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With the same AI tool, some people can create amazing videos, while others end up with low-quality content that never goes viral.
Why does this happen? The answer is… prompting.
The quality of AI-generated videos improves significantly when you provide detailed prompts.
AI models interpret and visualize content based on how specific your input is.
Prompting can be difficult if you don’t have experience with it.
You need to visualize what you want to achieve, break it down into details, and write it out.
It’s like programming languages like Python or C++. With AI, you can communicate in natural human language, but you still need to think like a programmer—structuring your ideas in detail.
But don’t panic! After 10 years in marketing and mastering AI to create viral videos for my clients, I’m here to share video prompting ideas to help you create standout videos. No gatekeeping!
Let’s jump right in!
Best Video Prompting Techniques
There are tons of sources online sharing video prompting techniques, but I’ve done the research and experimented for a decade—so you don’t have to.
In just a couple of minutes, you can become a master at prompting. Here’s what you actually need:
1. Define Your Goals
Every great video starts with a clear goal. What do you want the video to do?
Educate people something, entertain them, inspire them, or promote your product or service?
When you’re clear about what you want from the beginning, the AI can make a video that fits your needs.
Let’s say you want a video for a new eco-friendly coffee brand.
Instead of just saying, "Make a video about our new coffee," which doesn’t give enough direction, you could say, "Make a 45-second video promoting our eco-friendly coffee.
Show how it’s made with sustainable farming, biodegradable packaging, and highlight its bold flavor. The video is for people in their 20s and 30s who care about the environment, so show them enjoying it outdoors."
Being this specific helps the AI pick the best ideas and images for your video. That way, you won’t end up with a generic video you don’t like and have to fix later. Giving detailed instructions from the start saves you time and frustration.
However, it can feel overwhelming to think about every single detail of a video in advance and type out a detailed prompt.
Sometimes, it feels like more work than just creating the video manually. Maybe you don’t even know exactly what the video should look like yet.
That’s why I like to use Zebracat. It’s an AI tool that turns simple prompts into videos.
A simple prompt could be something like "motivational video encouraging a healthier and more active lifestyle.”
It’s like asking your brother to quickly make a video without telling him exactly what footage, music, or transitions to use.
You just give him a topic and say, “Make a video for this topic and make it go viral.”
Then he does all the work behind the scenes—researching, watching YouTube tutorials, modeling successful videos on social media—and bam!
It goes viral, hitting 1 million views just one hour after posting.
Give it a try and see how it’s different from other tools.
2. Be Detailed in Your Prompts
To get the best results, be specific with your instructions to the AI. Instead of saying, “Make a video about our product,” say more like tone, length, and audience.
A better prompt would be: “Create a 45-second video for our AI marketing tool. Friendly, professional female voiceover. Small business owners in tech.”
The more specific your prompts, the more captivating your video will be.
But wait!!!
You don’t have to remember all of this! Zebracat does it for you. Just click, click, click—no need to remember every detail.
With Zebracat, all you need to do is choose the video ratio, length, language, voice, mood, and captions.
Don’t spend hours perfecting your prompt while your competitors are using AI tools like Zebracat to create high-quality videos in minutes.
By the time you’re crafting the perfect prompt, they’ve already got 100 videos on their channel with 100K views, all by using Zebracat.
Hop on Zebracat to try it yourself!
3. Use Descriptive Language
Be specific when describing the visuals and mood of your video. Think of AI as an assistant that needs clear instructions. For example, you could say:
"Create a calm, peaceful video with rolling hills at sunset, soft music, and warm, golden colors."
This kind of detail helps the AI understand what you want.
Pro Tip:
Use words like “vibrant,” “playful,” or “bold” to set the style and tone of the video.
Think of Zebracat as an easy escape from complicated prompt techniques. Just try it. What’s stopping you?
Don’t burn yourself out trying to perfect prompts! It’s super complicated and takes time to master.
Use tools like Zebracat, and you’ll have the chance to go viral and create great videos—just like people with big teams and big budgets.
4. Describe the Visuals
If you have a specific look or style in mind, make sure to include it in your prompt. AI can create all kinds of visuals, but it needs clear descriptions to match your vision.
For example:
“Make a video using soft, pastel colors to create a calm, peaceful mood. Include images of flowing water, nature, and minimalist designs.”
This helps the AI understand the style, colors, and mood you want.
Sounds like a lot of work, right?
I used to create separate prompts for each image through Midjourney, and I hated it—it ate a lot of my time and energy!
With Zebracat, it handles that for me.
If I don’t like an image, I just swap it out or hit "regenerate" without starting from scratch.
Honestly, I’m usually satisfied with what Zebracat creates. The quality is supreme.
Just try Zebracat and see how easy it makes things. It takes the burden off your heart and mind.
Some people still choose the old way, thinking complex prompting is better. It’s like using Photoshop for a social media post when you could use Canva and get it done in 3 seconds.
Why go back to the obsolete way of doing things?
5. Create a Shot List
This is simply a list of the camera angles you want to use in your video. In filmmaking, a shot list helps plan what the audience will see from different perspectives. Think of it as a guide for how each scene should be filmed.
Here are some common camera angles used in filmmaking:
- Aerial Shot: Taken from above to show a wide area, like a landscape or city. Perfect for setting the scene or showing scale.
- Close-Up: Focuses on a specific subject, like a face or object, to capture emotions or important details.
- Medium Shot: Shows the subject from the waist up, often used for conversations or to show a person in their surroundings.
- Wide Shot: Also called a long shot, it captures the entire scene, useful for showing the environment or full-body action.
- Over-the-Shoulder Shot: Filmed from behind one character, looking over their shoulder at another. Great for conversations or showing perspective.
If you want your video to feel more lifelike and engaging, give the AI a shot list.
This is what filmmakers and video editors use to help tell a complete story. It’s a simple guide for the different camera angles and scenes you want in the video.
For example:
“Start with a close-up of someone typing on a laptop, then zoom out to show a busy office, and end with a shot of a phone notification.”
This gives the AI specific scenes and transitions to follow, resulting in a more polished video.
If you're looking to understand camera angles in more detail, check out this helpful video:
6. Tweak and Refine
The great thing about AI is that you can make adjustments super fast.
If the first version of the video isn’t perfect, tweak your instructions and try again.
For example:
“Smooth out the transitions, make the colors brighter, and change the background music to something more upbeat.”
With Zebracat, it gets even better.
If you upload a video and it doesn’t get views, Zebracat can learn from the edits you make and combine that with its own research to improve.
You won’t lose time or money trying to improve the video.
Just keep tweaking until you find your sweet spot, then mass-produce content to win big in the shortest time possible.
7. Experiment with Creative Prompts
AI tools can help you bring wild ideas to life. Don’t be afraid to push the boundaries with crazy prompts like:
“Create a dreamy video with abstract shapes and bright, shifting colors to evoke wonder.”
This allows the AI to break free from the norm and get creative with the visuals.
Zebracat has no limits on your creativity—you can create anything, from the simplest videos to ones that have never existed on Earth.
Keep imagining, experimenting, and using the prompting techniques I’ve shared in this post.
In AI, the more creative your prompt, the bigger your win. Everyone can use the same tool, but they can’t use your unique brain.
Conclusion
When making AI videos, the more detailed your prompt, the more engaging the video will be.
It’s like working with someone—they won’t understand you unless you’re clear.
But learning how to prompt takes time, and you don’t want to fall behind in the fast-paced AI world.
That’s why you need a tool like Zebracat. It helps you make videos from simple prompts and lets you learn to create better prompts over time.
Try Zebracat today and create your first viral video!
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Hey there, I’m Jenny. I’ve been in marketing for almost 10 years, and I love marketing tech, AI, and automation. I’ve built several YouTube and TikTok channels—some hits, some misses. I joined Zebracat after being a user myself, ready to share my learnings with the world!
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