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The camera first, then the action in order with its pace, then the sound in its own sentence, then what stays as in the start image, then the look sentence.

Prompt guides

Veo 3.1

The most realistic motion and sound from one start frame.

Use when: One continuous action of 8 seconds or less from an approved still.

Prompt instructions

[your subject] in [your setting]. Framing and subject stay as in the start image.

Veo 3.1 reads 100 to 200 words: camera, subject, action, setting, style, audio.

SubjectSetting

Watch out

Veo has no end frame. For a shot that must land on a specific image, use Kling 3.0 with start and end.vendor: Director Chair field notes on video prompting
Check the delivered resolution per run; one campaign came back at 1280 by 720.measured: Director Chair field notes on video prompting

Notes

The prompt, in order

Camera first, one move or a hold. The first thing named gets the most attention.
The action as behaviour, in order, with its pace and where it ends.
The sound in its own sentence: the ambience, the one effect that matters, the spoken line and how it is said.
What stays: framing and subject as in the start image.
The look as one sentence, the same in every clip of the job.

Notes

The start frame carries the look and the detail; keep the Veo prompt simple. For dialogue, keep speech under 8 seconds and ask for no subtitles.

Picks the video model by what the shot has to do.

Which model for videoPrompt

An animated photo that moves only where it should and does not look AI.What moves and what staysPrompt

Sources

Own words from Director Chair field notes on video prompting Checked 2026-10-13.

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