About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Sci-Fi
- Language – English
- Category – Action / Cinematic
- Prompt Title – Sora Futuristic City Chase Prompt for Sci-Fi Films
Prompt Details
This template is designed to be a comprehensive “master prompt” that you can easily modify. By changing the variables within the brackets `[ ]`, you can generate an endless variety of high-quality, cinematic chase sequences.
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### **Optimized AI Prompt Template for Sora: Futuristic City Chase**
This prompt is structured using a “building block” approach, layering details from the general concept to the specific, technical execution. This method helps AI models like Sora understand the hierarchy of importance and construct the scene logically.
**Prompt Structure:**
**1. Core Concept & High-Level Scene Description:**
* **[SCENE/SHOT TYPE]:** Start with the overall shot type and a one-sentence summary of the action. This immediately sets the context.
* *Examples: “Dynamic aerial tracking shot,” “Intense POV shot from the cockpit,” “Extreme wide shot establishing the chase.”*
* **[PRIMARY SUBJECT & ACTION]:** Clearly define the protagonist or the vehicle being chased. Describe their appearance, their vehicle, and a key, specific action they are performing *in this moment*.
* *Examples: “A rogue data-courier on a custom-built, graffiti-covered hoverbike,” “A renegade android in a stolen, chrome-plated maglev car,” “A desperate fugitive sprinting on foot across a sky-bridge.”*
* **[SECONDARY SUBJECTS & ACTION]:** Define the pursuers. Describe their appearance, their vehicles, and their specific actions in relation to the primary subject.
* *Examples: “A squadron of sleek, autonomous police drones,” “Two heavily-armed corporate enforcers in an armored sky-cruiser,” “A relentless cybernetically-enhanced assassin matching the fugitive’s pace.”*
**2. Environmental & World-Building Details:**
* **[SETTING & ENVIRONMENT]:** Describe the city in detail. Use sensory language. What makes this city unique? Think about verticality, architecture, and technology.
* *Examples: “A sprawling, multi-layered cyberpunk megacity at night,” “A clean, utopian arcology with white towers and glass skyways during a synthetic sunset,” “The industrial underbelly of a city, filled with pipes, steam, and exposed machinery.”*
* **[WEATHER & TIME OF DAY]:** This dramatically affects the mood.
* *Examples: “Perpetual, neon-infused rain,” “Thick, oppressive smog pierced by searchlights,” “The harsh, sterile light of a binary sun,” “Late night, after a downpour, with streets slick and reflective.”*
**3. Cinematic & Technical Specifications:**
* **[CINEMATOGRAPHY & CAMERA]:** This is the most crucial section for a cinematic feel. Dictate the camera’s behavior, lens choice, and movement. Be specific.
* *Examples: “The camera is mounted low to the ground, emphasizing the sense of speed, with whip pans to follow the action,” “A smooth, stabilized drone shot that weaves between skyscrapers,” “Shaky, handheld camera style to create a sense of panic and urgency,” “Use of Dutch angles during sharp turns to convey disorientation.”*
* **[LENS & FOCUS]:** Mentioning specific lens types gives the AI a powerful visual cue.
* *Examples: “Shot on a Panavision anamorphic lens, creating cinematic lens flares and a wide aspect ratio,” “A long telephoto lens, compressing the distance between the chaser and the pursued,” “Deep focus, keeping both the foreground action and the sprawling city background sharp and clear.”*
* **[LIGHTING & COLOR PALETTE]:** Define the mood through light and color.
* *Examples: “High-contrast, film noir lighting with deep shadows and harsh light from holographic billboards,” “A monochromatic color palette of cool blues, cyans, and cold whites, punctuated by vibrant red warning lights,” “Golden hour lighting, casting long shadows and a warm, ethereal glow over the city.”*
**4. Aesthetic & Stylistic Details:**
* **[ATMOSPHERE & MOOD]:** What emotion should the scene evoke?
* *Examples: “High-octane, tense, and exhilarating,” “Gritty, dystopian, and oppressive,” “Sleek, awe-inspiring, and futuristic.”*
* **[VISUAL EFFECTS & DETAILS]:** Add the small details that sell the reality of the scene.
* *Examples: “Photorealistic 8K resolution,” “Raindrops sizzle and evaporate on hot engine exhausts,” “Trails of light from vehicle thrusters,” “Sparks fly as a vehicle scrapes against a building,” “Subtle film grain for a classic sci-fi texture,” “Glitches and digital artifacts appear on damaged holographic ads.”*
* **[STYLE & INFLUENCES]:** Ground the AI’s “imagination” by referencing well-known visual styles. This is a powerful shortcut.
* *Examples: “In the style of Blade Runner 2049,” “The visual aesthetic of Ghost in the Shell (1995),” “Action choreography inspired by John Wick,” “Cinematography reminiscent of Emmanuel Lubezki,” “Production design by Syd Mead.”*
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a ready-to-use prompt generated using the structure above.
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**Dynamic low-angle tracking shot, cinematic wide-angle.** A female cyborg operative, Kaelen, with chrome-laced tattoos and glowing optic implants, skillfully pilots a sleek, silver anti-gravity speeder bike. She executes a gravity-defying drift around a skyscraper’s edge, leaving a trail of shimmering blue energy.
In hot pursuit are two heavily armored corporate security drones, resembling metallic falcons with glowing red optical sensors. They fire brilliant cyan plasma bolts that narrowly miss Kaelen, impacting a nearby holographic billboard and causing it to glitch violently into a cascade of digital static.
The chase takes place in a multi-tiered, rain-slicked megacity in the year 2242, Neo-Kyoto. Towering skyscrapers, covered in a patina of grime and tech, are adorned with massive, flickering holographic advertisements for mega-corporations. Crowded flying traffic lanes are congested with various vehicles, and steam erupts from industrial grates on the sky-bridges below. The time is late night, and a perpetual, neon-infused rain falls, making all surfaces highly reflective.
**Cinematography:** The camera is mounted low, just behind the speeder bike’s rear thruster, exaggerating the incredible speed and the perilous drop to the city levels below. The camera performs a rapid whip-pan to follow the pursuing drones as they fire, and uses a slight Dutch angle during the drift to increase the sense of disorientation and danger.
**Lens & Focus:** Shot on a Panavision C-Series anamorphic lens, creating characteristic horizontal lens flares from the neon lights and vehicle headlights. The focus pulls sharply from Kaelen’s determined face to the drones approaching in the background.
**Lighting & Color Palette:** High-contrast, noir-inspired lighting. The primary light sources are the neon signs and holographic ads, casting long, dramatic shadows. The color palette is dominated by deep blues, electric purples, and vibrant magentas, with sharp highlights of chrome and the bright cyan of the plasma bolts. Volumetric light shafts pierce through the perpetual smog and rain.
**Atmosphere & Mood:** The mood is high-octane, tense, and gritty. A feeling of high-tech, low-life dystopia. The sheer scale of the city should feel both awe-inspiring and oppressive.
**Visual Effects & Details:** Photorealistic 8K resolution with subtle film grain. Raindrops sizzle and evaporate on the hot exhaust of the speeder bike. The glitching billboard creates a shower of digital particle effects. Motion blur is present on the background and traffic to convey extreme speed. Water spray kicks up from the speeder bike as it skims over a wet sky-bridge.
**Style & Influences:** Visually inspired by *Blade Runner 2049* and *Ghost in the Shell (1995)*. The pacing and action choreography of a *John Wick* chase sequence. The intricate, functional production design of Syd Mead.
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