Veo 3 can make amazing videos. You will just have to be creative with your prompts. You can make timelapse, haunted house, and all kinds of other fun videos with this. If you are using Hailuo, which allows for 10 second videos, you can always adjust this prompt:
Create a {DURATION}-second split-screen video portraying the same {CATASTROPHIC / DRAMATIC EVENT} in real time from two synchronized camera angles.
Screen division: {VERTICAL | HORIZONTAL}, with each half occupying exactly 50 % of the frame.
Overall mood: {EPIC | SOMBER | DOCUMENTARY | CINEMATIC}
Left side:
Camera: {STATIC | SLOW DOLLY | ORBIT}, positioned {HEIGHT / DISTANCE} {above / away from} {LOCATION}.
Setting: {GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT} at {TIME OF DAY / LIGHTING}.
Subject scale: emphasize {MACRO | MICRO} view of event.
Timeline beats:
• t=0 s – Establishing shot (describe ambience).
• t={…} – Initial cue (e.g., distant flash, shockwave ripple).
• t={…} – Main impact / climax (describe large-scale reaction).
• t={…} – Aftermath visuals (dust plumes, city-wide blackout, etc.).
Environmental reaction list:
{ATMOSPHERIC HAZE, CLOUD DISTORTION, WAVE PATTERNS, INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE…}
Camera manner: {DETACHED, COMPOSED, STABLE GIMBAL}.
Color palette & tone: {COOL/NEUTRAL | SUNSET GOLD | MONOCHROME}.
Right Side:
Camera: {HANDHELD | TRIPOD | CRANE}, eye-level at {LOCATION DETAIL}.
Framing: aims upward toward {SKY PATCH | LANDMARK} between {BUILDINGS / TREES}.
Human activity baseline: {PEDESTRIANS, TRAFFIC, MARKET STALLS…}.
Timeline beats (mirror times above):
• t=0 s – Everyday life continues.
• t={…} – Event appears (describe how people notice).
• t={…} – Impact felt (camera shake, glass shatters, alarms).
• t={…} – Dust / debris cloud rolls in, crowd reaction.
Practical effects list:
{DYNAMIC LIGHT FLICKER, SOUND RUMBLE, DEBRIS PARTICLES, WIND GUSTS…}
Camera manner: {SHAKY CAM FOR IMPACT, QUICK REFRAIMING, PARTIAL OBSCURITY}.
Emotional tone: {FEAR, CONFUSION, URGENCY}.
Here is an example of a prompt that you can generate with this approach:
Create an 8-second vertical split-screen video of a gigantic sea monster breaching offshore.
Left: static satellite-style top-down view of a coastal metropolis at dawn; t=2s the ocean bulges, t=4s the creature erupts, tidal wave slams the harbor; city lights flicker out.
Right: shaky handheld ground-level shot from a pier; fishermen notice ripples at t=2s, flee as the beast surfaces at t=4s, camera drenched by spray; glass shatters, alarms wail.
Synchronize splash, shockwave, and lighting across both panels; maintain 24 fps cinema, high-detail water simulation.
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