How to create effective prompts with Gemini Omni
Adapted from Google DeepMind — Gemini Omni prompt guide. Try these patterns in Gemini Omni on Veo4 Studio.
What to think about while writing prompts
How do you want to frame your shot? Wide-angle, medium, or close-up? How do you want your camera to move? Should it glide gently, or rush suddenly? Experiment to find the right approach for your scene.
How should your scene feel? Realistic, or cinematic? Grounded, or majestic? Tell Gemini Omni the effect you want to create, and leave the model to work out the details.
How should your scene be lit? Where does the light come from – the sun, a streetlamp, or off-screen? What effect does it create? Is the lighting crisp, warm, or ethereal?
Where is your scene set? Tell Gemini Omni the landscape you imagine – like “an alien landscape with clear, azure water”. But you don’t need to describe every single little detail, as Omni will work with your overall intention.
What is happening in your scene? Who are the characters and objects? How are they moving and interacting?
The more detail you add, the more control you’ll have over the final output. Use a mix of the elements below to create results that better reflect your imagination.
Edit through natural conversation
Think of Gemini Omni like Nano Banana – but for video. Build and fine-tune your creation at any step with natural language.
Edit iteratively
Ask Gemini Omni for a specific update, like a background change or new caption, without needing to prompt your entire scene again.
Omni will preserve your video across multiple amends – keeping what works, and allowing to focus on what isn’t.
Input video
Prompt: Change the butterfly to a bee.
Prompt: Change the bee into a small swarm of fireflies.
Edit how your camera works
Change the camera angle, point of view, and movement through natural conversation.
Input video
Change the camera angle to be over the violinist’s shoulder.
Change the action
Ask Gemini Omni to change how your scene moves and animates. Or ask it to sync two different inputs – like pairing the lights of a building with the beats of a soundtrack.
Input video
Prompt: The lights of the apartments start turning on in sync with the music.
Apply real world knowledge
Use Gemini Omni’s knowledge of history, science, and culture to create output that looks, and feels, real. You don't need to over-explain – you just need to ask.
World understanding
With Veo, you need to share precise instructions to get the best results.
But with Gemini Omni, you don't have to be as prescriptive with your prompt. Instead, tell Omni what you want to create – and watch the model’s reasoning and world knowledge bring the details to life.
Prompt: Explain the difference between regular computing and quantum computing…
Prompt: word by word, one word on the screen at a time…
Text rendering
Choose your type, placement, animation, and exposure. Gemini Omni doesn’t just allow you to render text more accurately – but to create it in sync with your visuals.
Reference complex actions
When you refer to a complex action Gemini Omni understands your intention, and how this action should be applied across your video. You don’t need to describe it across every frame.
Prompt: Edit this keeping everything the same. Add animated motion effects coming out of the skateboard.
Direct your camera
Prompt Gemini Omni to follow specific videography directions. If you want a continuous shot, ask for “one continuous shot” or “oner”. Try out specific angles – like “static”, “locked off”, or “fixed”.
Explore different movements, like “push in”, “punch in”, or “dolly zoom”. Want a particular type of camera? No problem – try “natural smartphone zoom”, “film camera”, or “webcam style”.
Prompt: Change the camera angle, a close-up on his shoes…
Reference anything
Reference and combine more ingredients to maintain control and consistency over your scene
Combine any input
Reference any kind of media. Combine multiple elements together to create your scene – including images, videos, text, and audio.
Prompt: The birds from loosely form the imperfect shape of a bird based on . They move to the music from and dissipate as they fly
Apply new styles
Want to reimagine how a scene looks, while maintaining the original motion and details? Ask Gemini Omni to apply a new style – like anime, claymation, or watercolour.
Input video
Prompt: Create a four-part stylistic progression of the video reference…
Add a storyboard
Already know the narrative arc of your video? Share a visual storyboard with Gemini Omni to generate a video based on your key beats.
Prompt: Show me in this story. Follow the story exactly in order starting top left. Entire story in 10 seconds. Cinematic
Keep your scene consistent
Want to keep a character, object, or environment consistent? Add a reference – from real-life or created through Nano Banana – and Gemini Omni will use it across your scene.
Prompt: Change the ships to be made from white origami paper.
Prompt: Change the astronaut to a sea anemone.
Input video
Prompt: Change the small ships to stingrays.
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These tips will help you craft a great prompt, but you can also use Gemini to help you expand on the prompt and include more detail.
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