Operating sequence
Draft continuous-shot prompts from opening state through timed action, motivated camera movement, continuity anchors, exclusions, and end frame.
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Prompt from state to state
Begin with the opening composition and stable facts, then describe a short causal chain using temporal connectors such as as, while, after, and finally. Tie camera movement to subject action rather than listing disconnected cinematic terms. End with a precise final composition and hold. Include duration and aspect only as requested conditions, not promises of output. A useful pattern is: establish subject and environment; start one motivated action; let the camera reveal a second beat; preserve named anchors through the transition; resolve on the required message. Keep optional atmosphere separate from mandatory continuity.
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Write anchors and exclusions
Name the subject traits, wardrobe, prop count, spatial relationships, light direction, text, and audio elements that must persist. Add exclusions for cuts, sudden location changes, duplicated objects, identity drift, impossible camera jumps, unreadable labels, or new elements that would alter the brief. Avoid contradictory camera commands and excessive simultaneous actions. Use only authorized references. These words create a reviewable specification, but they do not prove that a current model will obey every constraint or that negative wording is supported. Observe the output and revise the plan based on evidence.
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Use diagnostic revision prompts
When an attempt fails, isolate the earliest broken beat and ask whether the cause is overloaded action, ambiguous blocking, weak continuity anchors, conflicting camera direction, or an unsupported control. Simplify one factor at a time. Preserve the prior input and output so the reviewer can compare changes. If the interface cannot expose the required correction, route the problem to a staged or manual workflow rather than inventing syntax. End each revision request with the acceptance condition for the full take, because fixing a local moment is not sufficient when later continuity has changed.