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Glacier and iceberg drift
This prompt describes a massive blue glacier meeting a calm arctic fjord, with a section of ice slowly breaking off with a rumble and sliding into the water.
A wide shot of a massive blue glacier meeting a calm [PLACE, e.g. arctic] fjord, a section of ice slowly breaks off with a rumble and slides into the water, a wave ripple spreads across the surface, floating icebergs glowing turquoise, low sun, drone slowly pulling back, deep stillness followed by cracking ice sound.
Combine with a voice-over about climate for an educational piece.
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A wide, slow clip of a blue glacier meeting a calm fjord, a piece of ice breaking off with a rumble and sliding into the water, ripples spreading, turquoise icebergs and a drone pulling back in low sun.
Calving is a quiet scene broken by sudden movement, so the prompt asks for stillness before the crack. The pull back shows how huge the glacier is. Turquoise icebergs and low sun add colour to a mostly blue and white scene.
The ice falls like a building collapsing.
Fix: Ask for a slow slab tilting and sliding into the water with a spray of ice.
- The water is choppy before the ice falls. Keep “calm” and ask for still water first, so the wave ripple shows clearly afterwards.
- The drone moves too fast. Ask for a very slow pull back after the ice hits the water.
Ask for the view from a small boat at a safe distance, with people watching in silence as the ice falls.
still calm water before the break, a slab tilting slowly and sliding in with a spray of ice, very slow pull back afterwards
