Film School/AI Video: First Steps/Lesson 1
Lesson 1 of 6 · 4 min
Your first video: idea vs. direction
Same cat, same model. The only difference is how much you tell it.
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A ginger cat sitting on a sunlit kitchen counter, soft morning light through the window, steam rising from a coffee cup, slow dolly-in, shallow depth of field, cozy 35mm film look
Try this prompt →A short idea gives the model nothing to work with, so it fills the gaps with the most average version of your scene: flat light, a static camera, no mood.
Add where the light comes from, one camera move and a film look, and the same model produces something that feels directed. That's the whole game — and the Prompt Director in the Studio writes this for you if you click Enhance.
Key takeaway
Specific beats long. Name the light, one camera move and a style.
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