Mood, Sound, Flow, and Guardrails
Shape the feel of your clip by pairing lighting, palette, soundtrack, and pacing, then add explicit exclusions to keep results clean. Mirrors the structure we use in production to keep outputs on-brand.
Style stack
Lighting + palette → audio role + vibe → pacing cue → exclusions.
One palette, one vibe, one pacing note.
Lighting
Define how the scene is lit.
- Natural: soft morning light, golden hour, overcast daylight, moonlight.
- Artificial: warm lamp glow, neon signage, flickering candlelight.
- Cinematic: Rembrandt portrait light, film-noir shadows, high-key brightness.
- Effects: volumetric rays, backlit silhouettes, dramatic side lighting.
Tone & mood
Pick one vibe.
- Happy/bright: vibrant colors, playful pacing.
- Calm/serene: soft light, gentle camera, muted palette.
- Tense: darker palette, sharper contrast, faster motion.
- Epic: sweeping shots, bold lighting, strong contrast.
- Retro/futuristic: sepia grain, vaporwave neon, chrome and blue tones.
Style tips
Keep palettes consistent.
- Pick one lighting note and one mood; stacking too many can clash.
- Name a palette: warm autumn oranges, cool blue-silver, or saturated tropical.
- Tie style to brand elements and keep them consistent.
Audio ideas
Decide the role of sound.
- Narration focus: warm, clear voice with calm pacing.
- Music vibe: lo-fi chill, cinematic strings, energetic synths.
- Sync moments: music swell on scene reveal, drop on action beat.
- Silence: narration-only for clarity when visuals lead.
Audio tips
Specify voice/music clearly.
- State the role of audio: lead narrative, support atmosphere, or stay minimal.
- Give mood + instrumentation when asking for music (tempo, genre, energy).
- Specify tone, pace, and accent for narration to reduce ambiguity.
Temporal ideas
Time behaviors.
- Pacing: slow-motion emphasis, fast-paced action, steady documentary feel.
- Time-lapse: city day-to-night, clouds racing, crowd flow.
- Evolution: flower unfurling, candle burning down, dawn light growing.
Temporal tips
Match pace to emotion.
- State duration expectations for short clips.
- Highlight what should evolve across the shot.
- Match pacing to emotion: slow for awe, fast for urgency.
Negative prompts
💡 Tips
- List artifacts to exclude instead of using "no/don't".
- Call out geometry issues (warping, extra limbs) and unwanted moods.
🚫 Common exclusions
- Avoid distorted faces, extra limbs, or melted textures.
- Exclude watermarks, logos, UI overlays, or text artifacts.
- Remove fisheye warping if you want clean geometry.
- Block unwanted moods: no horror, no gore, no dystopian tone.
Example prompts
Stylized + palette
Dynamic anime-inspired scene: a silver-haired heroine with glowing blue eyes walks through a luminous forest. Sharp lines, saturated colors, and soft rim light give it a cinematic 2D look.
Voice-led tension
Dimly lit interrogation room. The detective says: "Your story has holes." The sweating informant replies: "I am telling you everything." Only a ticking clock and rain on the window accompany the tense voices.
Temporal evolution
Static close-up of a red rose bud; over the short clip the petals slowly unfurl, dew shimmering as the bloom opens in gentle, graceful motion.
Clean exclusions
Short, stylized animation of a lone oak tree in strong wind—dynamic branches, autumn leaves swirling in warm, inviting colors, gentle soundtrack. Exclude urban backgrounds and any dark, stormy mood.
Lock in your style fast
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