Worked example — one clip, fully reversed
EXAMPLE — DESCRIBED CLIP, NOT A VIDEO FILE
Sample clip: “Night Market Noodles” · 12 seconds · 16:9 · 720p · night street-food stall. This preview embeds no video file; the shot list below is the exact breakdown a reverse pass produces, written out so you can see every decision the tool makes. Read the table first, then the prompt — the prompt is built directly from the table, nothing extra is invented.
| Shot | What happens | Camera | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 0:00–0:03 | Wide establishing shot of a bustling night-market alley. Neon signs glow red and yellow above a noodle stall. Steam rises from a large wok as the vendor in a dark apron tosses noodles. | Slow dolly-in | Sizzling oil, crowd murmur, distant traffic |
| 2 · 0:03–0:07 | Medium close-up of the vendor's hands pulling fresh noodles. Flour dust drifts through warm tungsten light. Rhythmic chopping on a wooden board behind him. | Steady hold, slight handheld sway | Sizzle and chopping dominate |
| 3 · 0:07–0:10 | Close-up of a steaming bowl handed across the counter. Chopsticks lift glossy noodles as steam curls toward the lens. | Low angle, shallow depth of field | A quick slurp, the vendor's friendly call |
| 4 · 0:10–0:12 | Cut to a smiling customer on a small plastic stool. Neon reflections shimmer on the wet pavement, the stall's warm glow behind him. | Slow pull-back | Laughter, night-market ambience |
Derived prompt in Wan 3.0 format (copy it, use it, change it)
A warm, cinematic night-market scene: a street noodle vendor works his stall under neon signs as steam and hungry customers fill the frame.
Shot 1 (0:00–0:03): Wide establishing shot of a bustling night-market alley at night, neon signs glowing red and yellow above a noodle stall, steam rising from a large wok as the vendor tosses noodles; camera slowly dollies in; sound of sizzling oil, crowd murmur and distant traffic.
Shot 2 (0:03–0:07): Medium close-up of the vendor's hands pulling fresh noodles, flour dust drifting through warm tungsten light, rhythmic chopping on a wooden board behind him; camera holds steady with a slight handheld sway; sizzle and chopping sounds dominate.
Shot 3 (0:07–0:10): Close-up of a steaming bowl handed across the counter, chopsticks lifting glossy noodles as steam curls toward the lens; low camera angle, shallow depth of field; a quick slurp and the vendor's friendly call.
Shot 4 (0:10–0:12): Cut to a smiling customer at a small plastic stool, neon reflections shimmering on the wet pavement, the stall's warm glow behind him; camera slowly pulls back; laughter and night-market ambience.
Continuity: same vendor in a dark apron, same red-and-yellow stall signage, same warm tungsten lighting and wet-pavement reflections throughout; no change of location or time of day.
Why the prompt is written this way
- One-line description first, then numbered shots. The opener fixes subject, place and mood in one breath; the shots carry the sequence. That is the official Wan 3.0 pattern.
- Time ranges are consecutive and never overlap (0:00–0:03, 0:03–0:07, 0:07–0:10, 0:10–0:12), and each shot carries one clear action. Treat a range as a time budget, not an exact edit point — never ask for three actions in one second.
- Camera and sound are written into every shot, not left as decoration. “Slow dolly-in” and “sizzling oil” are part of the prompt, because Wan 3.0 generates native audio (dialogue, music, effects, ambience) by default.
- The continuity line comes last. Identity, clothing, signage, lighting and layout are repeated here so the vendor, the stall and the wet pavement stay the same across cuts.
- “One continuous take” is deliberately NOT used. That exact phrase forces no cuts; this clip has four cuts, so asking for one continuous take would fight the footage. Use it only for genuinely uncut clips.