AI Video Prompts: How to Recreate Any Shot from a Reference

AI Video · July 2026 · 4 min read

Writing good AI video prompts from scratch is hard. Describing a shot in a way that Seedance, Kling, Sora, or Veo understands takes practice — and even then, results are unpredictable.

But there's a shortcut: let a real video write the prompts for you.

What Makes a Good AI Video Prompt?

AI video models need specific information to produce consistent results. A strong prompt includes:

Subject — what or who is in frame
Action — what's happening (movement, expression, interaction)
Environment — setting, lighting, time of day
Camera — angle, movement, lens (wide, close-up, tracking)
Mood — tone, color palette, atmosphere
Aspect ratio — 16:9, 9:16, 1:1

Real Example: From Reference to Prompt

Reference shot (from a car ad):

Aerial drone shot, luxury sedan driving along a coastal highway at golden hour. Sun reflects off the ocean. Smooth, cinematic. 5 seconds.

AI prompt (Seedance format):

Aerial drone shot tracking a black luxury sedan driving along a coastal highway at golden hour, warm sunlight reflecting off the ocean surface, smooth camera movement, cinematic composition, shallow depth of field, 16:9, warm color palette, premium atmosphere, slow pace.

How AdScanVideo Generates Prompts

When you analyze a video with "Shot breakdown" mode, AdScanVideo:

Extracts every distinct shot with timestamps
Analyzes visual composition, lighting, camera movement
Generates a Seedance/Kling-ready prompt for each shot
You copy-paste into your AI video tool of choice

Extract prompts from any video

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