Wong Kar-wai Film Style (Rainy Phone Booth Scene)
Prompt
[Film Style]: 90s Hong Kong Art Cinema style, retro film feel, high ISO grain, ambiguous yellow-green tint, frame stepping effect, melancholic atmosphere. [Core Dialogue (for emotion control)]: "If memories were canned food, I hope they never expire." [Video Duration]: 10 seconds [Script]: [00:00-00:04] Shot 1: Through the Glass Peeping. Scene: A rain-covered red public telephone booth. Character: A man (or woman) in a khaki trench coat holding the receiver tightly, not speaking, just listening. Emotional Performance: Through the glass refraction, see his/her eyes hollow yet deeply emotional. Rain flows down the glass, distorting his face like an oil painting. Subtitle/Narrative sense: The picture seems frozen, only the sound of rain. [00:04-00:07] Shot 2: Extreme Close-up & Micro-expression. Scene: Focus on the character's lips and half face. Action: He/She whispers softly into the receiver. Lips tremble slightly, seeming to want to say something but swallow it back. Lighting: Street neon bokeh flows across his face, bright and dim alternately. Dialogue Emotion Mapping: Shows the ultimate restraint and loneliness of "wanting to touch but drawing back". [00:07-00:10] Shot 3: Signature Slow-shutter Drag Shadow. Scene: Character hangs up phone, turns around and walks into the rainy crowd. Visual Effect: Using frame stepping effect (stop-motion feel), the character's back becomes blurred with trailing shadows (motion blur), as if the soul stayed in place while only the body walks away. Environment: Background is flowing city car lights forming elongated light trails. [Technical Parameters]: Simulated handheld camera, shallow depth of field, color shift, emotionally intense. Source attribution: adapted from ZeroLu/awesome-seedance (https://x.com/johnAGI168/status/2020415877993156966?s=20).
Negative Prompt
identity drift, plastic skin, warped eyes, heavy beauty filter, extra people, jitter, flicker, bad teeth, watermark
How to use this video prompt
This video prompt is best for product ads, brand films, and polished commercial video concepts. Use the original prompt as the creative direction, then adjust model, settings, and reference media inside Meigen before generating.
Recommended Settings
- Use 16:9 when you want to stay close to the original composition.
- Start with 10s for the first generation so motion, pacing, and subject consistency are easier to judge.
- Use 720P for quick drafts, then move to 1080P once the motion direction is working.
Prompt Breakdown
- : 90s Hong Kong Art Cinema style, retro film feel, high ISO grain, ambiguous yellow-green tint, frame stepping effect, melancholic atmosphere.
- : "If memories were canned food, I hope they never expire."
- Scene: A rain-covered red public telephone booth.
Variation Ideas
- Make a shorter social version by keeping the main subject and removing secondary camera directions.
- Create a more cinematic version by adding lens, lighting, and shot-by-shot timing.
- Create a cleaner commercial version by reducing character detail and emphasizing product, setting, and final frame.
Generation Checklist
- Keep identity and object descriptions consistent across the whole prompt.
- Avoid asking for too many scene changes in one short clip.
- Regenerate after changing only one variable at a time: duration, ratio, reference image, or motion.