VIDU Q3 PROMPT LIBRARY
Copy ready-to-use prompts for cinematic scenes, anime, product ads, image-to-video, dialogue, native audio, camera moves, reference workflows, and 16-second stories.
Choose a prompt, customize the details, and open it directly in the Vidu Q3 generator—ready to create.
A useful Vidu Q3 prompt describes what the viewer should see and hear—not just a list of visual adjectives. Start with the subject and main action, then add the environment, camera direction, lighting, pacing, and audio when those details matter to the shot.
The templates below are practical starting points. Copy one that matches your goal, replace the subject, setting, product, dialogue, or visual style, and open it in the Vidu Q3 video generator on Vidu Studio.
Subject → Environment → Action → Camera → Lighting → Pacing → Audio / Ending
Want to understand why these prompts work? Read our Vidu Q3 Practical Prompt Guide.
Prompt Library
Choose a template, copy its prompt, or open it in the generator.
Use these prompts for film-style scenes, atmosphere, character moments, dramatic reveals, and short cinematic sequences.
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A tired detective steps beneath a flickering streetlight in a rain-soaked alley at midnight. He pauses and looks toward a distant sound. Medium shot with a slow camera push-in. Wet pavement reflects cool blue and amber light. Light rain falls steadily, his coat moves gently in the wind, restrained pacing, tense urban atmosphere. End on his reaction.
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A woman in a weathered red coat stands alone on an empty train platform at blue hour. She hears footsteps behind her and slowly turns. Medium shot with a gentle push-in. Cold ambient light, subtle wind in her hair, distant station lights, restrained movement. Hold the final moment on her expression.
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A black sports car speeds across an empty desert highway at sunset, kicking up a thin trail of dust. Low side-tracking camera stays parallel with the vehicle as the road curves toward distant mountains. Warm golden light, realistic suspension movement, subtle heat haze, fast but controlled pacing.
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A lone astronaut walks slowly through a dark metallic corridor illuminated by pulsing red emergency lights. The camera tracks backward in front of the astronaut. Steam escapes from vents along the walls. At the far end, a sealed door opens into bright white light. Slow suspenseful pacing, realistic reflections, cinematic contrast.
For anime-style video, keep the character action and camera direction clear instead of stacking too many style keywords.
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An anime-style teenage swordswoman stands on a school rooftop at sunset. Strong wind moves her hair, jacket, and loose ribbons while she looks over the city. Medium-wide shot with a slow orbit from left to right. Warm orange sky, long shadows, quiet reflective mood.
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An anime swordsman stands motionless in a bamboo forest at dawn. He slowly places one hand on the sword handle, pauses, then draws the blade in one controlled movement. Low-angle medium shot with a subtle push-in. Morning mist drifts between the trees, soft green light, restrained tension.
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A giant anime-style mecha stands inside a dark maintenance hangar surrounded by scaffolding and small service lights. Engineers move below while the machine powers on and its eyes illuminate. Wide establishing shot followed by a slow upward camera tilt. Cool industrial lighting, faint smoke, heavy mechanical atmosphere.
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An anime heroine raises one hand as glowing ribbons of light spiral gently around her body. Her clothes transform into an elegant fantasy outfit while the camera slowly rotates around her. Soft particles float through the air, controlled movement, luminous pastel lighting, clean final hero pose.
Use clear product positioning, controlled camera movement, lighting changes, and a defined final hero frame.
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A black glass perfume bottle rests on polished dark stone. Thin mist moves slowly across the surface while a narrow beam of light travels across the bottle edge. Slow clockwise orbit from a front three-quarter angle. Premium studio lighting, deep shadows, minimal background, elegant pacing. Finish on a clean centered hero frame.
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A white performance sneaker sits on a matte concrete pedestal. The camera slowly pushes forward while soft light sweeps across the sole and textured fabric. Fine dust particles drift in the background. High-contrast studio lighting, modern athletic campaign aesthetic, clean final product close-up.
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A stainless-steel watch rests on black fabric. Macro camera slides slowly from the bracelet toward the dial while narrow highlights move across the polished metal. Shallow depth of field, controlled reflections, premium dark studio lighting, slow deliberate pacing.
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A chilled sparkling drink can stands on a wet reflective surface. Condensation beads cover the aluminum while cold mist drifts around the base. The camera pushes in slowly as droplets slide down the can. Bright rim light, refreshing blue-white lighting, crisp commercial look. Finish on the product hero frame.
Upload your source image after opening the generator. The template selects Image to Video and fills the prompt, but it does not supply an image. Focus on what should move and what should remain stable.
Image to Video
The subject slowly turns toward the camera and gives a subtle natural smile. Hair moves gently in the breeze. Keep facial features, clothing, and background composition stable. Slow camera push-in, soft natural movement, realistic pacing.
Image to Video
Keep the product centered and unchanged. Slowly orbit clockwise around the object while a narrow highlight travels across its surface. Add subtle atmospheric mist in the background. No shape changes and no additional objects. Finish on a clean front-facing hero frame.
Image to Video
Slowly move the camera forward through the scene. Foreground grass shifts gently in the wind while distant mountains remain stable. Clouds move subtly across the sky. Preserve the original composition and color palette. Calm cinematic pacing.
Image to Video
Animate the character with a small natural head turn and gentle blinking. Hair and loose clothing move slightly in the wind. Preserve the original illustration style, facial design, colors, and proportions. Use a subtle camera push-in and avoid dramatic body movement.
Give dialogue room to breathe. Keep simultaneous movement restrained when timing, speech, and reaction matter more than complex action. Check that audio is enabled for your selected model and workflow.
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A woman stands in a doorway while a man packs a suitcase. Locked medium shot. She looks at him and says quietly, “You’re really leaving?” He stops packing and looks up without answering. Soft room tone, faint traffic outside, no music. Leave a short pause after the line.
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A man waits under a store awning during heavy rain. A woman approaches and stops beside him. Slow camera push-in. She says, “I thought you wouldn’t come.” Rainfall, distant traffic, occasional tire splash, quiet city ambience. No background music.
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A premium wireless speaker rotates slowly on a dark studio surface while the camera moves closer. Calm voiceover: “Designed for clear sound, wherever the day takes you.” Soft electronic background music, subtle interface sound effects, clean commercial mix.
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Two friends sit across from each other in a quiet café beside a window. The camera slowly moves from a wide shot to a medium two-shot. Cups touch the table softly, with distant conversation and espresso-machine ambience. One person says, “So, what happens next?” The other smiles before answering.
Choose one primary camera move for the shot. Keep the subject and framing clear so the camera direction supports the action.
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A woman stands beside a large apartment window at night, watching rain fall over the city. Medium shot. Slowly push the camera toward her face while she remains nearly still. Reflections move across the glass, quiet atmosphere, restrained emotion.
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A futuristic motorcycle stands on a dark platform surrounded by light fog. Slowly orbit clockwise around the motorcycle at waist height. Keep the subject centered and stable. Narrow blue-white highlights travel across the metallic surfaces.
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A runner moves through a quiet downtown street at sunrise. Side tracking shot keeps pace with the runner at chest height. Natural arm and clothing movement, long morning shadows, subtle background motion blur, steady pacing.
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Begin close to tall grass moving gently in the wind. The camera rises slowly above the field to reveal a remote mountain village in the distance. Early morning fog hangs between the buildings, soft sunrise light, calm cinematic reveal.
Upload character, product, or scene reference images after opening the generator. The template selects Reference to Video and fills the prompt, but it does not supply reference images.
Reference to Video
Use the reference character as the identity anchor. Keep the same facial features, hairstyle, coat, and accessories. The character walks slowly through a hotel corridor and stops outside a closed door. Medium tracking shot from the side. Warm wall lights, quiet suspenseful mood.
Reference to Video
Preserve Character A and Character B from their references, including faces, hairstyles, clothing, and color palette. Character A enters the room and stops beside Character B. Character B looks up. Locked medium-wide shot, realistic interaction distance, minimal movement, warm indoor lighting.
Reference to Video
Use the product references to preserve the exact shape, materials, colors, and main design details. Place the product on a clean dark studio table. Slow camera orbit with controlled highlights. Do not add new labels, components, or decorative elements.
Reference to Video
Keep the reference character’s face, hairstyle, jacket, shirt, and accessories unchanged. The character walks from a bright street into a darker café interior. Follow from behind before moving gently to a side profile. Preserve wardrobe details through the lighting transition.
These templates are written for longer story beats. Select 16 seconds on a supported Q3 model when the full sequence needs it; opening a template does not change the duration setting.
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A woman enters a dark apartment carrying grocery bags. She notices the living-room window is open and slowly puts the bags down. The camera follows behind her, then moves to a medium side shot as she approaches the curtain. Wind moves the curtain inward. She stops, hears a floorboard creak behind her, and turns. End on her reaction. Quiet room ambience, distant traffic, no music.
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Start with a closed luxury watch box on a dark table. A hand slowly opens the box to reveal the watch. Move into a close detail of the dial while a narrow highlight travels across the glass. The camera then pulls back to show the complete product beside the box. Soft mechanical sound design, restrained ambient music, premium pacing.
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Character A waits alone inside a nearly empty restaurant after closing time. Character B enters through the front door and pauses. A looks up and says, “You came.” B walks closer but does not sit down. Slow push-in from a wide two-shot toward A. Quiet room tone, distant rain outside. Leave a pause after the dialogue and end before B answers.
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An anime heroine walks alone through a quiet forest at dusk. She notices a glowing object between the trees and stops. The camera slowly tracks beside her as she approaches. She reaches toward the light, which suddenly grows brighter and sends small particles into the air. She shields her eyes and steps back. End on a wide shot revealing the illuminated forest.
You do not need to rewrite the entire prompt every time. Start with a template that already matches the type of shot you want, then replace the variables that matter most.
| Change | Swap ideas |
|---|---|
| Subject | Woman → robot → product |
| Environment | Alley → hotel → desert |
| Action | Walks → turns → opens |
| Camera | Push-in → tracking → orbit |
| Lighting | Blue hour → studio → sunset |
| Audio | Rain → dialogue → music |
| Ending | Reaction → reveal → hero frame |
Change one or two variables at a time when testing. If you change the character, action, camera, lighting, motion, and audio simultaneously, it becomes harder to understand why one generation works better than another.
Learn the full prompting workflow →One clear action is usually easier to control than several unrelated actions packed into a short clip.
A push-in, tracking shot, orbit, tilt, or pan gives the camera a clear direction instead of competing instructions.
Replace vague phrases like “realistic movement” with visible behavior: hair shifts, fabric settles, mist drifts, reflections move, or the subject pauses before turning.
The source image already defines much of the appearance. Use the prompt to direct motion, camera movement, pacing, and the ending instead of repeatedly describing the image.
When characters speak, simplify competing actions so the dialogue, pause, reaction, and camera timing have enough room.
Too busy
A man walks into the room, runs to the window, answers his phone, turns around, sits down, starts crying, then stands up while the camera circles him.
Better
A man enters the dim room and stops beside the window. Medium tracking shot from behind. He hears his phone ring, looks down at it, and hesitates before answering.
Too busy
Push in, zoom out, orbit around him, pan left, tilt up, then crane away.
Better
Slow clockwise orbit around the subject while keeping him centered.
Too vague
Cinematic, epic, beautiful, high quality, professional lighting, amazing motion.
Better
A woman walks through a narrow glass corridor. Side tracking shot at waist height. Cool morning light creates long reflections across the floor. Calm pacing and subtle fabric movement.
A good Vidu Q3 prompt clearly defines the subject, main action, environment, and camera direction. Add lighting, pacing, dialogue, sound, or an ending beat when they materially affect the shot.
There is no ideal word count. Use enough detail to make the shot unambiguous without filling the prompt with descriptions that do not change the output. Vidu's current Text-to-Video API accepts prompts up to 5,000 characters, but most practical prompts can be much shorter.
Yes. Vidu describes Q3 as supporting native audio-video generation including dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, and music.
Yes. For image-to-video, use the image to define appearance and composition, then use the text prompt primarily to describe motion, camera behavior, pacing, atmosphere, and the intended ending.
Supported Q3 Pro and Q3 Turbo Text-to-Video workflows currently support durations from 1 to 16 seconds, with resolutions up to 1080p.
Use the shortest prompt that clearly communicates the shot. Add more detail when timing, dialogue, camera direction, or important constraints need to be explicit. Longer is not automatically better.
Yes. Each template is designed as a starting point. Copy a prompt, replace the subject, environment, action, camera movement, or audio details, then generate and refine the result.
Found a template you like? Open it in Vidu Studio's Vidu Q3 generator, add any required images, review your settings, and start creating.
Free to start · Text, image & reference workflows · Up to 16s on supported Q3 models
Vidu Q3 Prompts for TikTok, Reels & Shorts
Use these templates for short-form social content. For a vertical clip, select a 9:16 aspect ratio in the generator; opening a template does not change your aspect-ratio setting.
Vertical Fashion Hook
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Vertical 9:16 fashion video. A model steps into frame wearing a minimalist black outfit and turns once toward the camera. Quick but smooth camera push-in. Bright editorial lighting, clean neutral background, subtle fabric movement. Leave clear space around the subject for later text overlays.
Food Reveal
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Vertical close-up of a fresh burger being placed onto a wooden table. The camera quickly pushes in as steam rises from the food. Crisp side lighting, realistic texture, shallow depth of field, short energetic pacing. End on a clean hero close-up.
Travel Reveal
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Begin with a close shot of a person opening a hotel balcony door. The camera follows forward and reveals a wide ocean view at sunrise. Vertical framing, warm natural light, gentle curtain movement, relaxed travel-content pacing.
Product Social Hook
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A wireless earbud case drops gently onto a clean pastel surface and opens. Quick camera push-in as the earbuds become visible. Soft studio lighting, simple background, energetic opening followed by a stable product hero frame.