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What is Cinematic style, and how can I create a video using it?
What is Cinematic style, and how can I create a video using it?
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What are cinematic styles?

Cinematic style is like watching a movie. It makes things look big, dramatic, and exciting, with special camera angles, lighting, and music that make it feel like you're in a theatre. It’s like turning regular videos into movie-like experiences!


You can check the Cinematic styles from any of our workflows. Click on explore all Flows to view our available workflows.

Select any workflow to access the menu, choose your desired video duration, and enter your topic.

After clicking on cinematic Style, you will see a list of the eight cinematic styles we currently support.

You can also choose additional options, such as music, subtitles, language, subtitle style, preferred media type, etc.

Which cinematic style to use for what kind of videos?

Film Noir

What is film noir cinematic style?

Film Noir is a movie style known for its dark, shadowy look, often in black and white. It has a tense, serious feel, with stories about crime, mystery, and betrayal. The characters are complicated, and the lighting and settings, usually in cities, create a gloomy, suspenseful mood, making everything feel gritty and dangerous.

Best for

  • Mystery

  • Detective stories

  • Murder Mysteries

  • Crime Thrillers

  • Neo-Noir

  • Suspenseful Romance.

Prompt applied

Create a 1-minute video of a Crème Brûlée being prepared, baked and served. It should be shot in film noir style and aesthetic. It should be a hyper-realistic '60s colour palette and scene composition. Give it an interesting narration

Settings:
Use only generated media
Make the background music fast
Use Fuji Film cinematic style

PS: (A video featuring Film Noir and Fuji Cinematic Style)

Classical Black and white

What is classical black and white cinematic style?

The Classical Black and White movie style is from when movies didn’t have colour. Everything was in shades of black, white, and grey. Filmmakers used light and shadows to make scenes more dramatic, show emotions, and set the mood. Even without colour, these movies looked powerful by using bright and dark areas to tell the story.

Best for

  • Old-fashioned

  • Classic-style videos

  • Silent Films

  • Dramas

  • Romantic Films

  • Horror Films

  • Documentaries

Prompt applied

Create a rapid cut short video for YouTube about classical black-and-white video that captures the essence of old-fashioned cinema. Use timeless visuals and simple, elegant compositions to evoke nostalgia. Incorporate vintage film techniques, such as grainy textures and soft focus, to enhance the classic look. The video should feature a captivating storyline that resonates with audiences, transporting them to the charm of bygone eras.

Settings:

Use only generated media

Use Classical Black and white cinematic style

Monochrome

What is the monochrome cinematic style?

The Monochrome movie style uses just one color or different shades of one color, like black, white, or gray. This helps create a special mood and makes certain details stand out without using lots of colors. It often gives movies a classic or artistic look.

Best for

  • Serious

  • Art films

  • Dramas

  • Portrait Films

  • Nature

  • Landscape Films

  • Mysteries

  • Thrillers

Prompt applied

Create a 30-second movie trailer/teaser about Businessman Oskar Schindler who arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives.

Settings:

Continuous shots

Single shot from start to end.

Keep it hyper-realistic.

Keep the character constant.

Use only generative videos.

Do not use any static image or a photo.

No narration

Background music throughout the video

Use only generated media

Monochrome cinematic style

Tilt-Shift

What is the tilt-shift cinematic style?

Tilt-Shift is a cinematic style that uses a special camera lens to make real-life scenes look tiny, like models or toys. It changes the focus so that some parts are sharp and others are blurry, giving a unique, miniature effect.

Best for

  • Fun or playful videos

  • City Timelapses

  • Travel

  • Sports

  • Children’s Stories

Prompt applied

Create a tilt-shift cinematic style scene of kaiten-zushi to capture different types of movement – from plates of sushi whizzing along a rotating conveyor belt to soy sauce being poured, customers lifting plates, and sushi being made by hand. Little touches such as the inclusion of a shot featuring a row of traditional Japanese yunomi tea cups helped to make the film even more authentic.

Settings:

Keep it hyper realistic

Use only generative videos

No narration but there should be a background music

Keep it fast-paced

High Key

What is the high key cinematic style?

The High Key cinematic style uses bright, even lighting with almost no shadows. This makes scenes look happy, clean, or calm. It's often used in comedies or commercials to give a positive, friendly feeling. Everything is well-lit with little difference between light and dark areas.

Best for

  • Happy lighthearted stories

  • Comedies

  • Advertisements

  • Family Films

  • Feel-Good Documentaries

  • Weddings or Celebrations.

Prompt applied

Create a 30 seconds ad video for YouTube about Coca cola but strawberry flavoured. Use wide cinematic shots and close ups of the product from time to time

Settings:

Use only generated media

Use a male voice with a midwestern accent for the Narrator

Use High Key cinematic style

Add classic hormozi subtitle

Fuji Film

What is the fuji film cinematic style?

The Fuji Film style uses a special kind of film that makes colors look bright, warm, and natural. It gives movies and photos a soft, nostalgic feel, making the colors look real but also very pretty and artistic.

Best for

  • Nature

  • Emotional scenes

  • Indie Films

  • Sunrise and Sunset Shots

  • Family Stories

  • Cultural documentaries

Prompt applied

Create a 15 seconds long video for YouTube about a peaceful sunset in a quiet city street, with soft golden light hitting the buildings, and a person walking slowly, their silhouette glowing. Use warm tones, rich colors, and soft shadows to create a nostalgic, cinematic feel.

Settings:

Use only generated media

Use Fuji Film cinematic style

Kodachrome

What is the kodachrome cinematic style?

The Kodachrome cinematic style is known for its bright, bold colours and sharp details. It has a warm, old-fashioned feel with rich reds and strong contrasts. This style was popular for showing natural, vivid scenes, giving movies and photos a classic, vintage look.

Best for

  • Retro

  • Nostalgic feel

  • Road trip film

  • Family stories

  • Music video

  • Documentaries.

Prompt applied

Create a 30 seconds long video for YouTube about Hollywood in Kodachrome: Stunning Color Portraits of 50 Beautiful Classic Stars

Settings: Use Kodachrome cinematic style

Use only generated media

Technicolor

What is the technicolor cinematic style?

The Technicolor style was one of the first ways to make movies in color. It made the colors bright and bold, giving scenes a vibrant, magical look. It was used in old films to make everything look rich and colorful.

Best for

  • Fantasy

  • Adventure videos

  • Children's Films

  • Fantasy Adventure Animation

  • Sci-Fi Films.

Prompt applied

Judy Garland’s Dorothy from the “The Wizard of Oz” leaves sepia-colored Kansas, and enters the Technicolor land of Oz, it’s a breathtaking moment. Recreate this scene.

Settings:

Single shot from start to end.

Keep it hyper realistic.

Keep the character constant.

Use only generative videos.

Do not use any static image or a photo. t

No narration but there should be background music.

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