Golden-Hour Drone Establishing Shot (Veo 3)
A Veo 3 prompt for sweeping establishing shots: structured as subject–camera–lighting–motion, with the pacing words that keep drone moves smooth.
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Aerial drone establishing shot of {{location}}, golden hour, low sun casting long shadows across the landscape. Camera: slow forward dolly at constant speed, gradually descending from high wide view toward {{focal_point}}, gentle 5-degree tilt down over the course of the shot. The scene: {{scene_details}} — warm amber light on west-facing surfaces, cool blue shadows, atmospheric haze softening the far distance. Motion in scene: {{ambient_motion}} (e.g. birds crossing frame far below, smoke drifting from a chimney, waves rolling in slowly). Style: cinematic, shot on high-end drone camera, natural color grade, smooth stabilized movement, no camera shake. Audio: soft wind, distant ambient sounds of {{location_sounds}}, no music.
Prompting notes for Veo 3:
- One camera move per shot. "Dolly forward while descending" reads as one compound move and stays smooth; "dolly, then orbit, then rise" produces mush — cut those as separate generations and edit.
- Pacing words matter more than speed words: "slow, constant, gradual, gentle" keep the physics believable. Avoid "fast" drone moves entirely — they surface warping artifacts.
- Always include ambient scene motion; a technically perfect drone shot over a frozen world reads as CGI instantly.
- The audio line is real (Veo 3 generates sound): specifying "no music" prevents a generic score being baked in, keeping the clip edit-ready.
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