# Writing a One-Shot Video Brief

Short AI video clips work best when the brief describes a single shot rather than a whole story. One subject, one movement and one ending is a good rule for a first attempt.

Start with the action in a simple sentence: a person turns toward a window, a leaf falls onto water, a hand places a cup on a table. Add the direction of movement and nothing else yet.

Next, the camera. Say where it begins, and whether it stays fixed, moves closer or follows the subject. Describing the camera before the movement keeps the two from being confused with each other.

Then pace and the final frame. ‘Slow and calm, ending with the cup at rest in the centre’ gives the clip a place to land. Some tools accept a still image as a starting point; the video page at https://seedream5-5.net/ai-video describes text-only and image-supported modes, so check which one your idea needs before you write the prompt.

Keep clips short. A few seconds of clear motion is easier to judge than a long clip with several events. If the first result is close, change the camera line or the ending line, not both at once.