Veo prompt for a city skyline time-lapse from day to night
An official Google example Veo prompt for a static-camera time-lapse of a city skyline from day to night.
- Model
- Veo
- Task
- Video scene
- Source
- Official example from Google
The prompt describes a bustling skyline as the sun sets and shadows lengthen, then city lights switch on and car headlights streak along the streets, with a static camera. Google uses it in the Temporal elements section as an example of a time-lapse. To adapt it, swap the location and the change you want to show over time, and keep the camera instruction.
The prompt is quoted from Video generation prompt guide | Google Cloud Documentation.
- Prompt
- A time-lapse of a bustling city skyline as day transitions to night. The camera is static. Watch as the sun sets, casting long shadows, and the city lights begin to twinkle on, with streaks of car headlights moving along the streets below
- What it produces
- Asks for a static-camera time-lapse of a city skyline as day turns to night.
- Source link
- cloud.google.com
- Added
Questions
How do I ask Veo for a time-lapse?
Name it directly, as in “A time-lapse of”, and describe what changes over the shot.
Does the camera move?
No. The prompt says “The camera is static.”
Where does this prompt come from?
It is quoted from the Temporal elements section of Google Cloud’s Video generation prompt guide for Veo.
See also
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