Sora Prompt Generator

Compose structured, camera-aware prompts for text-to-video systems. Designed with an Apple-style focus on clarity, restraint, and craft.

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Overview

Prompt Expansion Engine

The generator expands a short description into a prompt that specifies scene, motion, camera, lighting, and exclusions. The output is plain text designed for portability across tools (including prompts commonly referred to as “Sora 2 prompts”).

Learn more about prompt engineering.

Quick Start Tip

If you leave all fields empty and press Generate, the tool produces a curated example and pre-fills the form so you can tweak and iterate.

Sora Prompt Generator

AI Video Prompt Builder

Describe your idea. The builder will add structure and cinematography cues suitable for text-to-video.


        

      

    


    

      

        
Prompting Principles

        

          

            

              
Clarity

              
Prefer concrete nouns and verbs. Describe what is present and how it moves.

            

          

          

            

              
Constraint

              
Keep clauses tight. Use exclusions to avoid artifacts (e.g., no text overlays).

            

          

          

            

              
Continuity

              
Include temporal cues (e.g., slow pan) and optical cues (lens, DOF) for coherent motion.

            

          

        

      

    


    

      

        
Advanced Techniques

        

          

            

              
Prompt Engineering Best Practices

              
    
                
  • Decompose into scene, subject/action, camera/motion, lighting, audio, exclusions.
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  • Iterate by changing one element at a time and comparing results.
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  • Port prompts across tools using stable, neutral phrasing.
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  • Use OpenAI’s prompt engineering guide.
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Structured Prompting (JSON)

              
{
  "scene": "neon alley at night, light drizzle",
  "subject": "courier adjusts helmet, breath visible",
  "camera": "35 mm lens, subtle dolly-in, shallow DOF",
  "lighting": "practical neons as key; cool rim",
  "audio": "ambient city hum",
  "exclude": ["text overlays", "Dutch angles"]
}

            

          

        

      

    


    

      

        
Prompt Examples

        
Cinematic Text-to-Video Samples

        

          

            

              
City • Rain

              
Neon city at dusk; rain on asphalt; tracking shot; 50 mm lens; shallow DOF; cool rim light; --ar 16:9

            

          

          

            

              
Forest • Dawn

              
River at sunrise; slow pan; volumetric light through mist; natural palette; --ar 16:9

            

          

          

            

              
Abstract • Data

              
Particle trails in orbit; smooth camera; high contrast; wide-angle; --ar 16:9

            

          

        

        

          Explore more in the Prompt Library or read about 
          OpenAI’s video generation models.
        

      

    


    
    

      

        

          
Sora Prompt Generator: Top Features

          
Free AI Video Prompt Generator

          
This Sora prompt generator helps filmmakers and creators build cinematic, film-literate prompts using natural language. No login required.

          
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            Powered by OpenAI Sora principles. 
            Inspired by generative AI and 
            diffusion-based video models.
          

        

      

    


    

      

        

          
AI Video Tools

          
Compare text-to-video platforms and workflows compatible with structured prompts.

          
Resources: AI Video Tools · Integrations

        

      

    


    

      

        

          
Prompt Engineering

          
Master the art of writing effective AI prompts. Learn from OpenAI and Learn Prompting.

        

      

    


    

      

        

          
Text-to-Video Guide

          
How text-to-video models work, from diffusion to world simulation. See OpenAI Sora.

        

      

    


    

      

        

          
Resources

          
        

      

    


    

      

        
FAQ

        

          

            

              

                Does this generate video?
                
No. It outputs a text prompt designed for text-to-video tools like OpenAI Sora, Runway, or Kling.

              

              

                How long should a prompt be?
                
A few compact clauses that cover scene, subject, camera, lighting, and exclusions are typically effective.

              

              

                Can I use this for other AI video tools?
                
Yes. The output is plain text and portable across Sora, Runway, Pika, Kling, and other text-to-video systems.

              

            

          

          

            

              
About

              
This page is independent and provider-agnostic. It runs entirely in your browser. Canonical URL: https://sora.prompter.tools/generator

              
OpenAI®, Sora® and Sora 2® are trademarks of OpenAI. No affiliation.