Kling 4.0 Prompt Guide: Direct Better Video Scenes

A useful video prompt gives the generator a subject, action, setting and camera plan. Start in the homepage generator, then adjust the duration and aspect ratio to fit your scene.

Build a prompt in four parts

1. Subject: name the person, product or object and describe the details that matter.
2. Action: specify one clear motion and how it develops.
3. Camera: set framing, movement and point of view.
4. Look and sound: add lighting, color and any audio instructions only when audio is enabled.

A reference image can guide appearance. The homepage accepts up to three images; it does not yet offer a Key Frames editor.

Example prompts

Portrait: “A ceramic artist turns a freshly glazed bowl under soft window light. Slow close-up dolly, shallow depth of field, natural studio ambience.”

Product: “A compact camera rotates on a dark plinth while a narrow rim light reveals its metal texture. One continuous orbit, clean background, no text overlays.”

Vertical social clip: “A cyclist stops beside a flower market at sunrise. Handheld eye-level camera follows the turn, warm natural light, 9:16 composition.”

Match the selected settings

Kling 4.0 currently offers 5–30 seconds at 720p or 1080p, and a separate 4K option for 4–15 seconds. Flash offers 5–15 seconds at 720p. Keep the planned action within the selected duration. When a result needs revision, change one instruction at a time and review the credit quote before another run.

Gallery clips are for creative inspiration; their original model sources have not been verified. See the complete guide for the current controls and credit rules.