B-roll prompts

Nine-frame shot planner from one image

Nano Banana Pro prompt, 16:9 frame. Uses your photo.

Treat my image as the key frame of a short film. Produce a 3 x 3 contact sheet of nine frames that could cut together: establishing wide, medium, close-up, insert of a detail, reaction, over-the-shoulder, low angle, high angle, and a final wide. Keep the same characters, wardrobe, light and colour grade in every frame. Number each frame in the corner and add a two-word caption under it.

Seven-part prompt

Directed shots instead of random output.

[Style]. Subject: [who/what, with 2-3 visual details]. Action: [one clear action]. Setting: [place, time of day]. Camera: [shot size, angle, ONE movement, lens]. Lighting: [source and mood]. Audio: [ambience, sound effects, music or "no music"].

Timestamp multi-shot

Several cuts inside one generation.

[00:00-00:02] Wide shot of [scene]. [00:02-00:04] Close-up on [detail]. [00:04-00:06] Reverse shot of [reaction]. [00:06-00:08] Slow pull-back revealing [payoff]. Audio: [sound bed].

Image-to-video continuation

Animates your still without redrawing it.

Continuation of the reference image. [Subject] slowly [action]. [Background element] moves gently. Camera: subtle push-in. Audio: [ambience].

Off-road rally (layered sound)

Category: action. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

An 8-second hardcore off-road rally sequence. Three mud-caked 4x4 vehicles power across a wide river crossing, water spraying violently from oversized tires. Wide tracking shot from the riverbank, then a low-angle hero shot following the lead vehicle. Audio: Roaring V8 engines, sloshing water, gravel impacts, tire chain rattles, occasional driver shouts from inside the cabin.

1980s office worker (film grain)

Category: cinematic. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Retro cinematic aesthetic, shot as if on 1980s color film with subtle grain. Medium shot of a tired corporate worker in his late thirties, loosened tie and rolled-up shirt sleeves, rubbing his temples in exhaustion in front of a bulky beige 1980s CRT computer. The cluttered office is late at night, papers stacked beside a half-empty coffee mug. Static camera, no movement. Lighting: harsh fluorescent overhead tubes mixed with the green glow of the monochrome monitor washing over his face. Environment: dim cubicle, blinds half drawn, distant rain against the window. Audio: low hum of CRT and fluorescent buzz, soft mechanical keyboard taps in another room, faint AM radio playing a melancholy jazz tune. Dialogue: (under his breath) "Just one more report... one more."

Lone hiker crane reveal

Category: cinematic. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Epic fantasy cinematic style, awe-inspiring atmosphere. Subject: a lone hiker in a weathered green parka and heavy boots, backpack silhouetted against the sky, standing on a narrow rocky ledge. Action: hiker pauses and lifts gaze across the abyss. Camera: crane shot starting low at the hiker's feet and ascending high above to reveal a colossal mist-filled canyon stretching to the horizon at sunrise. Lighting: soft golden morning light skimming the canyon rim, deep blue shadows in the valley below, volumetric god-rays slicing through the mist. Environment: vast rocky canyon, layered fog drifting through pine-covered cliffs. Audio: thin alpine wind, distant raven caw echoing across stone, faint rustle of nylon parka, hushed orchestral swell as the camera rises.

Rainy bus window (shallow focus mood)

Category: quiet-moments. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Moody cinematic style, cool blue tone palette, melancholic atmosphere. Subject: a young woman in her mid-twenties, dark hair tucked behind one ear, faint earphones in, gazing out a fogged bus window. Her reflection is faintly visible on the rain-streaked glass. Action: she traces a single line through the condensation, then lets her hand fall. Camera: tight close-up with very shallow depth of field, 85mm lens look, soft static framing. Lighting: cool blue ambient bath from passing streetlights, occasional warm amber from shopfronts smearing across the glass. Environment: interior of a city bus at night during a heavy rainstorm, blurred neon outside dissolving into bokeh. Audio: steady patter of rain on the bus roof, low diesel engine rumble, distant wet tire hiss, soft indie piano theme bleeding from her earphones.

Jungle explorer timestamp sequence

Category: cinematic. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Cinematic adventure style, warm jungle palette, sense of discovery and wonder. Multi-shot sequence with timestamp prompting: [00:00-00:02] Medium shot from behind a young female explorer with a leather satchel and messy brown hair in a ponytail, as she pushes aside a large jungle vine to reveal a hidden path. [00:02-00:04] Reverse shot of the explorer's freckled face, her expression filled with awe as she gazes upon ancient, moss-covered ruins in the background. [00:04-00:06] Tracking shot following the explorer as she steps into the clearing and runs her hand over the intricate carvings on a crumbling stone wall. Emotion: wonder and reverence. [00:06-00:08] Wide, high-angle crane shot, revealing the lone explorer standing small in the center of the vast, forgotten temple complex, half-swallowed by the jungle. Lighting: dappled tropical sunlight breaking through canopy. Audio: the rustle of dense leaves and distant exotic bird calls; in the final beat a swelling, gentle orchestral score begins to play.

Hidden data chip macro

Category: action. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Cinematic thriller style, tight and tense atmosphere. Subject: a pair of black-gloved hands working over an ancient, leather-bound book; a small metallic data chip the size of a fingernail. Action: the gloved hand carefully slices open the spine of the book with a scalpel; the hand then delicately extracts the tiny metallic data chip hidden within the binding; the body tenses, listening. Camera: extreme close-up macro on the hands and scalpel, very shallow depth of field, slow drift-in. Lighting: single warm desk-lamp pool from frame-right, deep shadows around the edges. Environment: dimly lit private study, dust motes drifting, blurred shelves of leather books in the background. Audio: the soft crisp slice of the scalpel through old leather, dry paper crinkle, the metallic click of the chip lifting free, distant clock ticking, a sudden creak of a floorboard down the hall causing the hands to freeze.

Bioluminescent forgotten city

Category: experimental. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Cinematic dark-fantasy style, eerie and otherworldly atmosphere, painterly color palette. Subject: a rain-slicked, crumbling cobblestone street in a forgotten city shrouded in perpetual twilight, giant bioluminescent mushrooms of teal and magenta sprouting from cracked asphalt and broken balconies. Action: a slow forward dolly down the empty street, gentle drip of water off mushroom caps, a single glowing spore drifts past camera. Camera: low wide tracking shot at puddle level, slight Dutch tilt, anamorphic widescreen feel. Lighting: pulsating bioluminescent glow as the main key, faint moonlight diffused through fog as fill, mushroom caps casting soft colored pools on wet stone. Environment: derelict gothic buildings choked with vines, broken neon signs in an unknown script, distant towering ruins. Audio: dripping water, low ambient drone, faint distant wind chime, the soft pulse hum of the mushrooms breathing in sync with their glow.

Antique compass push-in

Category: cinematic. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Cinematic mystery style, warm candlelit palette, slow dramatic pacing. Subject: a tarnished antique brass compass with a cracked glass face, lying on a dusty parchment map covered in faded ink markings, a single flickering candle beside it. Action: the compass needle twitches, then begins to spin slowly. Camera: slow dramatic zoom-in starting wide showing the map, candle, and weathered wooden desk, then smoothly pushing into the spinning needle until the brass casing fills the frame. Lighting: warm flickering candlelight as the only source, hard amber falloff into deep blacks, soft caustics on the brass. Environment: an explorer's study at night, leather-bound books and a quill in a brass inkwell just out of focus. Audio: the soft tick of the compass needle against glass, candle flame flutter, distant rolling thunder, low ominous string drone rising as the camera pushes in.

Raindrop on rose macro

Category: nature. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Hyper-realistic macro cinematic style, jewel-like color saturation. Subject: a single glistening drop of rain mid-fall, and a vibrant crimson red rose with velvet petals beaded with smaller droplets. Action: the drop strikes the upper petal, the petal trembles slightly and bends, sending two tiny secondary droplets skittering down the petal edge. Camera: extreme close-up macro, static lock-off, ultra shallow depth of field with only the impact petal in razor focus. Lighting: soft overcast diffused key from camera-left, faint cool rim from behind to catch the droplet's silver edge. Environment: a quiet garden after a passing shower, soft green bokeh of foliage in the background. Audio: an isolated crisp water-drop impact, a delicate petal rustle, faint distant rainfall, soft birdsong in the distance, gentle wind through leaves.

Rose bud time-lapse

Category: nature. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Cinematic botanical time-lapse style, painterly soft palette. Subject: a single red rose bud, its petals tightly closed at the start. Action: the flower slowly and gracefully unfurls over the course of the shot, petals rotating open in stages to reveal the vibrant inner layers, the stem subtly straightening toward the light. Camera: locked-off static close-up, no movement, perfectly centered on the bud. Lighting: warm soft directional sunlight slowly drifting from camera-left to camera-right across the frame, suggesting hours passing. Environment: studio black backdrop with a faint warm gradient, isolating the rose. Audio: a slow sustained ambient pad, subtle crackling and creaking of petal fibers stretching open, faint distant garden hum, a gentle final exhale as the flower reaches full bloom.

City day-to-night time-lapse

Category: cinematic. Shows the official prompt structure in practice.

Cinematic urban time-lapse style, rich color contrast between warm day and cool night. Subject: a bustling modern city skyline with glass skyscrapers, a winding elevated highway in the foreground. Action: a time-lapse of the city as day transitions to night — the sun sets casting long golden shadows across rooftops, then the city lights begin to twinkle on window by window, streams of car headlights forming red and white light trails along the highway. Camera: locked-off static wide shot, no movement. Lighting: from harsh midday daylight, through warm golden hour, into deep blue twilight, then sodium-orange streetlamp blanket. Environment: a metropolis viewed from a distant elevated rooftop, scattered clouds streaking across the sky. Audio: a sweeping cinematic orchestral score rising slowly, layered with distant city ambient hum, faint sirens passing far below, a soft wind across the rooftop.