Prompts that outlive the model they were written for.
Guides for generative image and video models, written against the models we actually run — and dated, so you can tell what still holds.
Camera Angles That Change What A Shot Means
Eye level, low angle, high angle, Dutch. Four words that change the meaning of a shot more than any adjective you could add.
Camera Movement In Video Prompts: One Move Per Shot
Push in, pan, tilt, orbit, handheld. Naming the move is easy — the hard part is resisting the urge to ask for three of them at once.
Lighting Is The Half Of The Prompt Everyone Skips
Direction, quality, colour. Three decisions that do more for how an image reads than any adjective about mood.
Shot Sizes, And Why "Close-Up" Isn't Specific Enough
Wide, medium, close-up, extreme close-up. How much of the subject is in frame is the single most reliable control you have over an AI shot.
