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Runway text to video prompting guide

Last checked 2026-10-11Runway Gen-4.5 / Gen-4 Turbo · Gen-4.5 (t2v,i2v), Gen-4 Turbo (i2v), Aleph 2.0 (v2v), Act-Two (performance), Characters gwm1_avatars (talking avatar)

How to prompt Runway in text-to-video mode. Every point links its source; community tips are marked. Your agent gets the same guide through the Atlas MCP (get_guide).

Text to videoImage to videoStart & end frameReference to videoVideo to videoLip sync

Prompt structure

camera→subject→action→environment→supporting

Camera vocabulary

Responds well to

Duration and limits

Avoid and failure modes

Negative prompt

Supported via .

Real prompts, credited

DirectorSKILL · wuwangzhang1216 · original ↗
Turn this into a 4-shot AI video plan for Runway, 16:9.
     "A courier hesitates outside a Republican-era Shanghai apartment door
      before knocking, then slips an envelope under it and walks away."
awesome-ad-video-prompts · LichAmnesia · original ↗
A frosted-glass serum bottle stands on wet black slate, half-buried in low-rolling cold fog, a single cool key light raking from camera-left. 0-2s: extreme macro push-in across the condensation field, beads trembling and sliding, dewy texture razor-sharp at f2.8 with creamy fall-off. 2-4s: the mist thins on a slow exhale, the glass pipette lifts and one amber drop releases in slow motion, surface tension holding a perfect bead before it lands. 4-6s: a 30-degree clockwise orbit wraps a warm rim light around the [brand] label, the glass throwing a faint prismatic edge. Bottle holds constant shap
cinematic-video-prompt-skill · Rylaispirit · original ↗
[Shot size + Angle], [Subject + appearance], [Specific action], [Setting + weather],
[Lighting], [Camera movement], [Style + color], [Mood], [Technical]

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