MiniMax H3 prompt guide: schema, notation and a prompt library

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a medium-wide shot frames a silver-haired violinist in a rain-soaked wool coat standing under a shop awning at night. The camera pushes in with small amplitude at slow speed as she finishes a phrase, lowers the bow, and turns toward the doorway behind her, ending on her face in close-up.

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Rain drums steadily on the canvas awning above a low street ambience. Water runs from the edge of the fabric onto the pavement, and a door hinge creaks once behind her.

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A solo violin line at a slow tempo, warm and slightly detuned, thinning to a single sustained note before it fades.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a wide static shot frames a night market stall selling grilled squid, steam rising through orange string lights. The vendor fans the coals until embers flare and settle, then lifts a skewer and turns it once. [Shot 2] At 00:06.000, the shot cuts to a tracking shot that follows the skewer across the counter into a waiting customer's hand, then holds as the customer walks out of frame and leaves the stall empty and still smoking.

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Fat sizzles over hot coals at the centre of the frame while a broad crowd murmur spreads across the street behind it. A bicycle bell passes from left to right, followed by the scrape of tongs on the grill.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, vintage film grain, a low static shot frames a two-lane desert road at midday with heat shimmer across the far tarmac. A single dust-covered pickup enters from the far distance and grows in the frame; the camera holds a static shot throughout, letting the truck pass close to the lens and exit right while the empty road settles back into shimmer.

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A constant dry wind moves grit across the tarmac. The engine builds from a distant drone into a full pass with tyre roar, then falls away as the wind returns alone.

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Sparse baritone-guitar notes at a slow tempo with long gaps between them, ending on a single unresolved note.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a medium two-shot frames a night-shift waitress and a tired customer across a chipped diner counter. The camera holds a static shot as the waitress with a dry, low voice (S1) refills his cup and says: <d>[English] You want the pie or the story that comes with it?</d> The customer, a hoarse man in his sixties (S2), turns the cup a quarter-turn and answers: <d>[English] Whichever one takes longer.</d> She sets the pot down and lets the pause sit.

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A refrigeration unit hums beneath the room while coffee pours into a ceramic cup. A spoon touches the saucer once, and traffic passes faintly beyond the window glass.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a close side shot frames a man driving at night, dashboard light on one side of his face and passing sodium lamps on the other. The camera trucks right with small amplitude at slow speed. The man (S1) says in an off-screen voiceover: <d>[English] I still remember that road.</d> while his lips remain completely closed. He checks the mirror and the lamps continue to sweep across the windscreen.

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Tyre roar and a steady ventilation hum fill the cabin. The indicator ticks twice, and a passing truck sweeps from right to left.

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Sustained low strings at a slow tempo with widely spaced piano tones, gradually decreasing in volume.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a close shot frames a young engineer in a server room, blue indicator light across her face. She begins mid-sentence with a clipped, precise voice (S1): <d>[English] If the rack drops again tonight</d> <scenetrans> [Shot 2] At 00:04.000, the shot cuts to a wide shot of the empty control room as her voice continues uninterrupted into the next shot: <scenetrans> <d>[English] nobody is going to be here to catch it.</d> The camera pans right with small amplitude at slow speed across the unattended desks.

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Server fans hold a constant broadband roar that drops to a duller hum in the control room. A door seal releases once during the change of space.

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A low electronic pulse at a slow tempo that continues unchanged across the cut.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, the product shown in <Picture 1> stays exactly where it is on the plinth, preserving its position, finish and the background gradient. The camera arcs left with large amplitude at slow speed through a half circle with the horizon locked, ending on the reverse side. The key light stays fixed, so highlights sweep across the surface as the camera travels.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, an extreme close macro shot frames a chilled green glass bottle against a dark backdrop, condensation beading on the shoulder. The camera pushes in with small amplitude at slow speed as a hand tilts the bottle and a clear stream falls into a heavy tumbler, ice shifting once as the level rises. The pour stops and the last drop breaks the surface.

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A cap breaks its seal with a short hiss. Liquid falls into glass with a rising pitch as the tumbler fills, ice cracks once, and a final drop lands cleanly before the room falls quiet.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, an overhead static shot frames a matte grey box centred on a pale oak desk with two hands entering from the bottom of the frame. The hands lift the lid straight up, set it aside outside the frame, fold back a sheet of tissue, and turn the product a quarter-turn so its face reads to the lens. The camera holds a static shot for the full clip and the composition never changes.

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Card slides against card as the lid lifts, tissue crackles softly, and the product sets down on the desk with a single dull contact. Room tone stays low and even throughout.

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[Shot 1] 2D-animated paper cut-out style with visible fibre edges and flat layered depth, a side-on static shot frames a small harbour town at dawn. Layers of card slide horizontally at different speeds as a cut-out ferry crosses the bay from left to right; a paper gull hinges its wings twice above the roofline. The camera trucks right with small amplitude at slow speed to keep the ferry centred.

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Soft paper rustles accompany each layer that moves. Water laps in a gentle loop and a single flat bell note rings from the harbour.

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A plucked ukulele figure at a moderate tempo with light hand-percussion, ending on one held chord.

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[Shot 1] Claymation with visible fingerprints in the surface and a slightly stepped, stop-motion cadence rather than smooth interpolation, a medium static shot frames a clay cook at a tiny kitchen bench. He lifts a clay pot, tips three round vegetables into it, and stirs twice while his eyebrows rise on each stir. The camera tilts down with small amplitude at slow speed to settle on the pot.

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Soft clay contacts thud against the bench, a wooden spoon knocks twice inside the pot, and a low bubbling loop rises underneath.

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A bassoon and pizzicato-string figure at a moderate tempo, punctuated by a woodblock on each stir.

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[Shot 1] Watercolour style with soft bleeding edges and visible paper grain, a wide static shot frames a narrow street where rain spreads across the washes. A figure with a red umbrella walks away from the lens down the centre of the street; the pigment of the buildings runs slightly downward as the rain falls, and the far end of the street blooms into pale paper as she reaches it.

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Rain falls evenly on stone with occasional heavier drips from the gutters. Footsteps land in shallow water at a steady pace and fade with distance.

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A single piano at a slow tempo with wide spacing between notes, decreasing in volume as the street pales.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a close static shot frames a single-glazed window from inside a dark room, with rain running down the outer surface and a blurred street beyond. Droplets merge and accelerate down the glass; the camera holds a static shot for the entire clip and nothing else in the frame moves.

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Rain taps unevenly against the glass at close range, with heavier drops striking the sill below. A distant gutter runs continuously and one car passes on wet tarmac far away.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a high-angle static shot looks straight down a concrete stairwell as a figure descends past the camera through four flights. The camera holds a static shot and the figure grows smaller with each turn of the stair.

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Hard-soled footsteps strike concrete with a long reverb tail that shortens as the figure descends. A hand slides intermittently along a metal rail, fabric brushes at each turn, and breathing stays audible under the steps.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a medium-wide shot frames three musicians in a carpeted rehearsal room under a single work lamp. The drummer counts in with sticks, and the trio plays a slow, loose blues figure together — this music is played in the room and is audible to the characters. The camera arcs right with small amplitude at slow speed around the kit as the guitarist leans into the first turnaround.

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Room reflections are short and dead from the carpet. Amplifier hiss sits under the performance, a chair leg scrapes once, and a stick taps the rim between phrases.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, the woman in <Picture 1> keeps her face, hair length and olive field jacket exactly as shown; <Picture 2> supplies the rooftop location and its blue-hour light, and nothing else. She stands at the parapet with wind moving her hair, checks her watch, exhales, and lifts her gaze as an aircraft crosses above. The camera holds a low-angle medium shot and tilts up with small amplitude at slow speed to follow her look.

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Wind moves across the microphone in irregular gusts over a low city hum. A jacket collar snaps once, and a distant jet builds and passes overhead.

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Sustained synth pads at a slow tempo with a single low pulse, increasing in volume as the aircraft passes.

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[Shot 1] Take the camera path and the timing of the movement from the reference video, and take the palette, grain and lighting from <Picture 1> and <Picture 2> only. A paper crane sits centred on a dark table and unfolds itself in reverse into a flat sheet, each crease releasing in sequence. The camera holds an overhead static shot with the sheet centred throughout.

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Dry paper creases release one at a time, sharp and close to the lens, with a final soft settle as the sheet lies flat. Room tone is minimal.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, the man shown in <Picture 1> keeps his face, beard and grey overcoat; the reference audio supplies his voice timbre and speaking rate for (S1) and nothing else. He stands at a bus stop in early light, checks the timetable, and turns to the lens. The man (S1) says: <d>[English] It never comes on time, but it comes.</d> The camera holds a static medium shot.

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Early traffic passes at a distance over a low wind. A timetable panel rattles once in its frame and footsteps approach from off-screen.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, the subject begins in the profile position and framing established by Picture 1. The camera holds a static shot as she rotates her head from profile toward the lens, her scarf lifting slightly with the motion and settling again, until her eye line, head angle and the scarf's fall match the composition established by Picture 2 at the end of the shot.

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Room tone is very quiet and even. Fabric rustles once as the scarf lifts, and a single breath is audible near the end.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a rain-soaked cyclist begins in the position and framing established by Picture 1, holding a closed umbrella beside her bicycle. The camera pulls out with small amplitude at slow speed as she releases the handlebar, raises the umbrella above her shoulder, and presses the runner upward until the canopy opens. Water rolls off the expanding fabric while she steps beneath it and rotates the handle into the final angle, settling into the pose, spacing and composition established by Picture 2 at the end of the shot.

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Rain falls steadily on pavement, followed by the metallic click of the umbrella runner and the soft snap of the canopy opening. Water drips from the bicycle frame as distant traffic passes.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a close shot begins with an intact drinking glass near the edge of a dark wooden table while the same hand and sleeve visible in <Picture 1> approach from the right. The camera pushes in with small amplitude at slow speed as the fingertips catch the rim. The glass tips, falls and strikes the floor; cracks spread and fragments slide outward, then lose momentum and settle into the exact broken arrangement, hand position, camera angle and lighting established by <Picture 1>.

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Fingertips tap the glass before it scrapes across the tabletop, falls and breaks with a sharp crash. Small fragments scatter and gradually stop sliding across the floor.

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A low electronic pulse at a slow tempo, ending immediately after the glass breaks.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, a low-angle static shot frames the frontage of a late-night noodle bar in the rain. A red neon sign reading "OPEN LATE" glows above the doorway and a smaller window decal reads "NO. 42". The sign's second word flickers twice and steadies while steam crosses in front of it. Do not add any other text to the frame and do not misspell either string.

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Rain falls on an awning and a metal extractor fan hums above the door. The neon transformer buzzes faintly and a door opens once, releasing kitchen noise onto the street.

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[Shot 1] 3D CG, a clean screen-recording look, a static shot frames a dark dashboard interface. A cursor moves to a button reading "Generate", presses it, and a progress bar fills from left to right beneath a header reading "Render queue". A card then expands to reveal a label reading "Ready". Every visible string is exactly as quoted; do not add other text and do not misspell any word.

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A soft click accompanies the press, a short ascending tone marks completion, and a low interface hum runs underneath.

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A minimal electronic pulse at a moderate tempo with a single soft chord on completion.

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[Shot 1] Live-action, cinematic, vintage film grain, a static shot on black. Fine dust drifts through a narrow beam of light, then a title reading "NORTH OF HERE" resolves at the centre of the frame, holds, and dims. The camera holds a static shot throughout and the title is the only text in the frame.

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A projector-like flutter runs quietly under the black frame, and a single low impact lands as the title resolves. The flutter continues after the title dims.

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A sustained low brass note at a slow tempo that swells with the title and cuts off as it dims.