01Write an action that can finish
‘Epic, ultra-high quality, cinematic’ doesn't tell us what should appear. Try ‘an adult traveler opens a wooden door; warm light catches a soaked sleeve; the camera tilts slowly from hand to face’. Choose the subject, arrange the action in time, then add one lighting choice and one camera move.
Don't ask a short clip to contain running, costume changes, three cities and elaborate dialogue. More simultaneous actions mean divided attention. A recognizable continuous action can carry more emotion than four forced transitions.
02Describe the style positively
Name the visual qualities you want to keep: hand-painted backgrounds, muted teal, natural skin texture, soft morning light. Avoid contradictory directions such as documentary realism and flat ink painting in the same shot.
Put essential dialogue in quotation marks and specify its language. Exact on-screen lettering and captions are generally easier to add in editing. Place the story's meaning in actions and composition rather than depending on a tiny line of generated text.
03A template you can adapt
‘[Subject and key appearance] in [specific place], [one complete action]. The setting contains [two meaningful details]. The camera [one movement], lit by [a describable light source]. [One visual style], with a feeling of [one emotion].’
Example: ‘An adult postman in an old raincoat stands on an empty roof and catches a blue feather. A morning city lies behind him; puddles reflect the sky. A slow push-in, soft golden sunrise, painterly anime, quiet hope.’