Craft
The prompt cheat-sheet
Prompting is the actual skill being taught — Digen is only the instrument. Write every prompt as a line from a shooting script, never as a search query.
The formula
A woman in a red coat, walking slowly toward camera, slow dolly-in, rain-lit city street at night, moody and cinematic.
Weak prompt → shot description
Weak
cool video of a car
Directed
A matte-black sedan, pulling away from the kerb, low tracking shot alongside the wheels, wet Mumbai street at night, neon reflections, moody and cinematic.
Names the camera move and the light instead of asking for a vibe.
Weak
girl talking, nice lighting
Directed
A young woman in a cream kurta, speaking to camera and nodding slightly, static medium close-up, soft window light from the left, warm and calm.
Separates who she is from what she is doing, then anchors the light source.
Weak
dancing character, make it epic
Directed
A stylised street dancer in a red hoodie, one sharp hip-hop beat of movement, orbiting camera, empty concrete parking garage, hard overhead light, high-contrast.
One idea, one beat of motion — instead of five requests in one prompt.
Six rules to repeat every session
- 1Name the camera move explicitly — pan, dolly-in, orbit, static, handheld drift.
- 2Describe the subject first, then what it is doing. Never blend the two.
- 3Anchor lighting and time of day; it moves the mood more than any other word.
- 4One idea per generation. Split a complex scene into separate shots.
- 5Iterate, don't restart — change one element and regenerate.
- 6Stuck? Run Enhance, then compare its rewrite with your original.
Three patterns to copy
Talking-head explainer
[Person description], speaking directly to camera with natural head movement, static medium close-up, [room] with soft [direction] light, warm and trustworthy.
Product b-roll loop
[Product] on a [surface], slow 180° orbit, seamless loop, [studio / kitchen / outdoor] setting, soft top light with one rim highlight, clean and premium.
Cinematic story shot
[Subject] [single action], [dolly-in / handheld drift / static], [location] at [time of day], [weather / haze], [one mood word] and cinematic.
Safe style weight bands
Creativity
0.5–0.7
Above 0.7 anatomy starts breaking
Sharpness
0.8+
Keeps detail crisp
Film grain
0.3
Stops the frame looking plastic