Pika Prompt Framework

Write a short-video brief rather than describing only a character's performance. Specify the subject, action, setting, style and duration; use reference or endpoint-frame tools where available.

#A usable structure

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subject + action + environment + style + duration + aspect ratio

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A young creator speaks directly to camera,
gentle smile and confident tone,
clean studio background,
social video style,
4-second clip,
9:16

Each variable can be adjusted separately, making this easier to control than a list of adjectives.

#Important fields

Subject: be specific, such as a young founder in a casual blazer, an anime character in a blue hoodie, or a beauty creator at a desk.

Action: specify speaking to camera, reacting with surprise, singing a short phrase or nodding while talking—not just walking or turning.

Duration and aspect ratio: a three- to five-second first pass is easier to evaluate.

#Common mistakes

• Describing style without an action goal can produce attractive but unusable footage.
• Combining transformations, transitions, strong effects, intense emotion and cinematic styling in one sentence creates competing demands.
• Omitting the destination leaves composition unclear: portrait talking clips and landscape character shots need different framing.
• Ignoring existing references forces the model to guess. Where supported, use Pikaframes or local-edit tools to specify reference images and start/end states.

#Related pages

• Audio sync
• Emotion style
• Pika overview