Hailuo AI Prompts: 12 MiniMax H3 Video Prompts to Copy

Hailuo AI prompts are scene descriptions you type into Hailuo AI to generate short videos, and the current model there is MiniMax H3, which makes clips of 4 to 15 seconds with native sound. The 12 prompts below are grouped by input mode and use the order that works well for video: subject, action, camera, light, sound, and style. Copy one, swap the bracketed parts, and generate a few takes, because results vary from run to run.

Text to video scenes

1. Rainy street close-up

A small [color] paper boat drifts down a rain-filled gutter beside wet cobblestones at dusk. Low camera at water level tracks alongside. Warm window light reflects on the stones. Sound: steady rain and trickling water. Cinematic, realistic.

2. Nature establishing shot

A slow aerial push over [landscape] at sunrise, mist lifting from the valley. Soft golden light, long shadows. Sound: wind and distant birds. Calm, documentary style, [length] seconds.

3. Cozy interior moment

Steam rises from a [drink] on a wooden table by a rainy window. Static close shot, shallow depth of field, warm lamp light. Sound: rain on glass and a quiet clock. Slow, peaceful.

4. Animal in motion

A [animal] runs across [setting], camera tracking at its eye level. Afternoon backlight, dust in the air. Sound: footsteps and wind. Natural, realistic motion.

Product and brand-safe shots

5. Product turntable

A [product] with no logo rotates slowly on a [surface] against a [color] backdrop. Soft key light from the left, gentle reflections. Sound: a soft low hum. Clean, premium, 8 seconds.

6. Macro detail

Extreme close-up of [product detail] as [action, such as water drops sliding off]. Slow camera slide, crisp focus. Sound: subtle drips. Studio light, no text on screen.

7. In-use scene without people

A [product] sits on [setting] as [natural event, such as morning light moving across it]. Locked-off camera. Sound: [ambience]. Realistic, warm, no hands or faces.

First and last frame clips

8. Transformation

Start on the first frame image, end on the last frame image. [Describe the change, such as a bare tree filling with blossoms]. Smooth continuous motion, fixed camera. Sound: [sound].

9. Camera reveal

From the first frame of [close detail], the camera pulls back to the last frame showing [wide scene]. Steady dolly out, consistent light. Sound: [ambience].

Reference files and sound

10. Subject from a reference image

Use the uploaded image as the subject: [describe it]. Place it in [setting] while [action]. Keep its colors and shape. Camera: [move]. Sound: [sound].

11. Style from a reference

Match the color and lighting style of the reference image. Scene: [new subject and action]. Camera: [move]. Do not copy the reference subject.

12. Short spoken line

[Original character description] stands in [setting] and says in [language]: "[one short line]". Medium shot, natural light, ambient [sound] in the background.

Build a full H3 prompt with timed beats

The flagship Hailuo AI Prompt Builder: MiniMax H3 Shots With Timed Sound takes your scene idea, input mode, reference files, clip length, aspect ratio, sound plan, style, and avoid list. It returns a mode check, the H3 prompt, timed beats that add up to the clip length, a sound line, a settings checklist, and three variants. Its example builds an 8-second rainy street shot of a paper boat.

Tips for Hailuo AI

MiniMax documents H3 as supporting text, first frame, first and last frame, and multi-file reference input, with audio references needing an image or video alongside. Hailuo 2.3 and Hailuo 02 are now listed as older models with shorter clips. Keep one main action per clip, describe sound as its own line, and leave out real people, logos, and copyrighted characters.

Related prompts

For product videos, use the Hailuo product shot list prompt. To compare tools, see Kling AI prompts and Seedance prompts.

For more video work, see AI prompts for video generation. Upload only references you own, get consent from anyone shown, and never make deceptive footage of a real person.

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