Prompt Academy
A prompt is a shot description. Eight parts, in order.
This is the part of the course that transfers to every other AI tool. Learn the anatomy, build prompts with the form below, then paste any prompt in and have it broken down part by part.
Fundamentals
Prompt anatomy
01
Subject
Who or what the shot is about. Fixed physical facts only.
Vague
a woman
Directed
a 40-year-old fisherwoman in a faded blue sari, hair tied back
02
Action
One verb. Two verbs in a four-second clip reads as a glitch.
Vague
doing things
Directed
hauls a net over the gunwale
03
Environment
Where it happens, and the time of day that lights it.
Vague
outside
Directed
on a wooden boat in a crowded harbour at dawn
04
Camera
Shot size plus one move. The move must have a purpose.
Vague
nice angle
Directed
medium shot, camera tracks with her from the left
05
Lighting
Name the source or the hour, not a mood word.
Vague
good lighting
Directed
low golden sun raking across the water
06
Style
The look: format, grain, realism level, grade.
Vague
cool style
Directed
35mm documentary look, muted teal grade, slight grain
07
Mood
What the viewer should feel. One word is enough.
Vague
amazing
Directed
quietly determined
08
Motion
What else moves besides the subject — air, water, cloth, crowd.
Vague
moving
Directed
sail luffing, water slapping the hull, gulls crossing frame
Interactive
Prompt builder
Your prompt
Fill any fields above — the prompt assembles itself in shot order.
Paste the result straight into the Digen prompt box, set your model, duration and ratio, then generate. Change one part at a time between takes so you learn what each word actually does.
Prompt → tutorial
Paste a prompt, see how it is built
Drop in any prompt — yours, a classmate's, or one you found online. This breaks it into the eight parts and tells you which ones are missing, which is almost always why a generation looks flat.