Film noir video prompt
Black-and-white, hard shadows, venetian-blind light and rain-slick streets for moody, mysterious scenes.
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Noir is built on lighting: one hard source, deep blacks, patterned shadows and smoke or rain to catch the light. Keep the action small and loaded.
Classic film noir scene in black and white. {{subject}} {{action}} in {{setting}}. Lighting: single hard key light, {{shadow_pattern}}, deep crushed blacks, high contrast, {{atmosphere}} catching the light. Camera: {{camera}}, Dutch angle tilt of about 10 degrees. Style: 1940s crime-drama photography, fine film grain, slight halation on highlights. Mood: {{mood}}. Duration {{duration}}, aspect ratio 4:3. Avoid: text, captions, watermarks, logos, extra limbs or fingers, warped faces, flicker, sudden cuts, colour, soft flat lighting, modern objects.
Example input
Woman in a trench coat lights a cigarette in a PI office, blind-stripe shadows, smoke, slow push-in; 6s.
Example output
Classic film noir scene in black and white. A woman in a wide-brimmed hat and trench coat lights a cigarette and glances at the door in a cramped private-investigator office at night. Lighting: single hard key light, venetian-blind stripes across the face and wall, deep crushed blacks, high contrast, drifting smoke catching the light. Camera: slow push-in, medium close-up, Dutch angle tilt of about 10 degrees. Style: 1940s crime-drama photography, fine film grain, slight halation on highlights. Mood: mysterious, dangerous. Duration 6 seconds, aspect ratio 4:3. Avoid: text, captions, watermarks, logos, extra limbs or fingers, warped faces, flicker, sudden cuts, colour, soft flat lighting, modern objects.
Troubleshooting
- Colour creeps in: convert to black and white in the editor; the lighting is what matters in generation.
- Smoke or flame flickers unnaturally: remove the cigarette and keep smoke as ambient haze.
Known limitations
- Small hand actions like lighting a match can glitch; frame them loosely or cut on the action.