human, 9:16
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Oranges and the brass scale, needle already swinging.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Seller's hands weighing, wink to camera. Market colour behind.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Coins into the tin. Seller's smile as the last frame.
Elevator doors in a plain office hallway slide open — instead of a lobby, a sunny beach: waves, gulls, sand spilling over the threshold, a crab scuttling in, bright and surreal, vertical video
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Plain hallway, elevator doors. The ding is the trigger.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Doors open on the beach. Sand spills in; camera holds steady.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Crab scuttles across the threshold. Doors start to close on the beach.
Two elderly players at a park chess table: a hand hovering over a knight, leaves falling, a crowd of pigeons watching, the winning move sliding into place in slow motion, autumn light, vertical video, no dialogue
Shot 1 — Hook (0–2s): Hand hovering over the knight, leaves falling. Board fills the frame.
Shot 2 — Story (2–6s): Slow-motion move: knight slides, opponent's eyebrow rises.
Shot 3 — End (6–8s): Handshake across the board. Pigeons scatter in the background.