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Text-to-video scene with camera terms

A Gen-4.5 text-to-video prompt that describes the visual scene plus motion, using Runway's camera vocabulary.

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Written for Runway Gen-4.5 · Updated 2026-10-16

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[Camera, e.g. Tracking shot, low angle]: [subject] [action] through [environment]. [Visual details: light, weather, textures]. [Secondary motion, e.g. leaves swirl behind them]. [Style, e.g. 16mm film look, warm grade].

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• Runway Gen-4.5, text-to-video; 2–10 s at 720p, 24 or 25 fps
• Positive phrasing; Runway advises against negative prompts

Variations

• Aerial: "Aerial drone shot rising over [place]".
• Orbit: "Slow orbit around the subject".
• Timestamps for sequential actions: "[0–3s] ..., [3–6s] ...".

Tips

• Start simple, then add one detail per iteration.