About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Astrophysics
- Language – English
- Category – Stellar Explosion FX
- Prompt Title – Binary Star Collision VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt: Binary Star Collision VFX for Astrophysics**
This dynamic prompt is engineered as a flexible blueprint. It is structured into distinct, modular sections that allow you to easily swap out variables to create a vast array of unique and scientifically-grounded stellar collision scenarios. By modifying the bracketed `[variables]`, you can control every aspect of the visual, from the types of stars involved to the specific physics of their interaction and the final cinematic presentation.
The structure follows AI prompt engineering best practices by starting with a strong core subject, followed by progressively detailed descriptors covering subjects, actions, environment, and style. This “funnel” approach helps guide the AI from a broad concept to a highly specific and coherent final image or video sequence.
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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
*Copy and paste the entire structure below, then replace the bracketed `[variables]` with your desired specifications. Suggested options are provided to guide your creativity.*
**(Start of Prompt)**
**1. Core Scene Directive:**
masterpiece, award-winning VFX sequence, ultra-high-detail, depicting the cataclysmic, gravitational-wave-generating collision of a binary star system. The scene captures the [Moment_of_Interaction] with absolute astrophysical accuracy and cinematic grandeur.
**2. Stellar Subjects – The Protagonists:**
* **Star 1 (The Primary):** A `[Star_Type_1]`. It is characterized by its `[Star_1_Color_and_Luminosity]` and its surface is a maelstrom of `[Star_1_Surface_Details]`.
* **Star 2 (The Companion):** A `[Star_Type_2]`. It is defined by its `[Star_2_Color_and_Luminosity]`, and tidal forces from the primary have warped it, revealing `[Star_2_Surface_Details]`.
**3. Collision Dynamics & Astrophysical Phenomena:**
The two stars are locked in a death spiral, their collision defined by a `[Collision_Angle]`. Before impact, a brilliant stream of plasma, a `[Accretion_Stream_Details]`, is being siphoned from Star 1 to Star 2, forming a violent, glowing accretion disk. The moment of impact unleashes a `[Shockwave_Description]`. The resulting explosion ejects `[Ejecta_Description]` across space at relativistic speeds. This event is a `[Event_Classification]`, leaving behind a `[Post_Collision_Object]`.
**4. Environment & Cosmic Backdrop:**
The collision is set against a backdrop of `[Background_Description]`. The scene is illuminated only by the light of the colliding stars, casting `[Environmental_Lighting_Effects]` on surrounding cosmic dust and nebulae.
**5. Cinematography & Visual Style:**
* **Aesthetic:** The overall style is `[Visual_Style]`, combining scientific realism with epic visual storytelling.
* **Camera Work:** The shot is a `[Camera_Shot]`, capturing both the immense scale and the intricate details of the event.
* **Lighting Model:** Extreme high dynamic range (HDR), with `[Lighting_Description]` that emphasizes the violent release of energy. The light should be volumetric, with god rays and lens flares that are physically accurate.
* **Color Palette:** The scene is dominated by a `[Color_Palette]`, creating a mood that is both terrifying and awe-inspiring.
**6. Technical & Quality Specifiers:**
* **Rendering & Detail:** Rendered in a photorealistic engine like Unreal Engine 5 or Octane Render. Focus on scientific verisimilitude, intricate fluid dynamics simulations for gas and plasma, 8K resolution, sharp focus, physically-based rendering (PBR), textural complexity.
* **Aspect Ratio:** `[Aspect_Ratio]`.
* **Negative Prompt (What to Exclude):** Exclude: blurry, cartoon, 2D, flat, unrealistic, low-resolution, artifacts, watermark, text, oversaturated colors, simplistic design.
**(End of Prompt)**
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### **Variable Options & Explanations**
To help you use the template, here are some options for the variables:
* **`[Moment_of_Interaction]`**: `initial contact`, `Roche lobe overflow`, `peak cataclysm`, `merger aftermath`, `supernova ignition`.
* **`[Star_Type_1]` & `[Star_Type_2]`**: `Blue Supergiant`, `Red Giant`, `Yellow Dwarf (Sun-like)`, `White Dwarf`, `Neutron Star`, `Pulsar`, `Black Hole`, `Wolf-Rayet star`.
* **`[Star_1_Color_and_Luminosity]`**: `searing electric-blue and white light`, `deep, pulsating crimson glow`, `stable, brilliant yellow-white`, `intense, pinpoint violet-white light`.
* **`[Star_1_Surface_Details]`**: `turbulent solar flares and coronal mass ejections`, `bloated, convective cells of cooling plasma`, `dense, crystalline surface`, `powerful magnetic field lines made visible by plasma`.
* **`[Collision_Angle]`**: `direct head-on merger`, `glancing blow that rips the stars apart`, `slow, agonizing spiral coalescence`.
* **`[Accretion_Stream_Details]`**: `shimmering, magnetically-confined torrent of hydrogen`, `wide, chaotic ribbon of stellar material`, `pulsating, intermittent stream`.
* **`[Shockwave_Description]`**: `perfectly spherical, blindingly white wavefront of pure energy`, `asymmetrical, rippling distortion of spacetime`, `gamma-ray burst jet punching through the stellar envelope`.
* **`[Ejecta_Description]`**: `vast, intricate tendrils of superheated plasma and heavy elements`, `bipolar jets of relativistic particles`, `a rapidly expanding, multi-layered shell of stellar guts`.
* **`[Event_Classification]`**: `Type Ia Supernova`, `Kilonova`, `Luminous Red Nova`, `hypernova`.
* **`[Post_Collision_Object]`**: `a newly formed, rapidly spinning, larger star`, `a rapidly expanding supernova remnant nebula`, `a magnetar`, `a new black hole`.
* **`[Background_Description]`**: `the silent, star-dusted void of deep space`, `the colorful, glowing gases of the Orion Nebula`, `the dense star-fields of the Milky Way’s galactic core`.
* **`[Environmental_Lighting_Effects]`**: `dramatic shadows on distant dust clouds`, `flickering reflections on a nearby exoplanet`, `the ionization and illumination of a dark nebula`.
* **`[Visual_Style]`**: `hyper-realistic NASA/Hubble Telescope astrophotography`, `dramatic and gritty cinematic style of a sci-fi blockbuster`, `educational documentary visualization`.
* **`[Camera_Shot]`**: `ultra-wide angle shot emphasizing scale`, `telephoto lens perspective from light-years away`, `dynamic, sweeping orbital camera shot that moves with the action`.
* **`[Lighting_Description]`**: `caustic light patterns on gas clouds`, `harsh, high-contrast lighting from the central explosion`, `soft, ethereal glow from the resulting nebula`.
* **`[Color_Palette]`**: `cosmic blues, violets, and searing whites`, `violent oranges, crimsons, and magentas`, `a near-monochromatic palette with one brilliant accent color`.
* **`[Aspect_Ratio]`**: `cinematic widescreen 2.39:1`, `standard 16:9 for video`, `IMAX format 1.43:1`, `square 1:1 for social media`.
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, filled-in prompt using the dynamic structure above. This example describes the collision of a White Dwarf and a Red Giant, leading to a Type Ia Supernova.
**(Start of Example Prompt)**
**1. Core Scene Directive:**
masterpiece, award-winning VFX sequence, ultra-high-detail, depicting the cataclysmic, gravitational-wave-generating collision of a binary star system. The scene captures the **supernova ignition** with absolute astrophysical accuracy and cinematic grandeur.
**2. Stellar Subjects – The Protagonists:**
* **Star 1 (The Primary):** A **bloated, aging Red Giant**. It is characterized by its **deep, pulsating crimson glow and immense size** and its surface is a maelstrom of **slow-moving, continent-sized convective cells and weak solar flares**.
* **Star 2 (The Companion):** A **compact, hyper-dense White Dwarf**. It is defined by its **searing, pinpoint electric-blue light**, and tidal forces from the primary have revealed **the glowing, superheated accretion disk of stolen matter swirling violently around it**.
**3. Collision Dynamics & Astrophysical Phenomena:**
The two stars are locked in a death spiral, their collision defined by a **slow, agonizing spiral coalescence**. Before impact, a brilliant stream of plasma, a **shimmering, magnetically-confined torrent of hydrogen**, is being siphoned from the Red Giant to the White Dwarf, feeding the violent, glowing accretion disk. The moment the White Dwarf reaches the Chandrasekhar mass limit, it ignites, unleashing a **perfectly spherical, blindingly white wavefront of pure energy that vaporizes the accretion disk instantly**. The resulting explosion ejects **a rapidly expanding, multi-layered shell of stellar guts composed of newly forged heavy elements like iron and nickel** across space at relativistic speeds. This event is a **Type Ia Supernova**, leaving behind a **vibrant, intricately detailed, and rapidly expanding supernova remnant nebula**.
**4. Environment & Cosmic Backdrop:**
The collision is set against a backdrop of **the silent, star-dusted void of deep space, with the faint, distant spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy visible**. The scene is illuminated only by the light of the exploding star, casting **sharp, dramatic shadows on nearby interstellar dust clouds, flash-illuminating them from within**.
**5. Cinematography & Visual Style:**
* **Aesthetic:** The overall style is **hyper-realistic NASA/Hubble Telescope astrophotography combined with the dramatic flair of a Christopher Nolan film**, balancing scientific realism with epic visual storytelling.
* **Camera Work:** The shot is a **dynamic, sweeping orbital camera shot that starts wide to show the system, then pushes in dramatically to witness the supernova ignition in extreme detail**.
* **Lighting Model:** Extreme high dynamic range (HDR), with **harsh, high-contrast lighting from the central explosion that blows out the sensor for a fraction of a second before revealing the intricate details of the ejecta**. The light should be volumetric, with god rays and physically accurate lens flares.
* **Color Palette:** The scene is dominated by a **palette of violent oranges, crimsons from the Red Giant’s remnants, and the searing electric-blues and whites of the supernova core**, creating a mood that is both terrifying and awe-inspiring.
**6. Technical & Quality Specifiers:**
* **Rendering & Detail:** Rendered in a photorealistic engine like Unreal Engine 5 or Octane Render. Focus on scientific verisimilitude, intricate fluid dynamics simulations for gas and plasma, 8K resolution, sharp focus, physically-based rendering (PBR), textural complexity.
* **Aspect Ratio:** **cinematic widescreen 2.39:1**.
* **Negative Prompt (What to Exclude):** Exclude: blurry, cartoon, 2D, flat, unrealistic, low-resolution, artifacts, watermark, text, oversaturated colors, simplistic design.
**(End of Example Prompt)**