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Storm waves crashing on a lighthouse
This prompt describes giant waves crashing against a stone lighthouse with spray exploding upward under dark thunderclouds.
A dramatic storm at sea: giant waves crash against a stone lighthouse, spray exploding upward, dark thunderclouds, the lighthouse beam sweeping through mist, gulls fighting the wind, camera holds a low wide angle then slowly pushes in, cold [COLOUR, e.g. blue-grey] grade, loud roaring surf and wind.
Great for moody backgrounds. Keep people out of the frame.
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Giant storm waves crashing against a stone lighthouse, spray exploding upward, dark clouds, the lighthouse beam sweeping through mist and gulls fighting the wind, from a low wide angle with a slow push in.
Storm footage needs a sense of scale, and a lighthouse gives one: you know roughly how big it is, so the waves look huge against it. The sweeping beam adds slow movement and a sense of something watching over the sea, while gulls fighting the wind show the force of the storm. Holding a low wide angle before a slow push in lets the drama build, and the cold blue-grey grade and roaring surf make it work as a moody background.
People appear on the rocks or the pier.
Fix: As the tip says, keep people out of frame. Add “no people anywhere” to the prompt so the scene stays wild and empty.
- The lighthouse beam stays still. Ask for the beam turning slowly and sweeping through the mist, which adds movement in the dark parts of the shot.
- The waves look small next to the lighthouse. Ask for waves taller than the lighthouse door, breaking against the base and throwing spray up the tower.
Ask for the same lighthouse at dawn with calm seas and pink clouds.
no people anywhere, the beam turning slowly through the mist, waves taller than the lighthouse door
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