Grok Imagine Text-to-Video Prompts

TL;DR

5 ready-to-use text-to-video scenes: an aerial opener, a vertical product ad, a speaking character, a high-speed action shot, and an underwater documentary — all real grok-imagine-1.5-lite/text-to-video clips (720p, 6 s, $0.258, sound included).
Each prompt packs picture, motion, camera, and sound into one paragraph; links pre-fill it. Code lives in the API guide.
To animate stills, see the image-to-video prompt guide; new accounts get 200 credits.

Scene 1: Aerial opener (16:9)

A glass hot-air balloon drifts slowly over a misty valley of terraced rice fields at sunrise. Golden light spills across the water-filled terraces, mist rolls between the hills, a flock of white egrets glides beneath the balloon. Smooth aerial tracking shot, gentle wind sounds and distant birdsong, cinematic, natural colors. No text, no logos.

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How to write it: subject + slow motion + rig (Smooth aerial tracking shot) + sound (wind, birdsong), and close with "No text, no logos" to keep stray lettering out.

Scene 2: Vertical product ad (9:16)

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Vertical product commercial: a faceted amber glass perfume bottle without any label stands on wet black stone. Slow orbiting macro shot, droplets slide down the glass, warm rim light, petals fall in slow motion and splash into a shallow pool, soft piano note and gentle water sounds. Premium, clean, no text, no logos.

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How to write it: open with "Vertical product commercial" to fix the format and register; the ad trio is macro orbit, slow motion, and one musical accent.

Scene 3: A speaking character (1:1 square)

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Square medium shot in a cozy small bakery at morning. A cheerful middle-aged baker with flour on her apron pulls a tray of golden croissants from the oven, looks at the camera and says warmly: "Fresh out of the oven, come try one!" Steam rises, soft window light, natural room tone and oven sounds. No text, no logos.

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How to write it: quote the line and say "looks at the camera and says"; the room tone and oven sounds arrive with it — this is where built-in audio shines.

Scene 4: High-speed action (16:9)

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High-energy action shot: a mountain biker in a red jacket races down a dusty forest trail, launches off a dirt jump and lands as dust and leaves explode around the tyres. Fast low-angle tracking camera following the rider, motion blur, dappled sunlight, roaring wind and tyre crunch. No text, no logos.

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How to write it: chain the action (descend → jump → land → debris); motion sound (wind, tyre crunch) doubles the speed feel.

Scene 5: Underwater documentary (16:9)

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Underwater nature documentary: a green sea turtle glides over a vivid coral reef as schools of tiny silver fish part around it, sun rays shimmer through the clear turquoise water. Slow smooth tracking shot beside the turtle, gentle underwater ambience and bubbles. No text, no logos.

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How to write it: documentary feel = type ("nature documentary") + subject action + light + ambience; skip the lens jargon.

How to write these prompts (3 lines)

One paragraph, everything in it: subject, action, camera, light, sound; quote spoken lines.
Close with "No text, no logos" to keep lettering out.
Pick the aspect per platform: 16:9 landscape, 9:16 social, 1:1 square — all native.