Example result: New York taxi in the rain
AI-generated example · Rainy NYC
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New York taxi in the rain

This prompt describes steam rising from manholes, neon signs reflected on wet asphalt, umbrellas and wipers sweeping, with a low tracking shot beside the car and jazz drifting from a window.

video-new-york-taxi-rain — veo — 42 words

A yellow taxi drives through a rainy New York street at night, steam rising from manholes, neon signs reflected on wet asphalt, pedestrians with umbrellas, wipers sweeping, a low tracking shot beside the car, [JAZZ] drifting from a window, moody cinematic look.

Reflections of neon and steam from manholes add classic New York atmosphere.

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What you will get

A moody low tracking shot beside a yellow taxi on a rainy New York street at night, steam rising from manholes, neon reflected on wet asphalt, pedestrians with umbrellas, wipers sweeping and jazz drifting from a window.

Why it works

Rainy New York at night is a film classic, and the prompt borrows its signs: a yellow taxi, steam from manholes, neon on wet asphalt and umbrellas. A low tracking shot beside the car makes it feel like a chase or a story about to begin. Jazz from a window adds a sound memory of the city and sets the moody tone.

Common mistake

The neon signs show garbled words.

Fix: Ask for neon colours and shapes reflected in the road, with the signs themselves out of focus.

Also watch for
  • The steam is missing. As the tip says, steam from manholes is a key detail. Ask for it rising and lit by the taxi’s headlights.
  • The taxi changes shape between frames. Keep the shot short and describe it simply: “a yellow sedan taxi with a roof light”.
Try a variation: inside the cab

Move the camera inside: the view through the rainy windscreen, wipers sweeping, the city lights blurring past.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

neon colours reflected in the road with the signs out of focus, steam rising from manholes lit by the headlights, a yellow sedan taxi with a roof light

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