# Write prompts and generate the shots

Lesson 2 of [Plan and produce your first AI video](https://aivideogen.fyi/academy/plan-and-produce-ai-video.md), 20 minutes.

A good video prompt is a shot description, not a wish. The models that make usable clips respond to four ingredients, in roughly this order of importance: subject, action, camera and style. Subject first Name the thing that must be in frame, specifically. "A stainless steel water bottle on a kitchen…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Plan and produce your first AI video works](https://aivideogen.fyi/academy/plan-and-produce-ai-video.md).

Also on the [web page](https://aivideogen.fyi/academy/plan-and-produce-ai-video/write-prompts-and-generate-the-shots).