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Best prompts for VEO3 for cinematic shots using golden hour lighting
12 copy-ready VEO3 shot prompts optimized for golden hour cinematography. Each entry gives a clear, practical camera-movement command, concise explanation, a realistic example scene, and recommended AIs for refinement or automation.
GPT-5
Claude Opus 4
Claude Sonnet 4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash
You know that feeling when you finally get your hands on VEO3, ready to capture those dreamy golden hour shots you've been envisioning, only to watch your prompts produce flat, lifeless footage that looks nothing like what you imagined? You're not alone in this struggle. Most creators find themselves wrestling with generic prompts that completely miss the magic of golden hour lighting, leaving them frustrated and their cinematic vision unrealized.
This collection of 12 battle-tested VEO3 prompts transforms your golden hour cinematography from amateur hour to professional grade. Each prompt includes specific camera movements, lighting techniques, and technical settings designed to capture the warm, cinematic quality that makes golden hour footage truly spectacular. Instead of spending hours tweaking failed attempts, you'll have clear, actionable commands that deliver stunning backlit portraits, dramatic silhouettes, and breathtaking landscape shots that actually look like the movies.
1
Warm Backlit Portrait Push-In
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48 (180°), lens 85mm @ f/1.8, ISO 100, WB 3800K (warm), +0.7 EV fill with reflector or +0.7 exposure compensation; push-in dolly with 4–6s duration, easing in/out 20%, gimbal smoothing medium; enable highlight roll-off LUT (Rec.709 warm) and slight gold color grade +10 saturation; use 1/4 ND if needed. Frame 2/3 subject left, headroom 10%.
Slow in toward a backlit subject to capture rim light and soft skin tones; use shallow depth of field and subtle fill to keep detail in shadows.
2
Golden Hour Tracking Shot for Moving Car
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48, lens 35mm–50mm @ f/4, ISO 100, WB 3900K, set gimbal follow-speed to 60% for slight trailing motion; use side-tracking rig 8–12ft from car, maintain constant distance, 6–8s shot; enable subtle highlight bloom +12 and clamp highlights to preserve sky; use circular polarizer to control windshield reflections if needed.
Track a car along a road to capture warm backlight and lens flare; use moderate shutter and mid aperture for motion clarity and environment depth.
3
Low-Angle Silhouette with Rim Light
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48, lens 24mm @ f/8, ISO 100, WB 3600K, expose for sky (–2.0 EV relative to subject) to silhouette subject; low-angle dolly forward 3–5s with slight upward tilt, smoothing high; enable starburst/flare reduction off for artistic streaks; composition: subject centered, horizon on lower third.
Create a dramatic silhouette by underexposing the subject against a bright golden sky; emphasize rim light and crisp horizon line.
4
Slow Crane Reveal Over Cityscape
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48, lens 24–70mm @ 35mm @ f/5.6, ISO 100, WB 4000K, start close on subject (foreground lit by golden hour), crane up 8–10s to 45° exposing for skyline with gradual exposure pull; use 2-stop graduated ND to protect sky; enable soft contrast LUT and slightly warm shadows +8; ease-in start 10%, ease-out end 20%.
Start inside a warm-lit foreground, then crane up to reveal a sunlit city skyline; use graduated exposure to handle bright sky.
5
Floaty Walk-and-Talk Close-Down
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48, lens 35mm @ f/2.2, ISO 160, WB 3800K, gimbal follow with slight lag (follow-speed 40%), move 5–7s to close from waist to chest-up, use soft diffusion on key and a +0.5 EV reflector fill opposite sun, enable face-priority autofocus and natural skin tone LUT; keep speed steady and minimal vertical movement.
Follow a walking subject in soft golden side light with a gentle closing-in movement and stable headroom for dialog framing.
6
Wide Lens Landscape Pan with Sun Flare
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48, lens 16–24mm @ 20mm @ f/8, ISO 100, WB 3950K, slow pan left-to-right 10–12s, use 1-stop ND for exposure control; include sun partially in frame to generate controlled flare, enable highlight preservation and +5 warmth in grade; motion easing 15% in/out.
Slow panoramic sweep across a warm-lit landscape, intentionally including controlled sun flare and retained shadow detail.
7
Intimate Close-Up with Soft Diffusion
VEO3: 24fps, shutter 1/48, lens 85mm or 100mm macro @ f/1.8–2.0, ISO 100–200, WB 3700K, use diffusion filter (0.6 soft) or silk, +1/3 EV reflector fill, gimbal micro-adjust for tiny lateral moves only, 3–4s hold with slow 1–2% stabilization drift to keep shot organic; apply filmic LUT with mild warm lift in mids +7.
Very close face or object shot with heavy background separation and warm rim; use diffusion to soften highlights and preserve skin detail.
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