A great way to start is to write short and simple prompts, such as:
Adding styles to the beginning of the prompt can add a specific aesthetic to the shot:
for example:
cinematic, close-up shot of an old pirate captain at sea
cinematic_close-up_shot_of_an_old_pirate_captain_at_sea.mp4
anime style, a ginger cat, beautiful sky sunset
anime style a ginger cat beautiful sky sunset.mp4
3d render, a pigeon in a subarban neighorhood
If you want to be more advanced, add simple descriptive words in the prompt: define the camera motion, the surroundings, etc. A good prompt structure to follow is:
*style + camera motion + (description of) Main character/ subject + verb.+ surroundings + additional info*
For example:
Simple is key. Some models perform well with detailed complex prompts. The Pika model performs better with simple prompts.
For example:
Good style keywords to use:
Camera Keywords that work well:
Text-to-Video examples:
We highly recommend image to video as it can produce incredible results. adjusting the strength of motion parameter and adding the camera motion parameter can change the amount of motion drastically. Text prompt is optional here.
describe the specific subject you want to animate in an image. for example, Input Image:

Prompt: owl
describing the action you want to animate in an image
Prompt: owl looking at the camera
If you are using an AI generated image, try using the original image prompt along with added camera motion and strength of motion parameters.
for example, prompt that was used to generate the image: a red owl sitting on a branch in a cyan and pink forest, cinematic shot, shot with red cameras and prime lens
added parameters: "cameraParameters": {"zoom": "in"}, "cameraMotionStrength": 4
Describe the action and camera motion you’re expecting in the prompt along with a brief description of the scene and add a camera motion/strength of motion parameters.
i.e: Input Image:

Prompt: slow dolly in, perfume bottle in a forest, flare
Parameters: "cameraParameters": {"zoom": "in"}, "cameraMotionStrength": 2
slow_dolly_in,_perfume_bottle_in_a_forest,_flare_seed8555752376115185.mp4
Prompt: drone shot of a winery, circling from above
Parameters: "cameraParameters": {"rotate": "cw"}, "cameraMotionStrength": 3
drone_shot_of_a_winery,_circling_from_above_seed8570214566508136.mp4
Let our AI do the work, just upload the image, no prompt needed
for example: No Prompt, only Parameters: "cameraParameters": {"zoom": "in"}, "cameraMotionStrength": 2