Tiny Desk AI video prompts
Updated · Tiny Desk AI team
These are the Tiny Desk AI video prompts we use, one per shot. They are written for reference-to-video models such as Seedance, where @Image1, @Image2 and so on refer to the photos in the order you upload them. Pair each prompt with a motion reference clip you have the rights to use.
Shot 1 · Group chorus (about 4s)
An intimate office desk concert: a cluttered wooden desk, packed bookshelves, warm practical lamps, a small band squeezed between filing cabinets, handheld documentary camera, natural office light. Vertical 9:16. Three singers behind the desk lean into the chorus together, smiling, swaying in time. The person in @Image1 is center, @Image2 left, @Image3 right. Early-80s funk and R&B feel, tight harmonies, mouths on the beat.
Shot 2 · Lead close-up (about 4s)
An intimate office desk concert: a cluttered wooden desk, packed bookshelves, warm practical lamps, a small band squeezed between filing cabinets, handheld documentary camera, natural office light. Vertical 9:16. Slow push-in to a close-up of the lead singer, the person in @Image1, wearing a red hat and a sharp suit, holding a smooth falsetto note with eyes half closed. Keep the face sharp and natural.
Shot 3 · The laugh (about 2s)
An intimate office desk concert: a cluttered wooden desk, packed bookshelves, warm practical lamps, a small band squeezed between filing cabinets, handheld documentary camera, natural office light. Vertical 9:16. The lead singer, the person in @Image1, breaks into a quick, genuine laugh and glances at the camera, then back to the microphone.
Shot 4 · Sax solo (about 5s)
An intimate office desk concert: a cluttered wooden desk, packed bookshelves, warm practical lamps, a small band squeezed between filing cabinets, handheld documentary camera, natural office light. Vertical 9:16. Close-up on the saxophonist, the person in @Image1, playing a soulful, joyful solo, body swaying, fingers on the keys, then a grin at the camera. Brass catching the lamp light.
One-photo variant
An intimate office desk concert: a cluttered wooden desk, packed bookshelves, warm practical lamps, a small band squeezed between filing cabinets, handheld documentary camera, natural office light. Vertical 9:16. Every band member is the person in @Image1, with a consistent face and identity in every seat: lead singer in a red hat, keyboard player, two backup singers and the saxophonist. Follow the motion reference shot for shot.
Tips for better results
- Keep each clip short (2–5 seconds). Longer clips drift.
- Upload photos in the same order you reference them.
- Name the wardrobe in the prompt; the red hat is what makes the lead read as the lead.
- If hands on the saxophone look wrong, tighten the crop on the face.
The full workflow, from photos to the edited video, is in how to recreate the Outstanding Tiny Desk AI video. Or let the Tiny Desk AI generator run all of this for you.