About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Film
- Language – English
- Category – Emotional Focus
- Prompt Title – Cinematic Birthday Candle Close-Up VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
This prompt is structured as a dynamic template. You can easily modify the variables within the `[brackets]` to create countless unique and emotionally resonant scenes. This structure is compatible with all major AI image and video generation platforms (like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3, RunwayML, Pika, etc.) because it relies on descriptive language rather than platform-specific commands.
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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt: Cinematic & Emotional Birthday Candle VFX**
This prompt is designed to be a comprehensive and flexible tool for filmmakers, concept artists, and creators looking to generate highly specific, emotionally charged visuals of a birthday candle.
#### **How to Use This Dynamic Prompt:**
1. **Choose Your Core Concept:** Decide on the primary emotion and story you want to tell with this single image or video clip. Is it about joyful hope, lonely reflection, a cherished memory, or the bittersweet passage of time?
2. **Fill in the Brackets:** Replace the text inside each `[placeholder]` with your specific choices. Don’t be afraid to be descriptive and poetic.
3. **Combine and Generate:** Copy and paste the combined sections into your chosen AI platform. For best results, use the sections from “Core Scene” to “Style & Color” as your main prompt. Use the “Negative Prompt” section in the corresponding field if your platform supports it.
4. **Iterate:** AI generation is a creative process. Change variables, add or remove details, and regenerate to refine your vision.
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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
#### **Part 1: Core Scene Description (The “What”)**
Extreme close-up, macro shot of a single `[Candle_Type, e.g., thin white, colorful striped, novelty-shaped]` birthday candle. The candle is `[Candle_State, e.g., freshly lit and burning brightly, melting rapidly with large wax drips, just blown out with a rising wisp of smoke, unlit and pristine]`. It sits atop a `[Cake_Description, e.g., slice of rich chocolate fudge cake, fluffy vanilla cupcake with sprinkles, unseen surface]`. The surrounding environment is `[Background_Context, e.g., softly out of focus, completely dark, hinting at a quiet room at night, suggesting a blurred party in the background]`.
#### **Part 2: Emotional Focus & Narrative (The “Why”)**
The scene is crafted to evoke a powerful feeling of `[Primary_Emotion, e.g., poignant nostalgia, quiet hope, bittersweet melancholy, joyful anticipation, solitary reflection]`. The mood is `[Mood_Descriptor, e.g., intimate, contemplative, celebratory, somber, magical]`, telling a micro-story about `[Narrative_Element, e.g., a wish being made, the passage of another year, a memory of a past celebration, a moment of solitude]`.
#### **Part 3: Cinematography & Lighting (The “How”)**
Cinematic film still, shot on a `[Camera_Type, e.g., ARRI Alexa, RED V-Raptor]` with a `[Lens_Type, e.g., 100mm macro prime lens, vintage anamorphic lens]`. The aperture is wide open at f/1.4, creating an extremely shallow depth of field. The focus is razor-sharp on the `[Focal_Point, e.g., the flickering flame, the glowing wick, a single drop of melting wax, the delicate wisp of smoke]`.
The lighting is dramatic and masterful chiaroscuro. The candle flame itself is the primary key light, casting `[Light_Quality, e.g., a warm, gentle glow, long, dancing shadows]` across the scene. There is a subtle `[Ambient_Light_Description, e.g., cool blue moonlight from a window, a warm, out-of-focus glow from distant party lights, the sterile hum of a single overhead bulb]` providing a soft fill light that defines the shadows.
#### **Part 4: VFX Elements (The “Magic”)**
Subtle, artistic, and emotionally-driven VFX enhance the scene. `[VFX_Description_1, e.g., The flame flickers in ethereal 1000fps slow-motion, with individual sparks hanging in the air like fireflies]`. `[VFX_Description_2, e.g., As the smoke rises, it subtly and momentarily forms the shape of a faded number or a forgotten face]`. `[VFX_Description_3, e.g., Magical, glowing motes of dust dance in the candle’s light, creating a sense of wonder and suspended time]`.
#### **Part 5: Style & Color (The “Look”)**
Hyper-realistic, photorealistic, cinematic grade. The color palette is meticulously graded to enhance the emotion, featuring `[Color_Palette, e.g., a warm, analogous palette of gold, orange, and deep reds; a complementary scheme of deep teals and fiery oranges; a desaturated, moody palette with a single point of color]`. The image has subtle `[Film_Effects, e.g., fine film grain, a soft anamorphic lens flare, slight chromatic aberration on the edges]` to give it an authentic, high-budget film quality.
#### **Part 6: Negative Prompt Suggestions (The “What Not”)**
* **To avoid an artificial look:** `cgi, 3d render, video game, fake, plastic, unnatural`
* **To avoid artistic misinterpretations:** `illustration, painting, drawing, cartoon, anime, watermark, text, signature`
* **To maintain focus:** `distracting background, multiple candles, cluttered, messy, people, hands`
* **To ensure quality:** `blurry, out of focus, poorly lit, harsh lighting, overexposed, underexposed, noise`
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt generated from the template above. The goal of this example is to create a scene of **poignant, lonely reflection.**
#### **Combined Main Prompt:**
Extreme close-up, macro shot of a single, thin white birthday candle. The candle is just blown out with a rising wisp of smoke, its wick still glowing with a faint orange ember. It sits atop a slice of dark, uneaten chocolate cake on a simple ceramic plate. The surrounding environment is a completely dark, quiet room at night.
The scene is crafted to evoke a powerful feeling of poignant nostalgia and solitary reflection. The mood is intimate and somber, telling a micro-story about the quiet, personal observance of the passage of another year.
Cinematic film still, shot on an ARRI Alexa with a 100mm macro prime lens. The aperture is wide open at f/1.4, creating an extremely shallow depth of field. The focus is razor-sharp on the delicate, elegant wisp of white smoke as it rises from the blackened wick.
The lighting is dramatic and masterful chiaroscuro. The residual glow from the ember is the primary key light, casting a warm, gentle glow on the smoke. There is a subtle, cool blue moonlight from an unseen window providing a soft fill light that defines the shadows on the cake and wax.
Subtle, artistic, and emotionally-driven VFX enhance the scene. As the smoke rises, it subtly and momentarily forms the ghost-like silhouette of a single, faded number. Microscopic particles of ash and dust float like tiny, lonely stars in the air, caught in the faint moonlight.
Hyper-realistic, photorealistic, cinematic grade. The color palette is meticulously graded to enhance the emotion, featuring a complementary scheme of deep, melancholic teals in the shadows and the fiery, fading orange of the ember. The image has subtle, fine film grain and a slight chromatic aberration on the edges to give it an authentic, high-budget film quality.
#### **Negative Prompt for this Example:**
`cgi, 3d render, video game, plastic, illustration, painting, drawing, cartoon, text, watermark, distracting background, multiple candles, cluttered, messy, people, hands, fire, flame, bright, celebratory, happy, party, blurry, harsh lighting, overexposed`