> ## Documentation Index
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# Video Prompts
# The Ultimate Cheat Sheet
Your go-to prompt library for Recraft's image-to-video tools.
Every prompt is universal â it works with any image on your canvas.
Just click the copy button on any code block and paste it into Recraft.
Every prompt on this page works directly inside Recraft's canvas
Select any image, open the video tool, paste a prompt, and watch it come to life.
**ð [Open Recraft Studio â](https://www.recraft.ai)**
## ðļ Camera Movement
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**Smooth zoom-in â cinematic feel**
```text theme={null}
Slow cinematic dolly-in toward the subject
```
**360° orbit â products, characters, objects**
```text theme={null}
Camera slowly orbits around the subject in a smooth arc
```
**Gentle approach with blurred background**
```text theme={null}
Slow push-in with shallow depth of field
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**Pull back to reveal the full scene**
```text theme={null}
Camera pulls back slowly to reveal the full scene
```
**Horizontal follow shot**
```text theme={null}
Steady tracking shot following the subject from left to right
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**Upward lift â reveals environment**
```text theme={null}
Smooth crane shot rising upward to reveal the surroundings
```
**Handheld feel â like real footage**
```text theme={null}
Subtle handheld camera movement, natural and organic
```
**Bottom-up angle â makes anything look powerful**
```text theme={null}
Low-angle shot slowly tilting upward
```
## ð Atmosphere & Environment
**Subtle wind â hair, fabric, leaves react**
```text theme={null}
Gentle breeze moves through the scene, elements sway softly
```
**Warm moving light â mood enhancer**
```text theme={null}
Soft golden hour light shifts across the scene
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**Soft rain atmosphere**
```text theme={null}
Rain begins to fall gently, droplets visible in the air
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**Slow snowfall with accumulation**
```text theme={null}
Snow falls slowly through the frame, accumulating on surfaces
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**Fog creeps in â mysterious mood**
```text theme={null}
Fog rolls in slowly, partially obscuring the background
```
**Floating particles â dreamy feel**
```text theme={null}
Leaves and particles drift through the air in soft light
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**Water motion with reflections**
```text theme={null}
Water surface ripples gently, reflecting the light
```
**Living sky â background movement**
```text theme={null}
Clouds drift slowly across the sky in the background
```
## ðĪ People & Portraits
### Emotions
**Warm authentic smile**
```text theme={null}
The person smiles warmly, eyes light up, natural and genuine
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**Natural laugh with body movement**
```text theme={null}
The person laughs naturally, shoulders shake, body reacts with joy
```
**Surprise reaction**
```text theme={null}
The person looks surprised, eyebrows raise, mouth opens slightly
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**Confident half-smile**
```text theme={null}
Subtle confident smirk, one side of the mouth lifts slightly
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**Neutral to happy transition**
```text theme={null}
Expression shifts from neutral to a slow genuine smile
```
**Calm meditative mood**
```text theme={null}
The person closes their eyes slowly, peaceful, serene expression
```
**Playful wink**
```text theme={null}
The person winks playfully at the camera, slight head tilt
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**Deep thought â focused gaze**
```text theme={null}
The person frowns slightly, thinking deeply, focused intense gaze
```
### Body & Head
**Classic head turn to camera**
```text theme={null}
The person turns their head slowly toward the camera
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**Micro-movements â brings photos to life**
```text theme={null}
Subtle facial movement, the person blinks and breathes naturally
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**Confident walk in slo-mo**
```text theme={null}
The person walks forward confidently in slow motion
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**Eyes lifting to camera â magnetic**
```text theme={null}
Close-up of the face, eyes shift focus from down to camera
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**Head tilt â curiosity**
```text theme={null}
The person tilts their head slightly to the side, curious look
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**Lean-in â creates engagement**
```text theme={null}
The person leans forward slightly toward the camera
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**Look away + return â cinematic beat**
```text theme={null}
The person looks away slowly, then turns back to camera
```
### Hand Gestures
**Inviting hand â pulls viewer in**
```text theme={null}
The person reaches out their hand toward the camera, inviting gesture
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**Friendly wave**
```text theme={null}
The person raises their hand and waves slowly at the camera
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**Subtle face touch â editorial feel**
```text theme={null}
The person touches their face gently, fingers brush across the chin
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**Hair touch â fashion/lifestyle**
```text theme={null}
The person runs their fingers through their hair slowly
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**Arms crossed â confidence**
```text theme={null}
The person crosses their arms slowly, confident stance
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**Object showcase â presentation**
```text theme={null}
The person holds up an object toward the camera, presenting it
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**Hand on heart â emotional**
```text theme={null}
The person puts their hand over their heart, emotional gesture
```
### Portrait + Camera Combos
**Zoom-in + smile + blur**
```text theme={null}
Slow dolly-in toward the face, the person smiles warmly, shallow depth of field
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**Orbit + confident pose**
```text theme={null}
Camera orbits slowly around the person, confident pose, cinematic lighting
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**Close-up + emotion shift**
```text theme={null}
Close-up push-in, eyes shift to camera, expression changes from neutral to smile
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**Low angle + power look**
```text theme={null}
Low-angle shot tilting up, the person looks down at camera with a smirk
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**Handheld follow + walking**
```text theme={null}
Handheld camera follows the person walking, natural body movement, cinematic
```
**Crane up + look up + drama**
```text theme={null}
Slow crane shot rising, the person looks up at the camera, dramatic lighting
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**Behind + turn around + surprise**
```text theme={null}
Tracking shot from behind, person turns around toward camera, surprised expression
```
## ðïļ Product & Object Scenes
**Classic product spin**
```text theme={null}
The object rotates slowly on a reflective surface
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**Human interaction with product**
```text theme={null}
A hand reaches in and picks up the object
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**Orbit with studio light sweep**
```text theme={null}
Camera circles the object with dramatic studio lighting
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**Satisfying product drop**
```text theme={null}
The object drops onto the surface with a soft bounce
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**Epic liquid splash â cosmetics, drinks**
```text theme={null}
Liquid splashes around the object in slow motion
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**Unboxing moment**
```text theme={null}
Packaging opens to reveal the object inside
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**Texture reveal â luxury feel**
```text theme={null}
Light sweeps across the object, highlighting texture and material
```
## ðĻ Logo Animation
### Reveal
**Assembly from fragments**
```text theme={null}
The logo assembles piece by piece from scattered fragments, smooth animation
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**Classic fade-in from black**
```text theme={null}
The logo fades in slowly from darkness, soft light gradually illuminates it
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**Drop + bounce â energetic**
```text theme={null}
The logo drops into frame from above with a satisfying impact, subtle bounce
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**Particle convergence â magical**
```text theme={null}
The logo materializes from glowing particles that converge to the center
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**Fast zoom reveal â punchy**
```text theme={null}
Camera pushes in fast toward the logo, motion blur, snaps into focus
```
### Loops
**Breathing pulse â website hero**
```text theme={null}
The logo pulses gently with a soft glow, rhythmic breathing motion, seamless loop
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**Light shimmer â elegant**
```text theme={null}
Light reflects and moves slowly across the logo surface, subtle shimmer, loopable
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**Floating effect â ambient**
```text theme={null}
The logo floats gently with subtle up and down motion, seamless loop
```
**Particle orbit â tech/creative**
```text theme={null}
Particles orbit slowly around the logo in a circle, ambient glow, loopable
```
### Texture & Environment
**Water distortion**
```text theme={null}
The logo is submerged in water, ripples move across the surface distorting it
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**Fire edges â intense mood**
```text theme={null}
Fire burns around the edges of the logo, flames flicker, dark background
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**Smoke + drama**
```text theme={null}
Smoke swirls around the logo slowly, moody atmosphere, dramatic backlight
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**Ice break â powerful reveal**
```text theme={null}
The logo is frozen in ice, cracks form slowly, ice breaks away revealing it
```
### Digital & Tech
**Glitch + restore**
```text theme={null}
The logo glitches and distorts digitally, then snaps back to perfect form
```
**Neon trace â night aesthetic**
```text theme={null}
Neon light traces the outline of the logo, glow intensifies, dark background
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**Hologram â futuristic**
```text theme={null}
Holographic projection of the logo rotates slowly, chromatic aberration
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## âĻ Effects & Stylization
**Photo-to-cinema transformation**
```text theme={null}
The scene transitions from photo to cinematic film look
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**Rising light particles â magical**
```text theme={null}
Particles of light float upward from the subject
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**Parallax â instant depth**
```text theme={null}
The image comes alive with subtle parallax depth movement
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**Quick glitch â attention grabber**
```text theme={null}
Glitch effect distorts the image briefly, then stabilizes
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**Color transition â before/after feel**
```text theme={null}
Color grade shifts from desaturated to warm vibrant tones
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**God rays â dramatic reveal**
```text theme={null}
Dramatic light rays break through, illuminating the subject
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**Bokeh â dreamy background**
```text theme={null}
Bokeh lights appear in the background, pulsing softly
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**Environment morph â scene transition**
```text theme={null}
The scene morphs and transforms into a different environment
```
## ðĨ Cinematic Moods
**Full cinematic package**
```text theme={null}
Slow motion, anamorphic lens flare, cinematic color grade
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**Dark & moody â drama**
```text theme={null}
Dark moody atmosphere, shadows shift across the subject
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**Light & dreamy â lifestyle**
```text theme={null}
Bright and airy, soft overexposed highlights, dreamy feel
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**Cyberpunk / night city**
```text theme={null}
Neon lights flicker and reflect off wet surfaces
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**Film look â retro nostalgia**
```text theme={null}
Vintage film grain and slight color shift, nostalgic mood
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**Epic scale â landscapes, architecture**
```text theme={null}
Epic wide shot energy, dramatic scale and atmosphere
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## ð Ready to Use â Copy & Paste
### ðĨ High Energy
**Action shot â maximum impact**
```text theme={null}
The subject moves with high energy, fast dynamic motion, camera shakes slightly, cinematic slow motion
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**Explosion from center â product reveals**
```text theme={null}
Explosive burst of motion, elements scatter outward from the center, dramatic lighting, slow motion
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**Wind blast â everything reacts**
```text theme={null}
Strong wind blasts through the scene, everything reacts, particles fly, intense atmosphere
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**Rush toward camera â scroll stopper**
```text theme={null}
The subject rushes toward the camera at full speed, motion blur, shallow depth of field
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**Spinning orbit â trailer energy**
```text theme={null}
Rapid camera spin around the subject, motion trails, dynamic energy, high contrast lighting
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**Water explosion â epic product shot**
```text theme={null}
Water explodes around the subject in slow motion, droplets suspended in air, dramatic backlight
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**Glass shatter â dramatic reveal**
```text theme={null}
The scene shatters like glass, fragments fly toward camera, intense dramatic reveal
```
### ðŠķ Subtle & Realistic
**Bring any photo to life**
```text theme={null}
Very subtle natural movement, gentle breathing motion, soft light shifts, photorealistic, still atmosphere
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**Soft lifestyle animation**
```text theme={null}
Slight gentle breeze, elements shift softly, ambient light, calm and natural
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**Atmospheric mood piece**
```text theme={null}
Soft ambient motion, light flickers gently, dust particles float in the air, cinematic stillness
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**Portrait animation**
```text theme={null}
The person breathes naturally, subtle eye movement, lifelike micro-expressions, photorealistic
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**Cozy scenes â food, interiors**
```text theme={null}
Steam rises slowly, warm light shifts gently across the scene, cozy calm atmosphere
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**Universal B-roll**
```text theme={null}
Smooth slow camera push-in, everything else stays almost still, shallow depth of field
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**Warm ambient scene**
```text theme={null}
Candle flame flickers softly, warm light dances on surrounding surfaces, still and quiet mood
```
## ð§Đ Combo Prompts â Multi-Layer
**Cinematic Push-In â universal cinematic shot**
```text theme={null}
Slow cinematic dolly-in toward the subject, soft light shifts across the scene, shallow depth of field, smooth and steady, slow motion
```
**Dramatic Orbit â products, people, objects**
```text theme={null}
Camera slowly orbits around the subject in a smooth arc, dramatic lighting sweeps across the surface, particles of light float upward, steady movement
```
**Quiet Atmosphere â moodboards, stories**
```text theme={null}
Fog rolls in slowly, soft ambient light flickers gently, dust particles drift through the air, very subtle natural movement, cinematic stillness
```
**Explosive Reveal â first seconds of a video**
```text theme={null}
Explosive burst of motion, elements scatter outward from the center, rapid camera spin, motion trails, high contrast dramatic lighting, slow motion
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**Soft Bring-to-Life â makes any image breathe**
```text theme={null}
Very subtle ambient motion, soft light shifts slowly across the scene, gentle particles drift in the air, smooth slow camera push-in, calm atmosphere
```
**Dark Cinematic â scale and drama**
```text theme={null}
Low-angle shot slowly tilting upward, dark moody atmosphere, shadows shift across the subject, anamorphic lens flare, vintage film grain
```
## ð Motion Intensity Scale
> Add these keywords to any prompt to control movement.
**Level 1 â Almost Still**
```text theme={null}
very subtle, barely visible, almost still, micro-movement, photorealistic stillness
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For: living covers, moodboards, gentle stories
**Level 2 â Soft Motion**
```text theme={null}
gentle, soft, slow, slight, calm, natural, ambient
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For: portraits, lifestyle, B-roll
**Level 3 â Moderate**
```text theme={null}
smooth motion, steady movement, cinematic, flowing, moderate
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For: product videos, tutorials, standard content
**Level 4 â High Energy**
```text theme={null}
dynamic, fast, energetic, dramatic, intense, powerful
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For: hooks, reveals, teasers
**Level 5 â Maximum**
```text theme={null}
explosive, extreme, chaotic, rapid, shatter, impact, blast
```
For: wow moments, effects, first seconds
## ð§ Modifiers â Add to Any Prompt
**Slow everything down, more detail**
```text theme={null}
slow motion
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**Remove jitter, cleaner motion**
```text theme={null}
smooth and steady movement
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**Blurred background, subject focus**
```text theme={null}
shallow depth of field
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**Dramatic light with contrast**
```text theme={null}
cinematic lighting
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**Push for higher quality**
```text theme={null}
4K, high detail
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**Realistic physics**
```text theme={null}
natural and realistic motion
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**Less movement = fewer artifacts**
```text theme={null}
subtle and minimal movement
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**Perfect loop with no visible cut**
```text theme={null}
loopable, seamless loop
```
## â What NOT to Do
**â Don't write essays** â 1â2 sentences max. Longer prompts confuse the model.
**â Don't stack actions** â "Person walks, turns, picks up cup, sits" = bad. One action per prompt.
**â Don't describe what's already visible** â The model sees your image. Describe what should *change*.
**â Don't contradict yourself** â "Slow calm + explosive motion" = the model doesn't know what to pick.
**â Don't be vague** â "Make it cinematic" = nothing. "Slow dolly-in, shallow depth of field" = works.
## ðĄ Pro Tips
1. **Simpler = better.** 1â3 sentences max.
2. **One prompt = one action.** Generate multiple clips instead of stacking.
3. **Describe the change, not the scene.** The model already sees your image.
4. **Modifiers go at the end**, not the beginning.
5. **Combine categories:** camera + atmosphere + modifier = strongest results.
6. **Start subtle, then scale up.** Level 2 first, push to 4 if needed.
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