NLW

One thing that OpenAI suggests is to think about each shot as its own unit.

Basically, they say that you can put multiple shots into a single prompt, especially if you have a sequence of action that needs to happen.

But if you do this, think about each shot as a unit.

And what does that mean?

What's in a unit?

A strong unit in a prompt is going to have one of each of the following.

First, a style reference.

So for example, that one we heard, 90s documentary.

From the piece that I showed you before, 1980s educational video.

That is the style reference.

And I think in a lot of ways, just for getting the model in the ballpark of what you want, this strikes me as one of the most important pieces.

So much of video is about the vibe that you're trying to set.

And the style reference is a really high impact and shorthand way of helping the AI achieve what you're looking for.

Next up, you've got the camera setup, which could be what type of camera it is or where it's framed relative to the subject of the video.

One subject action.

They recommend that in the context of this one unit, whatever your subject is only has one main action they're taking or one main thing they're doing so as not to overwhelm the unit.

That doesn't mean that a single prompt can't have multiple subject actions, but again, they're trying to bundle these things in units that then get added together.

Likewise, they suggest no more than one camera move.

Now, not every video will have a camera move.

In fact, a lot of them don't have a camera move, but it's the same idea.