Veo 3 Prompts: 900+ Video Prompts with Dialogue and Sound
900+ Veo 3 prompts from the Hooked library, plus a guide to Google's prompt formula for Veo 3.1, the current version. It covers how to write camera direction, dialogue, sound effects and ambient noise into the prompt, and which settings belong in the parameters instead.
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Updated September 25, 2026.
Prompt structure
The Veo 3 prompt formula
Google's Veo 3.1 prompting guide (Google Cloud blog, October 2025) opens the prompt with the camera (shot type, movement, lens) and then gives subject, action, context and style. Audio is written into the prompt: dialogue in quotation marks after the speaker, sound effects after 'SFX:' and background sound after 'Ambient noise:'. Duration, resolution and aspect ratio are parameters, not prompt text.
Strengths and limits
What Veo 3 is good at
Good at
- Native audio in the same generation: dialogue, sound effects and ambient noise synced to the picture
- Cinematic prompt adherence when prompts use film vocabulary (shot type, camera move, lens, lighting)
- Ingredients to video: up to 3 reference images to keep a character, object or look consistent
- First and last frame: generates the transition between a start image and an end image
- Extending a clip (Veo 3.1 and 3.1 Fast only) to build longer sequences
Limits
- Clip length 4, 6 or 8 seconds; 8 seconds is required with reference images, frame interpolation, 1080p or 4K
- Resolution 720p, 1080p or 4K on Veo 3.1 and 3.1 Fast; 720p and 1080p on Lite
- Aspect ratios 16:9 (default) and 9:16 only; 24 fps
- Person generation is restricted to adults ('allow_adult') in the EU, UK, Switzerland and MENA
- Every video carries a SynthID watermark; API outputs are deleted from Google's servers after 2 days
From prompt to posted video
Paste the prompt, get the video, post it
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Better results
Tips that make a difference
Do
- Start with the shot: 'Medium shot, slow dolly in, shallow depth of field…'. Google's formula puts cinematography first.
- Write dialogue as speaker plus quoted line: A woman says, "We have to leave now." Keep it short enough to fit 8 seconds.
- Label sound: 'SFX: thunder cracks in the distance', 'Ambient noise: the quiet hum of a starship bridge'.
- Describe exclusions as a positive scene: 'a desolate landscape with no buildings or roads' rather than 'no man-made structures'. Use the negative-prompt parameter for anything else.
- For a recurring character or product, use reference images (ingredients to video) instead of re-describing them in text.
- Use first and last frame when you need a controlled move or transformation between two exact images.
- Name lens and focus terms Google lists: shallow depth of field, wide-angle lens, macro lens, soft focus, deep focus.
- Anchor style with a concrete reference ('shot as if on 1980s colour film, slightly grainy') rather than 'cinematic'.
- Plan for 9:16 in the parameters for Shorts, Reels and TikTok; do not ask for vertical in prose.
Common mistakes
- Vague prompts without camera, lighting or style details
- Generic character descriptions for a person who must look the same across clips (use reference images)
- Too much dialogue for an 8-second clip
- Negative phrasing inside the prompt ('no cars') instead of describing what is there
- Asking for durations over 8 seconds or aspect ratios other than 16:9 and 9:16 in the prompt
Tested prompts
920 Veo 3 prompts from the Hooked library
Each prompt was run and kept with its result. Open one to see the full text and the output.
High-Speed Thrills: Rally Racing on Monte Carlo's Icy Roads
Third-person dynamic chase perspective of rally race car drifting at high speed along icy Monte Carlo Rally mountain roads. Snow-dusted cliffs and tight hairpin turns. Ice spraying from tires. High-energy cinematic.
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Hollow Fire
Suburban night. Flashlights cut through fog as police approach abandoned house. Strange symbols on walls. Skeletal dragon erupts through floorboards, wings tearing through roof.
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Holographic Realities: The Future of Interaction
First-person perspective user interacts with holographic workspace in midair. Camera captures floating interfaces responding to gestures. Soft beeps and electronic chimes. Cool ambient lighting. Futuristic cinematic realism.
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Hummingbird's Journey Through a Tropical Oasis
POV behind hummingbird weaving through tropical greenhouse. Camera following motion between leaves. Water droplets suspended mid-air. Sunlight refracting through glass panels. Botanical realism exploding with detail.
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Humpback Majesty: A Glimpse of Nature's Power
A humpback whale breaches in ultra-slow motion, arcing through crisp Alaskan air against towering glacier walls; droplets sparkle like diamonds in 8-K HDR. Gimbal-stabilized tracking shot, sweeping orchestral lighting.
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Hurricane Havoc: A Stadium's Descent
Massive hurricane ripping apart stadium, roof folding in, debris flying like bullets. Camera races through stands and escaping through collapsing hallways. FPV speed run.
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Hurricane Havoc: Adrenaline Unleashed in a Stadium
A massive hurricane ripping apart a stadium, roof folding in, debris flying like bullets. Camera races through the stands and escapes through collapsing hallways. FPV speed run with extreme wind distortion.
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Hyper-Realistic Extraterrestrial Creature in an Alien Landscape
Hyper-realistic extraterrestrial creature walking slowly through misty alien landscape. Elongated limbs, bioluminescent patterns under translucent skin, reflective black eyes with multilayered pupils.
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Hyper-Realistic Scorpion Car Chase
Intense hyper-realistic shot. Sleek futuristic sports car shaped like stylized scorpion races down winding mountain road. Deep metallic crimson chassis. Tail arches up with menacing stinger.
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Hyperrealistic Tai Chi Flow
Hyperrealistic 8K video of practitioner performing slow Tai Chi flow in quiet indoor space. Movements transition smoothly without interruption. Soft natural lighting emphasizes balance.
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Hyperspeed Chase: Medieval Raiders in a Blizzard
Under moonless blizzard night, hyperspeed FPV camera races through narrow mountain paths as elite medieval raiders ambush a fortified castle. Camera slips between torch-lit corridors.
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Hyperspeed FPV Adventure Through a Frostbitten Tundra
Dynamic hyperspeed FPV shot darting across a frostbitten tundra during a whiteout, jumps through a crack in an iceberg and enters a flooded cathedral frozen mid-collapse.
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Hyperspeed FPV: Covert Military Forest Operation
Dynamic hyperspeed FPV shot navigating forest during covert military operation. Camera glides past soldiers in camo, drops into bunker entrance, twists down concrete corridors.
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Hyperspeed FPV Shot: Elemental Clash
Hyperspeed FPV shot: Through a Battlefield of Fire and Water. The camera rockets between fire bursts and crashing waves. Steam clouds collide in slow motion, forming CLASH as molten embers and water droplets explode outward. Elemental chaos…
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Hyperspeed FPV Shot: Frozen Battlefield
Hyperspeed FPV shot across frozen battlefield. Frost particles rise with wind, shimmering into word COLD before next explosion breaks the silence. Harsh, sharp, visually stunning.
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Hypnotic Infinite Zoom Transition
Infinite zoom transition, camera zooming rapidly into a small detail, image breaking into abstraction, zoom continuing seamlessly, detail expanding into a completely different scene.
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Illuminating History: A 3D Museum of Paris Through Time
Hyper-realistic 3D natural history museum display. Paris visualized as three floating landmasses above marble base representing evolution through three distinct tiers.
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Illuminating Shadows: A Tale in Darkness
Cinematic close-up of old man in dark room sitting on stool. Only light is a lightbulb on cable swinging in circular motion around him. Chiaroscuro lighting.
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In 2087, Mars Glows with Hope
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Industrial Chaos: Racing through a Warehouse
POV races through an enormous warehouse. Forklifts, pallets, hanging chains whip past inches away. Hard turns, sudden drops, pure industrial chaos.
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Insect-Level FPV Flight Through a Rainforest
FPV insect-level flight rushing through rainforest of tall grass. Each blade towering like skyscraper. Droplets of dew exploding into lens flares. Mud textures enormous and hyper-detailed.
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Intense Alley Brawl: A Cinematic Clash
Two opponents exchange blows in narrow alley lit by flickering signs. Camera ricocheting between walls with each impact. Trash scattering in cinematic bursts. Shallow depth-of-field on faces.
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Intense Handheld Tracking Shot in Battlefield Chaos
A lone hero sprinting through a battlefield, dodging fire and shrapnel, eyes locked on goal. Leaps over barricades as drones crash around him. War zone in full explosion, smoke, fire and tracer rounds flying.
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Intense War Sequence with Explosions and Drones
High-adrenaline continuous war shot. Camera tracks from behind through smoke clouds. Each emergence reveals new explosions and falling drones. Slow-motion micromoments during jumps.
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Into the Abyss: A Journey Through Hadal Depths
Cocooned in the one-person sub Hadal-1, you sink through black water toward a hadal trench at 9800m. Marine snow drifts as particulate; hull creaks like whispered warning.
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Into the Eye of the Supercell: A Thunderstorm Experience
Diving into supercell thunderstorm. Camera pierces rotating cloud walls as lightning tears through sky. Charged particles and rain align forming WRATH before storm swallows frame. Violent colossal FPV.
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Into the Heart of an Alien Temple
Overhead crane-to-interior transition, fluid cinematic take, a team of explorers in futuristic suits enters an abandoned alien temple glowing with strange symbols, the camera flows from the exterior ruins into the interior hall.
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Istanbul City: A 3D Isometric Experience
45-degree top-down isometric miniature 3D cartoon scene of Istanbul City featuring iconic landmarks. Soft textures with realistic PBR materials and gentle lighting.
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Ivory Wings: The Snowy Owl's Tundra Dance
A snowy owl banks low over white tundra, wings spread like ivory sails.
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Jogging Through the Mist: A Serene Morning
Wide drone shot of a woman jogging alone through a foggy pine forest at sunrise, camera descending through dense mist before tracking her from behind.
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Journey Through the Forest: A Ghibli-Inspired Train Adventure
Dynamic low-angle shot tracking alongside vintage green train speeding through lush forest. Young character with messy dark hair leans out window with expression of pure awe. Wind whips through hair.
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Journey Through Time: The Evolution of Transportation
Ultra-detailed installation representing evolution of transportation as hypocycloid curve tracing cusps on gear pedestal. Ancient pathway with foot trails to 1900 AD transit hub transformation.
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Journey to the Edge of Java's Majestic Stratovolcano
Breathtaking crane shot from close on hiker boots on jagged black lava rock. Rapidly ascending to reveal colossal impossible stratovolcano in Java rising miles into sky. Vertical rainforests and waterfalls.
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Jungle Fury: A Commando's Relentless Assault
Camera tightly tracks behind commando sprinting through dense jungle under heavy enemy fire. Bullets rip through vegetation. Fires grenade launcher mid-run.
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Kashmir's Winter Soliloquy: A Cinematic Journey
Tall calm male character walking through Kashmir during peak winter. Traditional Kashmiri pheran attire, large snowflakes falling naturally. Snow-covered chinar trees, distant mountains.
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Kawaii Fashion Takes Over Shibuya!
White fluffy oversized hoodie with sheep-inspired design. Red knit hood with sheep ear details. White fuzzy shorts with heart decorations. White platform sneakers. Kawaii aesthetic.
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Kawaii Races: The Dual Nature of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Pink Porsche GT3 RS studio shoot.
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Kayaking Through an Emerald Dream
First-person perspective kayaking through emerald canyon river. Camera bobs with water movement capturing splashes and reflections. Rushing current and echoing canyon sounds.
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Kodak Lancia Unveiled: A Vlog Adventure
FPV shaky cam vlog-style. Man holding iPhone showcasing Kodak Lancia. Says alright guys look at this what a beautiful machine in Balinese accent. Opens door to look inside.
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Kraken Unleashed: A Sea of Chaos
Savage anime ocean attack, giant kraken unleashing its tentacles across a fleet of ships, wooden hulls crushed and splintered instantly, masts snapping, sails torn apart.
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Lava's Dance: Nature's Fiery Canvas
In the heart of a volcano, molten lava churns and writhes, painting the cavern walls in a fiery glow. A solidified lava formation takes shape, resembling twisted branches of a tree.
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Leviathan Unleashed: The City in Ruins
Three-headed leviathan with spiked tails and volcanic skin crashes through city, releasing shockwave roar shattering windows. Camera pulls back from crumbling rooftop then rotates around heads.
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Leviathan's Lair: A Surge Through Ocean Depths
Cinematic underwater FPV shot with a colossal leviathan.
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Levitation Illusion: Capturing Suspended Water Droplets
Close-up of hand reaching forward with fingers extended. Numerous small water droplets suspended motionless in mid-air around hand creating levitation illusion.
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Liquid Elegance: The Art of Dott Lip Elixir
Sleek metallic silver squeeze tube of lip gloss. Thick viscous translucent pink lip oil dripping from fork tines to floor. Silver heart-shaped carabiner clip attached.
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Liquid Metal Elegance: The Wan Watch Unveiled
Fixed wide-angle shot. Sleek silver Wan logo floats mid-air shimmering with warm highlights before swirling into liquid metal. Flows into circular motion forming Wan watch with digital display.
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Living Sketch: A Portrait in Motion
Minimalist pencil-style portrait sketch of young person with short hair and glasses. Animate with subtle blinks, breathing motion, and gentle head tilts.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest Veo model?
Veo 3.1, released in October 2025 and updated in January 2026, with Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite. Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast are deprecated, and there is no Veo 4 as of September 2026.
Do Veo 3 prompts work on Veo 3.1?
Yes. Veo 3.1 uses the same prompt structure: camera first, then subject, action, context and style, with audio written into the prompt.
How long can a Veo 3.1 video be?
4, 6 or 8 seconds per clip. Veo 3.1 and 3.1 Fast can extend a clip to build longer sequences.
How do I add dialogue and sound in a Veo prompt?
Write the speaker and the line in quotes, for example A woman says, "We have to leave now." Add sound effects after "SFX:" and background sound after "Ambient noise:".
Can Veo 3.1 make vertical videos?
Yes. It supports 16:9 and 9:16. Set the aspect ratio in the parameters rather than asking for it in the prompt.
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