Prompt guide
How to Prompt a Cafe POV Video
The joke only works when the audience can see both seats at once. Everything below follows from that one constraint.
Cast two people, not one
The scene needs two roles. Person 1 starts the clip already sitting on the small round tabletop. Person 2 walks in from the right and uses the low bench the way it was meant to be used.
If your model accepts character references, bind each photo to a separate element and name them in the prompt. If it only accepts a single image, describe the second person in words and accept that their face will drift.
Write the three beats in order
Setup: the first person sits confidently on the tabletop with a coffee, and the bench beside it stays clearly visible and empty.
Reveal: the second person enters from the right, sits on the bench, and puts their cup on the round table. That single action tells the audience the table was never a stool.
Recovery: the first person glances down, pauses in visible embarrassment, then slides onto the bench and tries to look natural while sipping.
Pin the camera and the room
Ask for one continuous vertical 9:16 shot. Keep the room, furniture, lighting and original audio unchanged. State that no cuts, no close-ups and no camera shake are allowed.
Explicitly say both surfaces stay in frame for the whole shot. Without that line, models tend to tighten the framing after the second person sits down, and the reveal stops reading.
A prompt you can copy
Vertical 9:16 comedy scene in a minimalist cafe. One person sits confidently on a small round table beside a low bench, holding a cup of coffee. The bench stays clearly visible and empty. Another customer enters from the right, sits on the bench, and places a coffee on the table. The first person notices, pauses in embarrassment, then moves to the bench and tries to look casual. Keep both seats visible in one steady wide shot, with natural motion and consistent facial features. No cuts, no text overlays.
What to check before you share
Watch the seat switch frame by frame. Hands should not merge with the cup, the table should stay distinct from the bench, and the second person must sit down before the first one moves.
Then check both faces at the moment the first person looks down. That is where likeness most often slips.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a prompt for the built-in generator?
No. The two-photo form on the home page uses a fixed scene and a fixed prompt. This guide is for adapting the joke in a general video model.
Should the shot be one continuous take?
Yes. A single steady wide shot keeps the round table and the low bench visible at the same time, which is what makes the mix-up readable.
What breaks the scene most often?
Extra people, a cut to a close-up, or the table blending into the bench. Say explicitly that both surfaces stay in frame and that no cuts are allowed.
Ready to make the clip from two photos? The preset cafe scene carries the room, the camera move and the original audio.
Skip the prompt — use the preset