Prompt

Ultra-detailed commuter platform (Sora parameterized format)

motion graphics · works with Sora 2 · via GitHub

The prompt

Format & Look: Duration 4s; 180° shutter; digital capture emulating 65mm photochemical contrast; fine grain; subtle halation on speculars; no gate weave.

Lenses & Filtration: 32mm / 50mm spherical primes; Black Pro-Mist 1/4; slight CPL rotation to manage glass reflections on train windows.

Grade/Palette: Highlights — clean morning sunlight with amber lift. Mids — balanced neutrals with slight teal cast in shadows. Blacks — soft, neutral with mild lift.

Lighting & Atmosphere: Natural sunlight from camera left (07:30 AM). 4×4 ultrabounce silver; negative fill from opposite wall. Gentle mist; train exhaust drift.

Location & Framing: Urban commuter platform at dawn. Foreground — yellow safety line, coffee cup. Midground — silhouetted passengers in haze. Background — arriving train braking.

Wardrobe: Mid-30s traveler, navy coat, backpack, holding phone loosely.

Sound: Diegetic only — rail screech, train brakes, muffled announcement, ambient hum, footsteps, paper rustle.

Expected result

A cinematic, dawn-lit train-platform shot with film-accurate lens, grade, and lighting notes — reads like an actual camera department shot list, not a casual description.

Why it works

This is Sora's other official format — instead of a flowing scene description, it's broken into the categories a real cinematography 'blueprint' would use: lenses, grade, lighting, framing, wardrobe, sound. Use it for precise control over the technical look.

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