Wan 3.0 prompt guide

Close-up of a street food cook tossing noodles in a flaming wok at night. Sparks and steam rise, neon signs blur in the background. The camera slowly pushes in on the wok. Sound: sizzling oil, the clang of the wok, crowd chatter.

Why it works: One subject, one action, one camera move, then the sound you want to hear.

A young woman in a denim jacket sits on a park bench in golden hour light, looks into the camera and says: "I tried every app. This one actually stuck." She smiles and shrugs. Handheld medium close-up, soft background.

Why it works: Dialogue goes in quotation marks after "says", with the action around it.

Wide shot of a lone lighthouse on a rocky headland in a storm at dusk. Huge waves burst against the rocks and the beam sweeps through the rain. The camera slowly pushes in from the sea.

Why it works: Place, weather and one slow camera move: enough for a calm establishing shot without sound.

A baker with flour on her apron pulls a tray of golden croissants from the oven, turns to the camera and says: "Fresh out. Get them while they are warm." Medium shot, warm morning light, handheld. Sound: the oven door, her voice, quiet bakery chatter.

Why it works: The action comes first and the line comes after it, short enough to fit in five seconds.

Top-down view of a koi pond. Orange and white koi glide under floating lily pads, and a single maple leaf lands on the water, sending out slow ripples. Locked-off camera, soft overcast light.

Why it works: A locked-off overhead frame suits 1:1, and one small event (the leaf) gives the clip a moment to watch.

Aerial tracking shot of a dusty old pickup truck driving along a straight desert road at sunset, a long trail of dust behind it. The camera follows from high behind, then slowly drifts to the side. Warm orange light, long shadows.

Why it works: A straight road and a long dust trail fill a 21:9 frame, and the camera move is described start to finish.

A paper plane glides through a sunlit library, past tall rows of books and dust floating in the light, and lands on an open notebook. The camera follows the plane in one smooth tracking shot.

Why it works: One object to follow, a path and an ending give the tracking shot a clear start and finish.

A small wooden cabin in a snowy pine forest at night. At the start, snow falls softly and the windows glow orange. In the middle, the door opens and a man in a red knitted hat steps out holding a lantern. At the end, he looks up as green northern lights ripple across the sky. Slow, steady push in.

Why it works: Start, middle and end tell an 8 second clip what happens when, with one camera move across all three.

Close-up of two clay-covered hands shaping a bowl on a spinning potter's wheel. The walls of the bowl rise smoothly as water drips from the fingers. Soft window light, shallow depth of field, slow push in.

Why it works: A close-up of a repeating motion reads well in 9:16 and needs no faces.

A ginger cat sits on a windowsill watching raindrops race down the glass, then reaches up and taps one with its paw. Close-up, soft grey daylight, steady camera.

Why it works: Watch, then act: two simple beats give an animal clip a little story.

The perfume bottle from the first frame stands on wet black stone. A thin beam of light sweeps across it, droplets catch the light, and the camera orbits a quarter turn to settle on the label. Quiet ambient hum.

Why it works: With a first frame, describe what moves and how; the picture already sets the look.

Time passes in one continuous shot: the empty cafe in the first frame fills with people, lights come on outside, and the scene ends exactly on the last frame. Locked-off camera, natural sound of a busy cafe.

Why it works: First and last frame: say what changes in between and keep the camera steady.

@mira and @leo walk side by side along a rainy city street holding coffees. @mira turns to @leo and says: "Same time tomorrow?" He laughs and nods. Tracking shot from the front, warm shop lights, light rain.

Why it works: Each @handle becomes Image 1, Image 2 in the order you name them, so say who does what.