Old sailor dialogue with native audio (Veo 3 official format)

The prompt

A medium shot frames an old sailor with a weathered face and a thick white beard. He holds his pipe in one hand and gestures towards the churning sea with the other. Dialogue: "This ocean, it's a force, a wild, untamed might. And she commands respect at all times." Audio: Crash of waves, distant gull cries, the creaking of an old wooden boat under his feet, a low gust of wind.

Expected result

An 8-second clip of a weathered sailor delivering the line while gesturing at the sea, with synced ocean, gull, and boat-creak audio layered in — Veo generates sound to match the scene, not just the visuals.

Why it works

Veo 3's official formula for dialogue scenes: describe the character and action, then explicit Dialogue: and Audio: lines. That structure is what triggers its native audio generation instead of a silent clip.