Advanced Prompt Engineering

Cinematography vocabulary, lighting control, compositional techniques, and color grading keywords to produce professional-quality cinematic frames consistently.

// Camera Language

Shot types and framing

Keyword	Effect	Best for
Extreme wide shot	Tiny subject in massive landscape	Scale, isolation, environment
Wide establishing shot	Scene context, geography	Location introduction
Medium shot	Subject waist-up	Dialogue, character interaction
Close-up	Face fills frame	Emotion, detail, intensity
Extreme close-up	Single feature (eye, hand, object)	Tension, texture, intimacy
Bird's eye view	Looking straight down	Architecture, crowds, disorientation
Worm's eye view	Looking straight up	Power, scale, architecture
Dutch angle	Camera tilted on axis	Unease, tension, psychological thriller
Over-the-shoulder	Behind character looking at subject	Conversation, perspective

// Lighting Control

Lighting keywords that work

Time of Day

"golden hour", "magic hour", "blue hour", "midday harsh light", "overcast diffuse", "pre-dawn darkness", "twilight"

Natural Sources

"moonlight", "sunlight through window", "dappled forest light", "lightning flash", "bioluminescence", "fire glow"

Artificial Sources

"neon signs", "single overhead bulb", "fluorescent office light", "candle flame", "campfire", "spotlit stage"

Quality

"soft diffused", "hard directional", "backlit silhouette", "side-lit dramatic", "rim light halo", "volumetric god rays"

Color Temperature

"warm amber glow", "cool blue moonlight", "neutral daylight", "orange incandescent", "cyan fluorescent"

Drama

"chiaroscuro", "high contrast", "low key shadowy", "high key bright", "silhouette against sunset", "noir shadows"

// Lens Simulation

Focal length and aperture keywords

24mm wide angle Environmental context, slight distortion, dramatic perspective — great for architecture, landscapes

35mm semi-wide Classic photojournalism feel, slightly intimate, popular for street scenes and events

50mm normal Most natural human perspective, versatile, used for general scenes and portraits

85mm portrait Beautiful subject separation from background (bokeh), flattering for faces, fashion

200mm telephoto Compressed perspective, subjects appear close to background, wildlife, sports, surveillance mood

f/1.4 wide open Extreme bokeh, thin plane of focus, dreamlike — cinematic portrait standard

Anamorphic lens Characteristic horizontal lens flares, slightly oval bokeh, widescreen cinema look

// Color Grading

Color palette keywords

Teal & Orange (Hollywood)

"teal and orange color grade", "Hollywood blockbuster palette", "warm skin tones, cool shadows"

Desaturated Thriller

"muted palette", "desaturated shadows", "grey-green tones", "Fincher color grade"

Warm Nostalgia

"warm amber film stock", "Kodak Portra tones", "vintage 35mm warmth", "sunbleached colors"

Cold Isolation

"cold blue palette", "Arctic color cast", "steel-grey tones", "Nordic winter desaturation"

Vibrant Tropical

"vibrant saturated palette", "tropical colors", "deep blues and bright greens", "Wong Kar-wai tones"

Monochrome

"black and white photography", "silver gelatin print", "high contrast B&W", "infrared photography look"

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