What Sora 2 Prompts Need That Image Prompts Don't
Video prompting adds two dimensions image prompting never had: time and sound. A strong Sora 2 prompt reads like a shot description from a screenplay — who is doing what, where, in what light — plus how the camera behaves across the clip and what you hear. Keyword-soup prompts that work in image tools produce flat, drifting video. The generator writes flowing prose with one clear action beat, because a single well-described moment renders better than three crammed ones.
The Camera Is Half the Prompt
The fastest way to make AI video look intentional is to direct the camera explicitly: a slow dolly-in reads as drama, handheld tracking as documentary, a static tripod as observational calm. When a prompt doesn't specify camera behavior, the model improvises — and improvised camera work is where clips wobble into the uncanny. Every prompt this tool writes commits to one camera idea and keeps it consistent with the mood of the shot.
Don't Waste the Audio Track
Sora 2 generates synchronized audio — ambience, effects, even short dialogue — but only does something interesting with it when the prompt asks. A line like "wind hissing over the dunes, a distant bell" or one quoted sentence of dialogue gives the model an audio target and noticeably lifts realism. The generator folds a sound cue into prompts where it fits, which is a detail most prompt lists still ignore.