Turn your ideas intocinematic AI video prompts.
Prompt Director helps you create and manage ready-to-use, JSON-formatted prompts for tools like Veo — no filmmaking or prompt engineering skills needed.
Example Outputs
Vintage Workshop
{
"style": "cinematic, realistic, moody",
"shot": {
"composition": "Medium close-up, 35mm lens, shallow depth of field",
"camera_motion": "Slow, deliberate dolly-in towards the subject",
"frame_rate": "24fps",
"film_grain": "Subtle, fine 16mm grain to add texture and a timeless feel"
},
"subject": {
"description": "An elderly watchmaker in his late 70s, with deep wrinkles, kind eyes, and hands that show a lifetime of meticulous work. He is wearing a magnifying eyepiece.",
"wardrobe": "A classic tweed vest over a simple, white collared shirt with rolled-up sleeves. No jewelry."
},
"scene": {
"location": "A dusty, cluttered workshop filled with hundreds of clocks of all sizes. Brass gears and tools are scattered on a wooden workbench.",
"time_of_day": "Late afternoon, with a single, dramatic shaft of golden light streaming through a grimy window.",
"environment": "The air is thick with the scent of oil and old wood. The gentle, asynchronous ticking of many clocks provides a constant, calming soundscape."
},
"visual_details": {
"action": "The watchmaker gently places a tiny gear into a complex watch movement with a pair of tweezers. He is intensely focused, holding his breath.",
"props": "Brass watchmaker's loupe, vintage tweezers, a half-assembled pocket watch, scattered gears and springs."
},
"cinematography": {
"lighting": "High-contrast, Rembrandt-style lighting. The main light source is the window, creating deep shadows and highlighting the dust motes in the air.",
"tone": "Nostalgic, patient, contemplative, reverent.",
"notes": "Focus on the intricate details of the hands and the watch. The background should be soft and out of focus."
},
"audio": {
"background_music": "A quiet, minimalist piano score with a simple, recurring melody.",
"ambient_sound": "The layered, gentle ticking of dozens of clocks. A distant, muffled sound of a city street.",
"dialogue": {
"character": "",
"line": ""
},
"vocal_style": {
"voice_tone": "",
"delivery": "",
"flow": "",
"phrasing": ""
}
},
"color_palette": "Warm golds, deep browns, muted brass, and the crisp white of the shirt.",
"visual_rules": {
"prohibited_elements": ["modern technology", "digital clocks", "bright colors"]
}
}
Cyberpunk Hero
{
"style": "anime, vibrant, dynamic",
"shot": {
"composition": "Dynamic low-angle shot, looking up at the hero. Wide-angle 18mm lens to exaggerate perspective.",
"camera_motion": "Rapid zoom-out from the subject's face to reveal a sprawling neon city, followed by a fast-paced aerial track.",
"frame_rate": "30fps",
"film_grain": "None"
},
"subject": {
"description": "A young female hero in her early 20s with glowing blue hair tied in a high ponytail. Her eyes are determined and crackle with electric energy. She is levitating slightly off the ground.",
"wardrobe": "Sleek, form-fitting futuristic armor made of white and black nano-polymers with holographic panels that flicker with data."
},
"scene": {
"location": "A rooftop overlooking a futuristic, rain-slicked metropolis at night. The city is a vertical forest of towering skyscrapers.",
"time_of_day": "Night, immediately after a rainstorm.",
"environment": "Countless neon signs and advertisements reflect off wet surfaces. Flying vehicles (spinners) zip between buildings on designated light-highways."
},
"visual_details": {
"action": "The hero lands softly on the rooftop, causing a small shockwave of energy to ripple outwards. She looks out over the city with a determined expression, her hand crackling with blue lightning.",
"props": "The city itself, holographic advertisements, flying cars."
},
"cinematography": {
"lighting": "Saturated neon lighting from the cityscape provides the primary illumination. Strong rim lighting to separate the character from the dark background.",
"tone": "Energetic, hopeful, epic, high-tech.",
"notes": "Anamorphic lens flares are encouraged. Use motion blur to emphasize speed."
},
"audio": {
"background_music": "An uplifting, fast-paced synthwave track with a driving electronic beat.",
"ambient_sound": "The whoosh of flying vehicles, the hum of the city's power grid, the sizzle of rain evaporating on hot neon tubes.",
"dialogue": {
"character": "",
"line": ""
},
"vocal_style": {
"voice_tone": "",
"delivery": "",
"flow": "",
"phrasing": ""
}
},
"color_palette": "Deep blues, electric magentas, vibrant cyans, and sharp black contrasts.",
"visual_rules": {
"prohibited_elements": ["daylight", "natural elements like trees or dirt"]
}
}
Snowy Forest
{
"style": "documentary, natural, intimate",
"shot": {
"composition": "Handheld, eye-level shot that feels like we are walking alongside the subject. The camera is shaky but not distracting.",
"camera_motion": "Gentle, organic movement to create a sense of presence. Occasional slow pans to follow the subject's gaze.",
"frame_rate": "24fps",
"film_grain": "Slight, natural grain from shooting at a high ISO setting in low light."
},
"subject": {
"description": "A solitary red fox, its fur thick for the winter. It has intelligent, curious eyes and a black-tipped tail.",
"wardrobe": "N/A"
},
"scene": {
"location": "A snowy forest floor, with sunlight filtering through the canopy of old-growth pine trees. The snow is fresh and untrodden.",
"time_of_day": "Early morning, during the 'golden hour' after sunrise.",
"environment": "The air is still, cold, and visibly misty. The only sound is the crunch of snow under the fox's paws. The world feels quiet and asleep."
},
"visual_details": {
"action": "The fox pauses, lifts its head, and sniffs the air, its breath turning into a small cloud of mist. It then makes a sudden, playful pounce into a snowdrift, hunting for a mouse.",
"props": "Pine trees, snow, fallen logs."
},
"cinematography": {
"lighting": "Natural, soft, and diffused morning light. Backlighting from the low sun creates a 'halo' effect on the fox's fur.",
"tone": "Peaceful, serene, patient, observational.",
"notes": "No sudden zooms or artificial camera moves. The goal is to feel like an invisible observer in the fox's world."
},
"audio": {
"background_music": "None. Only natural ambient sounds.",
"ambient_sound": "The soft crunch of snow, the distant call of a single bird, the gentle rustle of wind in the pine needles.",
"dialogue": {
"character": "",
"line": ""
},
"vocal_style": {
"voice_tone": "",
"delivery": "",
"flow": "",
"phrasing": ""
}
},
"color_palette": "The vibrant orange of the fox's fur against the cool whites and blues of the snow. Dark greens of the pines.",
"visual_rules": {
"prohibited_elements": ["any sign of humans", "buildings", "roads", "unnaturally bright colors"]
}
}
How It Works
Build Manually
Use the structured form to detail every aspect of your video, from camera shots to sound design. It's like having a director's checklist at your fingertips.
Generate with AI
Start with a simple idea, and let our AI assistant flesh out a complete, professional-grade prompt for you, filling in all the creative details.
Features
AI-Assisted Prompting
Generate full cinematic prompts from a short idea.
Structured Prompt Builder
Breaks down every aspect: shot, lighting, subject, tone, soundscape, and more.
Save, Edit, Export
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