Japanese cherry blossom video prompt Veo

About Prompt

  • Prompt Type – Dynamic
  • Prompt Platform – Google Veo
  • Niche – Seasonal art
  • Language – English
  • Category – Video
  • Prompt Title – Japanese cherry blossom video prompt Veo

Prompt Details

Of course. Here is an optimized, detailed AI prompt for Google Veo, designed for the Seasonal Art niche, focusing on Japanese cherry blossoms. This is followed by a practical example that adheres to the same structure.

### Optimized AI Prompt for Google Veo: The Ephemeral Dance of Sakura

This prompt is structured to provide Google Veo with a clear, hierarchical set of instructions, moving from the high-level concept to specific micro-details. This method helps the AI prioritize information and generate a more coherent and artfully directed video.

**[PROMPT START]**

**1. Core Concept & Narrative:**
A hyper-realistic, cinematic macro time-lapse video capturing the complete life cycle of a single cherry blossom, from a tight bud to the final petal falling. The video is a visual poem about the Japanese concept of “Mono no Aware” (the pathos of things) – the profound, gentle sadness about the transience of life and the beauty of its impermanence. The mood should be serene, meditative, and deeply beautiful.

**2. Overall Visual Style & Aesthetics:**
* **Primary Style:** Cinematic Macro Photography, hyper-realistic with an ethereal, dreamlike quality.
* **Artistic Influence:** Inspired by the slow-cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky and the nature cinematography of David Attenborough documentaries, but with a more poetic and less scientific feel.
* **Color Palette:** Dominated by soft pastels. Pale pinks, whites, and creams of the petals; the deep, earthy brown of the branch; and a soft-focus background of muted greens and sky blues that shift with the time of day. High dynamic range (HDR) to capture subtle details in both the bright petals and the dark bark.
* **Lighting:** Natural, soft, and dynamic. The video should progress through different lighting conditions to signify the passage of time:
* **Beginning (Bud):** Cool, pre-dawn light with soft blue tones.
* **Blooming (Opening):** Warm, golden hour sunlight, creating a gentle bloom and lens flare.
* **Full Bloom (Peak):** Bright, diffused midday light, as if filtered through a light cloud cover.
* **End (Petal Fall):** The warm, long shadows of late afternoon transitioning into the soft, purple hues of twilight.
* **Texture & Detail:** Extreme focus on texture. Capture the delicate, paper-thin veins of the petals, the fuzzy texture of the stamen, droplets of morning dew on the bud, and the rough, gnarled bark of the ancient branch.

**3. Scene Description & Setting:**
* **Subject:** A single, perfectly formed sakura flower on a gnarled, moss-covered branch of an ancient Somei Yoshino cherry tree.
* **Background:** The background should be present but heavily blurred (strong bokeh effect) to keep the focus entirely on the flower. It should suggest a traditional Japanese temple garden in Kyoto, with hints of a distant pagoda roof, stone lanterns, and other blossoming trees out of focus.
* **Atmosphere:** The air should feel still at first, then a gentle breeze should be visualized. The atmosphere is clean, fresh, and slightly moist, as if after a spring rain.

**4. Dynamic Elements & Action (The Video Sequence):**
This is a continuous, seamless time-lapse with specific moments of slow-motion. The total duration is approximately 15-20 seconds.

* **(Seconds 0-4) The Unfurling:** The video opens on a tight, closed bud, glistening with a single drop of dew. A hyper-lapse effect shows the bud swelling and the sepals slowly pulling back. The pink petals begin to unfurl in a delicate, almost shy manner. The lighting shifts from pre-dawn to early morning.
* **(Seconds 4-8) The Full Bloom:** The flower gracefully opens to its full, perfect state. The time-lapse slows slightly here. The camera subtly shifts focus to the intricate stamen in the center. A tiny, blurred honeybee briefly enters the far edge of the frame and exits, suggesting life and pollination without becoming the main subject.
* **(Seconds 8-12) The Gentle Sway:** The flower is now in its prime. A very gentle breeze is introduced, causing the flower and its branch to sway softly and elegantly. The light is at its brightest and most beautiful (diffused midday). This section should feel peaceful and triumphant.
* **(Seconds 12-18) The Inevitable Fall (Sakura Fubuki):** The wind picks up slightly. One by one, the petals detach from the flower. This moment should transition from time-lapse to **ultra-slow-motion (240fps)**. We watch a single petal twist and dance in the air as it floats gracefully downwards, out of the frame. The lighting transitions to the warm, melancholic glow of late afternoon.
* **(Seconds 18-20) The Aftermath:** The camera holds on the now-bare calyx of the flower as the last petal falls. The video fades slowly to black.

**5. Cinematography & Camera Work:**
* **Lens:** Emulate a macro probe lens (e.g., Laowa 24mm). This allows for extreme close-ups while maintaining a sense of the environment.
* **Movement:** A very slow, almost imperceptible dolly-out combined with a gentle arc. The video starts as an extreme close-up on the bud and slowly pulls back throughout the 20 seconds, so by the end, we see the entire flower and a bit more of the branch it’s on. This slow reveal adds to the narrative of seeing the bigger picture as life concludes.
* **Focus:** Rack focus is used deliberately. The focus pulls from the dewdrop on the bud to the stamen upon opening, and finally tracks a single falling petal for a moment before it leaves the frame. Shallow depth of field is critical throughout.
* **Framing:** Asymmetrical, following the rule of thirds. The main branch should cut diagonally across the frame.

**6. Technical Specifications:**
* **Resolution:** 4K UHD (3840×2160)
* **Frame Rate:** 24fps (with the slow-motion segment rendered as if shot at 240fps and played back at 24fps).
* **Aspect Ratio:** 16:9 Widescreen.
* **Video Length:** 15-20 seconds.

**7. Negative Prompts (Elements to Avoid):**
* **-no** people, faces, man-made objects in the foreground, modern architecture, power lines.
* **-no** harsh direct sunlight, blown-out highlights, crushed blacks.
* **-no** digital artifacts, pixelation, unnatural motion blur.
* **-no** jerky camera movements, abrupt cuts, or fast-paced editing.
* **-no** other flowers competing for attention in the frame.

**[PROMPT END]**

### Example Prompt (Following the Same Structure)

Here is another example of a dynamic video prompt for the same niche, demonstrating how the structure can be applied to a different concept.

**[PROMPT START]**

**1. Core Concept & Narrative:**
A serene, sweeping aerial drone shot following a traditional wooden boat as it glides down a tranquil river in Arashiyama, Kyoto, during the peak of the cherry blossom season. The theme is tranquility, flow, and being immersed in overwhelming natural beauty. The video should evoke a feeling of peace and wonder.

**2. Overall Visual Style & Aesthetics:**
* **Primary Style:** Photorealistic with a stylized, Ghibli-inspired aesthetic.
* **Artistic Influence:** Hayao Miyazaki’s depiction of nature; the color grading of “Your Name” (Kimi no Na wa).
* **Color Palette:** A luminous pastel palette. Soft pinks of the sakura, jade green of the calm river water, earthy tones of the wooden boat, and the vibrant green of early spring foliage on the surrounding mountains. A gentle, hazy, “god ray” effect as sunlight filters through the blossoms.
* **Lighting:** Golden hour. The low sun creates a warm, magical glow, making the falling petals sparkle and casting long, soft shadows.
* **Texture & Detail:** Focus on the reflections of the pink trees in the water’s surface, the wood grain of the boat, and the thousands of individual petals floating on the river, creating a “pink carpet” on the water.

**3. Scene Description & Setting:**
* **Subject:** A traditional Japanese wooden passenger boat (Hozugawa-kudari style), rowed by a single boatman with a bamboo pole.
* **Location:** A calm, wide river flanked on both sides by mountainsides completely covered in blooming cherry blossom trees. The trees overhang the river, creating a canopy of pink.
* **Atmosphere:** A light haze or morning mist hangs in the air. Thousands of cherry blossom petals are continuously and gently falling like snow, a phenomenon known as *Hanafubuki*.

**4. Dynamic Elements & Action (The Video Sequence):**
* The video begins with the camera positioned low, just behind the boat, following it as it glides smoothly forward.
* Petals constantly fall and land on the water’s surface, creating gentle ripples that interact with the wake of the boat.
* The boatman makes a slow, deliberate push with his pole, creating a swirl in the water.
* A gentle breeze rustles the cherry trees, causing a heavier shower of petals to fall onto the boat and its occupants (who are suggested but not clearly visible).
* The boat slowly navigates a gentle curve in the river, revealing a new, stunning vista of the blossom-covered valley ahead.

**5. Cinematography & Camera Work:**
* **Movement:** A smooth, continuous, low-altitude FPV drone shot. The camera follows the boat from behind and slightly to the side, slowly gaining altitude and craning upwards over the 15-second duration to reveal the grand scale of the landscape.
* **Lens:** Emulate a wide-angle lens (e.g., 24mm) to capture the expansive scenery, but without fish-eye distortion.
* **Focus:** Deep depth of field to keep both the boat and the surrounding scenery in sharp focus.
* **Framing:** The boat starts in the lower-third of the frame, moving away from the camera, leading the viewer’s eye down the river.

**6. Technical Specifications:**
* **Resolution:** 4K UHD (3840×2160)
* **Frame Rate:** 24fps
* **Aspect Ratio:** 2.35:1 Cinematic Widescreen.
* **Video Length:** 15 seconds.

**7. Negative Prompts (Elements to Avoid):**
* **-no** modern boats, buildings, roads, tourists in modern clothing.
* **-no** aggressive drone movements, sudden changes in speed, shaky footage.
* **-no** oversaturated or garish colors.
* **-no** sound.

**[PROMPT END]**