About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Fantasy / Surreal
- Language – English
- Category – Viral / Short Film
- Prompt Title – Runway AI Impossible Moment Video Prompt
Prompt Details
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### **The Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt Template for Fantasy/Surreal Video**
This template is designed to be modular and descriptive, providing the AI with a rich, layered understanding of the desired scene. It combines narrative elements with specific technical and stylistic instructions, which is a best practice for achieving high-quality, controllable results on platforms like Runway, Pika, and others.
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#### **Instructions for Use:**
Fill in the bracketed `[YOUR CONTENT HERE]` sections with your specific ideas. Be as descriptive and evocative as possible. The more detail you provide, the more an AI model has to work with, leading to more unique and compelling results.
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### **[1. Core Concept & Title]**
* **Scene Title:** `[e.g., The Weeping Clocktower of Aethelgard, Gardener of Nebula, The Last Sky-Whale’s Song]`
* **Logline/High-Concept:** `[A one-sentence summary of the impossible moment. e.g., A lone archivist navigates a library where books are made of constellations and shelves are swirling nebulae.]`
### **[2. Narrative Scene Description (The “Shot”)]**
* **Subject(s):** `[Describe the main character or focal point. Be specific about appearance, clothing, and emotional state. e.g., A majestic griffin with feathers made of liquid moonlight and eyes like burning embers; A small, cloaked child holding a single, pulsating star; An ancient, sentient tree with bark like cracked obsidian and leaves of spun gold.]`
* **Action:** `[What is the subject doing? Describe the key motion that defines the “impossible moment.” Use evocative verbs. e.g., …is unfurling its celestial wings, scattering stardust across the landscape; …is gently placing the star into a river of liquid time, causing ripples that age and de-age the surrounding flora; …is slowly opening a single, colossal eye, revealing a galaxy within its iris.]`
* **Setting / Environment:** `[Describe the world in detail. What makes it surreal or fantastical? Focus on textures, scale, and impossible architecture/geography. e.g., A floating city held aloft by giant, sleeping sky-turtles, with waterfalls of pure light cascading into the clouds below; A desert of black sand where giant, crystalline mushrooms pulse with soft, internal bioluminescence; An inverted forest growing down from the ceiling of an immense cavern, its roots reaching for a glowing sun-crystal at the center.]`
### **[3. Visual Aesthetics & Artistic Style]**
* **Primary Art Style:** `[Define the overall aesthetic. e.g., Ethereal Fantasy, Dark Academia with a surreal twist, Ghibli-esque pastoral surrealism, Biopunk, Art Nouveau, Baroque Futurism, Zdzisław Beksiński-inspired dystopian surrealism.]`
* **Artistic & Cinematic Influences:** `[Reference specific artists, directors, or films to guide the AI’s stylistic choices. e.g., Cinematic style of Guillermo del Toro, environmental design inspired by Moebius, lighting reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Stalker’, creature design by H.R. Giger.]`
* **Color Palette:** `[Be highly specific about the colors and their interplay. e.g., A palette of deep indigos and cosmic purples, pierced by vibrant, neon-cyan and magenta bioluminescence; A desaturated, sepia-toned world with a single, shockingly vibrant accent color of crimson; A soft, pastel dreamscape of blush pinks, mint greens, and lavender, all glowing with an internal light.]`
* **Lighting:** `[Describe the quality and source of light, as this heavily influences mood. e.g., Volumetric lighting, god rays filtering through a canopy of giant, translucent leaves; Soft, ethereal golden hour light that seems to emanate from the ground itself; Harsh, dramatic chiaroscuro lighting from a single, pulsating, unnatural source.]`
### **[4. Cinematography & Motion Dynamics]**
* **Camera Shot Type:** `[e.g., Extreme wide shot establishing scale, medium close-up focusing on the subject’s expression, macro shot on an impossible detail, low-angle shot to emphasize power.]`
* **Camera Movement:** `[This is CRITICAL for video. Describe how the “camera” moves. e.g., A slow, majestic dolly zoom, pushing in on the subject while the background expands; A graceful, sweeping crane shot ascending to reveal the full environment; A subtle, gentle drift to the right, as if floating on a soft breeze; A dramatic, fast-paced tracking shot following the action.]`
* **Lens & Focus:** `[This adds a professional, cinematic quality. e.g., Shot on an ultra-wide angle lens (14mm) to exaggerate scale and depth; A shallow depth of field with a telephoto lens (85mm) to isolate the subject from the fantastical background; A dreamy, soft focus effect with visible lens flare.]`
* **Element Motion:** `[Describe the secondary motion in the scene. What else is moving besides the subject and the camera? e.g., Dust motes made of tiny, glowing sprites dance in the light rays; The grass is made of fine, metallic filaments that sway and chime in an unseen wind; Auroras ripple slowly across the sky.]`
### **[5. Technical Specifications & Quality]**
* **Fidelity & Detail:** `[e.g., Hyper-realistic, 8K, photorealistic, cinematic, ultra-detailed, intricate details.]`
* **Rendering Style:** `[Reference rendering engines or styles to guide the final look. e.g., Rendered in Unreal Engine 5, Octane render quality, V-Ray cinematic lighting, ray tracing global illumination.]`
* **Film Emulation:** `[Mimicking a film stock can add character. e.g., Shot on 35mm Kodak Vision3 film for rich colors and soft grain; Emulating the look of IMAX 70mm film for epic clarity and scale.]`
* **Aspect Ratio:** `[e.g., Cinematic 16:9, widescreen 2.39:1 Cinemascope, vertical 9:16 for social media.]`
### **[6. Negative Prompts (Optional but Recommended)]**
* **Avoid:** `[List elements to exclude to refine the output. e.g., blurry, grainy, low-resolution, deformed, watermark, text, signature, mundane, normal, ugly, plastic look, cartoonish.]`
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### **Example Prompt: “The Astral Athenaeum”**
Here is a practical example using the template above to generate a viral-worthy, surreal fantasy short video.
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**[1. Core Concept & Title]**
* **Scene Title:** The Astral Athenaeum
* **Logline/High-Concept:** A lone Archivist drifts through a cosmic library of impossible scale, where knowledge is not written in books, but is captured in living constellations.
**[2. Narrative Scene Description (The “Shot”)]**
* **Subject(s):** A solitary, androgynous figure in a flowing, deep indigo cloak, hooded and mysterious. They are standing at the helm of a small, elegant skiff made of polished, moon-white crystal. The figure holds a single, warm lantern that casts a gentle, golden light, revealing intricate silver embroidery on their sleeves.
* **Action:** The crystalline skiff drifts slowly and silently through the void. The Archivist raises a hand, and a shimmering, nascent star, a tiny point of brilliant light, detaches from a nearby nebula-shelf and floats gently towards their outstretched palm.
* **Setting / Environment:** An impossibly vast cosmic library. There are no floors or ceilings, only an endless expanse of deep space. “Bookshelves” are immense, swirling nebulae in hues of magenta and cyan. The “books” are shimmering, complex constellations and star clusters that pulse with a soft, rhythmic light. Colossal, silent structures of what look like crystalline obsidian float in the distance, connected by bridges of pure, solidified light.
**[3. Visual Aesthetics & Artistic Style]**
* **Primary Art Style:** Ethereal High Fantasy with cosmic horror undertones.
* **Artistic & Cinematic Influences:** The awe-inspiring scale and bioluminescence of James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’, the grand architectural concepts of the artist Moebius, and the serene, mystical atmosphere of Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’.
* **Color Palette:** A dominant palette of deep cosmic blues, royal purples, and black, punctuated by the brilliant, vibrant glow of gold, silver, and cyan from the stars and nebulae. The Archivist’s lantern provides a single point of warm, comforting golden-orange light.
* **Lighting:** Volumetric “god rays” made of starlight pierce through the swirling nebula clouds. The scene is lit by millions of points of light from the constellations, creating soft, diffuse, and ever-shifting ambient illumination with deep, soft shadows.
**[4. Cinematography & Motion Dynamics]**
* **Camera Shot Type:** An extreme wide shot, initially focused on the small skiff to establish the Archivist’s isolation and vulnerability, before the camera’s movement reveals the breathtaking scale of the Athenaeum.
* **Camera Movement:** A slow, majestic, and seamless crane shot that starts level with the skiff and gracefully ascends, pulling back and panning slightly to the right. This movement gradually unveils the colossal nebula-shelf and the true, mind-boggling size of the library, creating a powerful sense of awe and discovery.
* **Lens & Focus:** Shot with an ultra-wide angle lens (14mm) to create immense depth and exaggerate the grand scale. The focus is sharp across the entire scene to capture every detail (deep focus), emphasizing the clarity of the cosmic void.
* **Element Motion:** The nebula clouds swirl gently and lazily. The constellations pulse with a slow, hypnotic rhythm, like a cosmic heartbeat. The skiff leaves a faint, shimmering trail of stardust in its wake.
**[5. Technical Specifications & Quality]**
* **Fidelity & Detail:** Hyper-realistic, 8K resolution, photorealistic, cinematic quality, ultra-detailed textures on the crystal skiff and the Archivist’s cloak.
* **Rendering Style:** Cinematic render in Unreal Engine 5, with Octane render quality, ray tracing, and global illumination for realistic light interaction.
* **Film Emulation:** Shot on emulated IMAX 70mm film stock for epic clarity, vibrant color depth, and a grand, immersive feel.
* **Aspect Ratio:** Widescreen 2.39:1 Cinemascope aspect ratio for a true short film experience.
**[6. Negative Prompts (Optional but Recommended)]**
* **Avoid:** blurry, grainy, low-resolution, text, watermark, signature, earth-like planets, aliens, spaceships, fast movement, shaky cam, mundane architecture.