POV tutorial + Master template

Master POV Storytelling tutorial! 🔥 Make viewers feel your story

Everyone’s asking how POV stories are written to feel so real. Here’s how you can do it - and a story to prove it.

Workflow + prompt template to create POV images and videos + Master Prompt Template (for any LLM) that can generate an entire story for you.

Our workflow:

We created this story using Flux Pro and Imagen for the images, then Kling Pro image to video, and finally added sound effects with ‘Add sound’ —all within nim.video!

Final edits: Davinci + Voice over via ElevenLabs

Prompt template you can use for text to image, image to video and text to video:

"First-person view from [ROLE]'s position at [HIGH-STAKES LOCATION] with [PHYSICAL ACTION INVOLVING BODY PART]. The camera [DYNAMIC MOVEMENT] as [PHYSICAL ACTION], while [VISUAL DETAIL/REFLECTION] appears in [SURFACE/MEDIUM]." "A sudden [TIME/WEATHER TRANSITION] reveals [LIGHTING CHANGE], mirrored in [ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT]." "Twist: [UNEXPECTED EVENT] forces [URGENT ACTION], while [METAPHORIC VISUAL] dominates the scene.”

Example:

First-person view from Link's perspective in a waterlogged dungeon, with his fingers tracing a map on a damp wall. The camera spins as he navigates through rising water, while a giant eel's shadow looms. A sudden change in tide reveals hidden passages, mirrored in the water's surface. Twist: A trapdoor opens beneath, forcing a swim for safety, while the water swirls like a vortex of time.

Another example:

First-person view from a thief's position at a pharaoh’s tomb with dusty fingers prizing a jewel. The camera tilts as sand cascades from the ceiling, while hieroglyphic warnings glow in a golden sarcophagus. A sudden sandstorm reveals sunlight slicing through cracks, mirrored in stolen amulet facets. Twist: A curse activates, forcing a sprint through shifting walls, while sand grains morph into ticking hourglasses.

Here are some effective phrases and structures you can use to enhance POV-type prompts:

"From the perspective of [ROLE]," e.g., "From the perspective of a bird flying over a forest."
"A tight close-up POV of [BODY PART]" e.g. “A tight close-up POV of weathered hands flipping through the pages of an old book under dim candlelight”
"First-person view from [ROLE]’s position with [ACTION]" e.g., "First-person view from a samurai’s position with hands grasping a katana as sunlight glints off the blade."

Master Prompt Template you can use in any LLM you like that can generate an entire story for you ( tested with Chatgpt, DeepSeek, Merlin, Grok).

“Immersive POV Scene Generator

Initial Input Required:

"Generate 10 interconnected scenes story arc with this Immersive POV Template, 800-character limit per scene: First-person POV, you wake up as a [ROLE] in [SETTING/TIME PERIOD]”

Use this exact Scene Template changing only the Brackets (Apply to Each Scene):

Element Guidelines:

ROLE: Any role (human, robot, animal, etc.). Examples: Chef, time-traveler, sentient AI.
HIGH-STAKES LOCATION: Any tense or critical setting. Examples: Burning kitchen, ancient tomb, digital void.
PHYSICAL ACTION: Focus on body parts (hands, feet, paws, claws). Examples: "Calloused hands gripping", "paws scrambling", "metal claws sparking."
DYNAMIC MOVEMENT: Camera motion tied to action. Examples: "Tilts violently", "zooms into", "spins wildly."
VISUAL DETAIL/REFLECTION: Critical imagery. Examples: Cracks in walls, holographic warnings, predator eyes.
SURFACE/MEDIUM: Reflective/transparent surfaces. Examples: Bloodied knife blade, cracked visor, oil puddle.
TIME/WEATHER TRANSITION: Sudden environmental change. Examples: Storm erupts, time freezes, blackout.
LIGHTING CHANGE: Shift in light. Examples: Neon flickers, bioluminescence blooms, shadows elongate.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT: Key object. Examples: Rusted chains, glowing fungus, shattered glass.
UNEXPECTED EVENT: Disaster, surprise, or humor. Examples: Explosion, mouse invasion, AI joke.
URGENT ACTION: Immediate response. Examples: Ducking debris, code rewrite, comedic pratfall.
METAPHORIC VISUAL: Symbolic imagery. Examples: Smoke like ghosts, sparks like fireflies, cracks like spiderwebs.

Example Prompt:

Clumsy Hero

First-person view from a superhero's position at a collapsing bridge with their sweaty palms slipping on rubble. The camera spins as cape tangles in rebar, while civilians scream in shattered car windows. A sudden hailstorm reveals ice coating steel beams, mirrored in a puddle. Twist: The villain’s banana peel trap triggers, forcing a pratfall, while hailstones pop like confetti.”

Tips: In the ‘Initial Input Required’ section, include a detailed summary of your story. This helps guide the template and ensures the generated content aligns perfectly with your vision. For example, in our story we used:

"Generate 10 simple, emotional and interconnected scenes story arc with this Immersive POV Template, 800-character limit per scene: First-person POV, you are a [ROLE/Farmer] in [The Year Without a Summer (1816). Location: Global, but particularly noted in North America and Europe. Event: Following the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, the following year saw significantly reduced global temperatures due to volcanic ash in the atmosphere. This led to crop failures, famine, and unusual weather phenomena, including snow in June in parts of North America and Europe.]”

POV folder with more examples: https://nim.video/workspace/projects/6ee7090e-cf2a-4e9b-bcd0-1da283d9d073

Try it yourself on nim.video and bring your stories to life today!

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