Give buyers a clear route through the exterior, cabin and condition details. Use AI prompts for storyboards and supporting design assets, then film the vehicle you are selling so its features, mileage and wear remain accurate.
Original starting points, not tested generation results. Adapt them to your model and inspect the output.
Choose the shot you want to make
Choose the job your shot needs to do. Copy a starting prompt, prepare the references listed with it, then use the checks to decide whether the take is usable.
Planning image
Plan a walkaround from real references
An image storyboard to plan the actual vehicle shoot.
Framing
Separate planning views
Movement
Static composition
Light
Soft and even daylight
Palette
Neutral grey and warm white
Generation prompt
Using the supplied photographs of the sale vehicle as visual references, create a clean storyboard of its planned walkaround. Show separate front three-quarter, side and rear three-quarter compositions at a consistent camera height. Keep the depicted paint colour, wheel design and trim consistent with the references. Place the car in a quiet open parking area under soft daylight. Use still planning frames with natural proportions and clear space around the body, ready for shot labels to be added in editing.
Prepare your references
Generate a planning image, then film the real vehicle. Confirm that proposed angles and details match it.
Accept the take only after checking
Compare vehicle details with the reference photos.
Confirm the real shooting positions are practical.
Keep the board identifiable as planning artwork.
Another direction
Add a cabin planning view from an actual interior reference.
Video background
A background for the opening title
A generated title background before the actual car footage.
Framing
Vertical empty showroom
Movement
Static composition
Light
Soft and even daylight
Palette
Neutral grey and warm white
Generation prompt
Create a calm vertical video background for a vehicle listing introduction. Frame an empty section of a clean showroom floor from standing camera height, with a soft grey wall beyond it. Gentle daylight falls from broad windows outside the composition, producing long, restrained reflections across the floor. Hold the camera still. Keep a quiet open area through the centre for editor-added vehicle information. Use neutral grey and warm white, with soft contrast and consistent architectural lines.
Prepare your references
Add the verified make, model and listing information in your editor, then cut to the actual vehicle.
Accept the take only after checking
Check that title areas remain clear.
Use verified listing text and actual vehicle images.
Keep vehicle condition and feature evidence in the real footage.
Another direction
Match the neutral background to your dealership or personal branding.
Design image
A clear closing information frame
A still end card for a dealer reel or personal sale.
Framing
Vertical closing frame
Movement
Static composition
Light
Soft and even daylight
Palette
Neutral grey and warm white
Generation prompt
Create a minimal still background for the closing frame of a vehicle listing video. Use a softly lit neutral grey surface with a subtle darker area near the bottom, composed vertically. Reserve a large uncluttered central area for specifications and contact information to be placed in editing, and a quiet area below for a small real vehicle photograph. Keep the surface believable and the lighting even. Use restrained charcoal and warm white, with clear visual separation between the reserved areas.
Prepare your references
Composite an actual vehicle photo and verified text; keep the generated background decorative.
Accept the take only after checking
Check that title areas remain clear.
Use verified listing text and actual vehicle images.
Keep vehicle condition and feature evidence in the real footage.
Another direction
Match the neutral background to your dealership or personal branding.
Plan a polished listing around the real car.
Plan the route before filming
Use the prompts as a coverage plan: establish the car, show the cabin and give important condition details their own views. Keep the model, trim, wheels and listing information together in your brief.
Make the presentation consistent
Choose a tidy location and a repeatable camera route. Keep the light and colour treatment consistent across the listing. Show the actual paint, upholstery and wear without using generated frames to replace condition footage.
Give buyers time to inspect
Review the real footage for readable mileage, features and damage. Cut to a dedicated detail when the walkaround does not show enough. A smooth edit is useful only if the information remains clear.
Add a clear, accurate close
Record narration from verified listing details, then add the exact price and contact information in the editor. Check the final crop and captions. Keep generated backgrounds or graphics separate from evidence of the vehicle condition.
Build a vehicle listing from a plan and real footage
AI can help plan the shots and prepare design assets. The actual vehicle footage carries the sales information.
Plan the coverage
Use the storyboard as a checklist for the real shoot.
Use the same car, trim and location across the recorded walkaround. Preserve the visible condition and show readable mileage and relevant details in dedicated real shots.
Check that every advertised feature matches the vehicle. Keep generated design assets separate from footage that buyers use to inspect condition.
How to plan and film this content
Sources below distinguish documented practice from our proposed shot directions. The prompts have not been tested with a generation model.
Make capture conditions repeatable
Autotrader's video guidance recommends an uncluttered, consistent location, a neutral backdrop and aligned wheels.
Published capture advice. Our continuous route and pacing are proposed creative decisions.
eBay Motors. Primary seller guidance on original imagery, condition and mileage; legacy resolution advice excluded. Read 2026-09-15.
Take the workflow with you
Download the specialised video skills for your AI assistant, or keep the prompts as a full guide and a one-page cheatsheet. The ZIP includes shared skills and installation instructions. Generation requires your own connected tool.
The examples, camera directions and sequences are original Shotcraft proposals informed by the sources above. Filming advice, product-maker claims and our prompting inferences are identified separately. Generated results have not been tested.
