Sora Prompt Generator From Video

Write a Sora prompt from a clip

This page runs the same tool as the home page with the target set to Sora 2. You get timed shot cards, a full Sora-style prompt and JSON, and you can still change the target in the menu. The notes below explain what goes into a Sora prompt, so you can edit the output with intent.

What a Sora 2 prompt needs

A prompt that names the subject but not the shot leaves the camera to chance. These are the parts worth stating:

Subject and action: who or what is on screen and what changes during the shot.
Setting: place, time of day, weather and any props that matter.
Shot and framing: how close the camera is and from what angle.
Camera movement: whether it moves, how, and how fast.
Light and color: where the light comes from, how hard it is, and the palette.
Duration and pacing: how long the shot lasts and whether the action is slow or quick.
Sound: Sora 2 can generate sound along with the picture, so say if you want dialogue, ambient noise or silence. ShotPrompt reads frames only, so write this part yourself.

Shot types

Term	What the frame shows	Use it for
Wide or establishing	The whole scene and its surroundings	Opening a scene, showing scale
Medium	A subject from about the waist up	Dialogue, everyday action
Close-up	A face or one object fills the frame	Emotion, detail
Extreme close-up	A small part of the subject	Texture, a key detail
Low angle	Camera below the subject, looking up	Power, height
High angle	Camera above the subject, looking down	Overview, vulnerability
Over the shoulder	Behind one person, facing another	Conversation
POV	What the character sees	Immersion

Camera movement words

Term	Meaning
Static or locked off	The camera does not move
Pan	The camera turns left or right from a fixed point
Tilt	The camera turns up or down
Dolly in or out	The camera moves toward or away from the subject
Tracking	The camera moves alongside the subject
Handheld	Slight shake, a documentary feel
Crane or aerial	The camera rises or flies over the scene
Rack focus	Focus shifts from a near subject to a far one
Orbit	The camera circles the subject

Light words

Name the source and the quality: soft overcast daylight, hard noon sun with short shadows, golden hour with long warm light, neon signs on a dark street, a single practical lamp, or backlight with a rim of light around the subject. Low-key means mostly dark with a few bright areas. High-key means bright and evenly lit.

From shot cards to a Sora prompt

Keep one action per shot. If a card describes two actions, split it.
Start each shot with the framing and camera move, then the subject, then the light.
Keep the time codes from the cards and state how long each shot lasts.
Add sound and any on-screen text yourself.
Generate, check the result against your original clip and change one thing at a time.

Sora may still render something different from your clip, and its clip length limits depend on the plan and version you use, so check the current rules there. Sora is a product of OpenAI, and ShotPrompt has no connection to it. Back to the video to prompt generator, or see Veo 3 prompts from video and video to JSON prompt.