Ayden

 AI video generation often begins with a simple idea. But sometimes the inspiration already exists in front of us: a cinematic advertisement, a short social video, a product shot, or a scene with exactly the camera movement and atmosphere we want. The difficult part is translating that reference into words. A useful AI video prompt needs to describe more than what appears on screen. It should also capture movement, timing, composition, lighting, mood, and the relationship between shots. In this guide, I will share a practical workflow for turning a reference video into a structured prompt that can be adapted for tools such as Sora, Kling, Seedance, Runway, Veo, and other AI video generators. Why a Simple Video Summary Is Not Enough Imagine a reference video showing a sports car driving through a city at night. A basic summary might be: A sports car drives through a neon-lit city at night. This identifies the subject and environment, but it leaves out most of the information that gi...