Prompt Writing Best Practices

Advanced Prompt Techniques

Controlling Animation Style

You can request specific animation libraries and techniques in your prompts:

• "Use smooth easing animations" — Produces professional, polished transitions

• "Add staggered entrance animations" — Elements appear one after another with consistent delays

• "Use spring/bounce physics" — Creates playful, energetic motion

Requesting Specific Visual Elements

The AI can generate a variety of visual elements:

• SVG graphics — "Create an animated SVG icon of a rocket launching"

• Lottie-style animations — "Add a smooth loading animation"

• Geometric shapes — "Use animated circles and lines as decorative elements"

• Gradient backgrounds — "Use a gradient from deep purple (#2d1b69) to dark blue (#1a1a2e)"

• Text effects — "Make the title appear with a typewriter effect"

Multi-Section Prompts

For complex clips with multiple sections, structure your prompt clearly:

"Create a video with three sections:

1. Title screen — Show 'Annual Report 2026' with a fade-in on a dark blue background

2. Statistics — Display three numbers (Revenue: $12M, Users: 50K, Growth: 140%) counting up with a bar chart animation

3. Closing — End with 'Thank You' and the company logo fading in"

Style Consistency Across Clips

When creating multi-clip projects, maintain visual consistency by:

1. Creating a style template in your prompt — Start each prompt with the same style description:

   "Style: minimal, dark background (#0a0a0a), white text, blue accents (#3b82f6), smooth fade animations"

2. Referencing previous clips — "Use the same style and color scheme as the previous clip"

3. Specifying shared elements — Keep fonts, colors, and animation timing consistent

Color Control

Be specific with colors for precise results:

Animation Timing

Control pacing with specific timing instructions:

• "Each element should appear for 2 seconds"

• "Use 0.5-second transitions between sections"

• "Total video duration: 15 seconds"

• "Stagger elements with 0.3-second delays"

Common Patterns That Work Well

Data Visualization

"Show [metric] as an animated counter counting from 0 to [value], with a circular progress bar filling up alongside it"

Product Feature Grid

"Display a 2x2 grid of features. Each cell has an icon on top and a label below. Cells appear one by one from top-left to bottom-right with scale-up animations"

Before/After Comparison

"Split the screen in half. Left side shows 'Before' with [description], right side slides in showing 'After' with [description]"

Animated Quote

"Show a large quotation mark, then the quote text types in word by word: '[quote text]'. Attribution fades in below: '— [author]'"

Tips

• Iterate on what works — When you find a prompt pattern that produces great results, save it and adapt it for future projects

• Be precise about layout — "centered", "top-left", "bottom third" give the AI clear positioning instructions

• Specify font weight — "bold title", "thin subtitle", "medium body text" for typographic hierarchy

• Use relative sizing — "large title", "small caption", "full-width background" when exact pixels aren't needed

Next Steps

• Writing Effective Prompts — Review the basics

• Common Issues and Solutions — Troubleshoot problems