Runway Prompts
Community-tested prompts and workflows that perform best on Runway. Copy them instantly, save your favorites, and fork them into your own workflow.
Top prompts for Runway
Runway Gen-2 VFX element for compositing
Prompt an isolated VFX element (smoke, sparks, energy) on black for easy compositing.
Cinematic book trailer concept + shot list
Turn a book's premise into a 30-second trailer concept with a shot list ready for Sora/Runway.
All-purpose AI video prompt with motion design principles
One reusable shot template for Sora, Veo, Runway, and Seedance — with the key insight most people miss: video prompts need to describe CHANGE, not a still frame.
Runway Gen-3 prompt — camera move first, film look always
Runway Gen-3 excels at director-level camera control — but only when you lead with the move. This prompt covers the camera-first template, 3 worked examples, a reliability ranking of camera moves, and what Runway does better than any other generator.
Runway image-to-video — camera moves on your own photos and art
Runway's image-to-video mode adds a camera move to any still — a photo, painting, or product shot — without distorting what's in it. The key is using Runway's camera presets correctly and describing only the camera, not the scene.
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