🏴‍☠️ 10-Step AI Video Blueprint

Create Cinematic Videos

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Captain YAR
January 04, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

Stop wasting your generation credits on blurry, morphing videos because you are just guessing at the prompt.

Most people treat AI video tools like magic slots, pulling the lever and hoping for the best, but consistency requires a blueprint. I just saw this incredible post from an AI professional who has spent the last two years testing tools to solve this exact problem.

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The Anatomy of a Perfect Scene

The core mechanism here isn’t about finding one “golden keyword” but rather adopting a disciplined, architectural approach to prompting. The expert developed a ten-part framework that treats the AI less like a search engine and more like a film crew. By compartmentalizing every aspect of the video, from the subject’s movement to the camera’s lens choice, you force the model to render specific details it would otherwise ignore. This structured input reduces the hallucinations and weird artifacts that plague most AI-generated content.

Structuring the Narrative Foundation

You must start by grounding the AI in reality before asking it to be creative. The author emphasizes that the first three steps, Subject, Action, and Environment, must be distinct and clear. Many users mash these together, causing the AI to blend the character into the background. By clearly defining who the subject is, exactly what they are doing, and where they are located, you create a solid anchor. This prevents the common issue where a character morphs into a tree or a car simply because the prompt wasn’t specific enough about the boundaries between the actor and the set.

Becoming the Director of Photography

This is where your output shifts from a generic clip to a cinematic experience. The creator suggests strictly defining the Visual Style, Camera, and Lighting as separate entities. You aren’t just describing a scene; you need to dictate the lens angle and the mood of the light. Telling the AI to use a “low-angle shot” with “cinematic lighting” changes the emotional weight of the video entirely. It allows you to control the atmosphere, ensuring the viewer feels the intended mood, whether that is a gloomy noir thriller or a bright commercial aesthetic.

Technical Polish and Constraints

The final layer of this framework is all about quality control. The expert points out the necessity of defining Motion Pacing and Negative Constraints. You need to explicitly tell the tool specifically not to include common errors like distorted faces or bad anatomy. By setting fidelity targets and determining the speed of the motion, you ensure the video flows smoothly rather than jittering uncontrollably. This step is the difference between a raw, glitchy experiment and a polished final product.

The Cost of Precision

While this framework produces superior results, it does introduce a layer of complexity that slows down the workflow. Writing a ten-part prompt takes significantly longer than typing a quick sentence, and you need to be careful not to overload the context window of smaller models. Sometimes, too many instructions can confuse simpler AIs, so you might need to test which of the ten parts are strictly necessary for your specific tool.

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The 10-Part Framework Checklist

Here is the breakdown the original poster shared for constructing the perfect prompt:

  1. Subject definition: Who is in the shot?

  2. Action and narrative: What is happening?

  3. Environment: Where is this taking place?

  4. Emotional tone: How should it feel?

  5. Visual style: Is it realistic, animated, or 3D?

  6. Camera: How is the scene framed?

  7. Lighting: What is the atmosphere?

  8. Motion: How fast or slow is the movement?

  9. Quality targets: Is it 4k, cinematic, or grainy?

  10. Negative constraints: What do you want to avoid?

This framework is a massive help for anyone trying to get consistent results!

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