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🎨 The Grok Imagine Prompting Cheat Sheet
Stop letting AI guess your camera angles.
Most people prompt "Cool cyberpunk character" and get the same boring medium shot every time. To get cinematic results, like the shots in the video below, you need to speak the director's language.
I broke down the specific Shot Types into a copy-paste formula for Grok.
⚠️ Pay attention to the "Mistake" section at the bottom, it solves the two most annoying AI habits.
Steal the cheat sheet below. 👇
Formula: (Shot Type) + (Art Style) + (Character) + (Clothing) + (Style Details)
1. 📐 Shot Type (The Frame)
• Establishing Shot: Far away, environment focus.
⚠️ PRO TIP: If the AI zooms in too close, describe your character as a "tiny silhouette" to force the camera back.
• Full Shot: Head to toe. Best for showing off outfits.
⚠️ PRO TIP: If it cuts off the legs (landscape mode), describe the boots and the floor to force the full frame.
• Medium Shot: Waist up. The standard "dialogue" shot.
• Close-Up: Head and shoulders. Focuses on emotion.
• Extreme Close-Up: Macro focus on a specific detail (eye, ring, scar).
2. 🎨 Art Style
• 90s Anime Cel-Shaded
• Cinematic 35mm Film Photography
• Digital Concept Art (Unreal Engine 5)
• Dark Fantasy Oil Painting
3. 👤 Character
• Cybernetic Street Samurai
• High-Elf Diplomat
• Noir Detective
4. 🧥 Clothing
• Holographic flight jacket
• Tattered ceremonial robes
• Tactical ballistic vest
5. ✨ Extra Style Details
• Volumetric fog & God rays
• Golden Hour lighting
• Film grain
📋 Copy-Paste Examples
• The Scene Setter (Establishing Shot): "Extreme wide establishing shot of a massive fantasy metropolis built into a cliffside. In the distance, a tiny silhouette of a traveler stands on a bridge. Cinematic lighting, epic scale."
• The Outfit Showcase (Full Shot): "Full shot of a 90s Anime style Mech Pilot wearing an orange flight suit and heavy magnetic boots, standing on the concrete hangar floor. Cel-shaded details, industrial lighting."
• The Emotion (Close-Up): "Close-up of a Hyper-realistic Soldier, intense stare, mud splatters on face, 8k resolution, dramatic shadows."
🛑 Troubleshooting: Common Mistakes & Fixes
Mistake #1: The "Vanity" Zoom (Establishing Shot)
❌ Bad Prompt: "Establishing shot of a Cyberpunk hacker wearing a black trench coat with blue neon circuit patterns, high collar, and tactical gear."
Why it fails: You described the clothing details too much. The AI panicked and zoomed in to show you the "neon patterns," ignoring your request for a wide shot.
✅ The Fix: "Extreme wide establishing shot of a massive Cyberpunk city. In the distance, a tiny silhouette of a hacker stands on a rooftop." (Describe the environment, not the clothes).
Mistake #2: The "Missing Legs" (Full Shot)
❌ Bad Prompt: "Full shot of an anime pilot standing in a hangar."
Why it fails: In landscape images, AI hates leaving empty space on the sides. It naturally zooms in to the waist (Cowboy Shot) to fill the frame, cutting off the feet.
✅ The Fix: "Full shot of an anime pilot wearing heavy magnetic boots, standing on the concrete hangar floor." (Describe the footwear and the ground to force the AI to render the bottom of the image).
