# Image-to-video prompt cheat sheet

Short reference for writing prompts that turn a still frame into a moving shot.

## Formula
Subject + one action + one camera move + light.

## Examples
- A ceramic mug on a wooden desk, steam rising, slow push-in, warm morning light.
- A paper boat on a puddle, ripples spreading, static camera, overcast sky.

## Habits that help
- Keep each prompt to one sentence per element.
- Name the camera move explicitly; leave it out and the shot stays almost still.
- Change a single word between two test runs so the difference is easy to see.

## Habits that hurt
- Stacking several actions in the same shot.
- Mixing styles such as photoreal and cartoon in one line.

## Try it online
Prompts like these can be tested in a [text to video AI](https://wan3.io/) tool that runs in the browser.