Pika H3

Pika H3 Prompts That Actually Work

Short prompt, concrete cinematography, one subject, one move. All six examples below are copy-pastable into the Pika H3 generator or into a ComfyUI workflow — recommended steps, resolution, duration and seed are listed next to each. Updated November 2026.

Six copy-pastable prompts

1. FL2VA · Text-to-video

Wide dolly-in on a lone astronaut walking across a shallow salt flat at dusk, long shadows, pastel sky, cinematic depth of field, 35mm film grain, ambient wind.

Steps: 6 · Resolution: 1080p · Duration: 10s · Seed: 42

2. FL2VA · First-and-last-frame

Interpolate a smooth hand-held push-in between the two reference frames; keep subject lighting continuous, add gentle camera breathing.

Steps: 6 · Resolution: 2K · Duration: 8s · Seed: 1024

3. Ref2VA · Reference image

Place the subject from reference 1 into a rain-soaked Tokyo alley at night, neon reflections on wet asphalt, slow truck-left camera, synced ambient audio.

Steps: 6 · Resolution: 1080p · Duration: 12s · Seed: 7777

4. FL2VA · Product shot

Static close-up of a brushed-steel watch rotating 180 degrees on a dark velvet surface, soft key light from upper-left, subtle lens flare on the bezel.

Steps: 6 · Resolution: 1080p · Duration: 6s · Seed: 2048

5. Ref2VA · Multi-reference

Use reference 1 for character identity, reference 2 for the environment, reference 3 for the color palette; medium shot, slow pedestal-up camera.

Steps: 6 · Resolution: 1080p · Duration: 10s · Seed: 3141

6. FL2VA · Nature

Hand-held low-angle on wind-blown wheat at golden hour, bokeh distance, warm sunlight raking across the field, no cuts.

Steps: 6 · Resolution: 2K · Duration: 12s · Seed: 9000

Prompt-writing checklist

  • One subject, one camera move, one lighting cue.
  • Specific lens or format term (35mm, hand-held, static).
  • No contradictory motion verbs in the same sentence.
  • Fix the seed while iterating.

FAQ

What makes a good Pika H3 prompt?

A clear subject, one camera move, one lighting cue and one style note. Overloading the prompt with adjectives usually hurts motion; a short prompt plus a reference image works better than a long prompt alone.

Should I include camera language?

Yes. The model responds well to concrete cinematography terms — dolly, truck, push-in, static — but not to generic words like 'dynamic' or 'epic'. Pick one move per clip.

Does seed matter?

Yes. Fix the seed while you iterate the prompt, then fan out across seeds once wording is right. Random seeds every run make it impossible to tell whether a change helped.

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