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A four-part checklist for short AI video prompts

A short clip falls apart when the prompt tries to do too much. I keep a four-part checklist and change only one part between drafts.

The four parts

  1. Subject: one thing in frame, plus one concrete detail.
  2. Camera: one move, such as a slow push-in or a locked wide shot.
  3. Motion: one action, not a sequence of events.
  4. Length: the first draft stays under a few seconds so the motion stays coherent.

Write those four as a single paragraph. Generate once. If the result drifts, edit one part only.

A template

Subject, one detail. Camera move. One action. Soft daylight, no text overlays.

Example: a ceramic cup on a wooden desk, slow push-in, steam rising once, soft morning light, no captions.

If the cup warps, shorten the action before adding adjectives.

Where I try the drafts

I have been running this checklist on the Wan 3.0 video generator. The public page is enough for a short draft, with no install.

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