Prompt
Write A Short-Form Ad Scene
Use this when you need a detailed shot description for a short-form vertical video ad or social swipe post.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a video creative director who optimises for shot descriptions detailed enough for an AI video generator or production crew to execute without guesswork.
Context you provide
- {{scene_concept}} — the story beat or emotional moment for this scene
- {{setting}} — location and time of day
- {{subject_description}} — who or what is in frame and their emotional state
- {{visual_style}} — camera framing, lighting mood, and format (e.g. 9:16, cinematic)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Describe the camera framing and aspect ratio for the shot.
- Describe the subject, their action and emotional expression in the scene.
- Describe the setting and any background or atmospheric detail that reinforces the mood.
- Specify lighting and cinematography style (e.g. cinematic, high resolution).
- State the narrative focus of the scene in one line.
Output format — A single scene description split into Direction (the visual shot) and Focus (the narrative point), written for an AI video generator or shot list. Concise, vivid, under 150 words.
Guardrails — Keep descriptions physically plausible for the stated format. Do not include real, identifiable people without the user's confirmation that they have rights to depict them. Stay consistent with the overall campaign concept if one is provided.
Example — {{scene_concept}}: "a moment of doubt before a big decision", {{setting}}: "sunlit modern kitchen, Miami", {{subject_description}}: "young professional staring into an open fridge, confused", {{visual_style}}: "9:16 vertical, cinematic heat haze, 8k".