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Midjourney V7 Cinematic Still

Film-style cinematic still prompts for Midjourney V7 with lens, lighting, and color-grade controls.

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About the Midjourney V7 Cinematic Still Prompt Template

This ai & automation template assigns the AI the role of a cinematographer and Midjourney V7 prompt engineer specializing in anamorphic framing, lighting design, and color grading, so the prompt it builds is framed by genuine subject-matter expertise rather than a generic request.

What it does: Write a single Midjourney V7 prompt for a cinematic still of your subject in your location with your lighting and a your color grade color grade.

You fill in 9 fields (4 required, 5 optional), and SurePrompts assembles a complete, structured prompt you can paste straight into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

Generate AI prompts, model configurations, and AI-related content.

How to Use This Template

  1. 1

    Fill in Subject

    e.g., lone figure in red coat, weathered detective, fox at dusk

  2. 2

    Fill in Location

    e.g., neon-lit Tokyo alley after rain, foggy redwood forest at dawn

  3. 3

    Fill in Lighting

    Enter the lighting for your prompt.

  4. 4

    Fill in Color Grade

    Enter the color grade for your prompt.

  5. 5

    Fill in Lens / Framing

    Enter the lens / framing for your prompt.

  6. 6

    Fill in Aspect Ratio (--ar)

    Enter the aspect ratio (--ar) for your prompt.

  7. 7

    Fill in Stylize (--s)

    250-400 is the sweet spot for cinematic work.

  8. 8

    Fill in Chaos (--chaos)

    Enter the chaos (--chaos) for your prompt.

  9. 9

    Fill in Exclude (--no)

    e.g., crowds, text, watermark, blur

  10. 10

    Copy your prompt

    Click the copy button to copy your generated prompt, then paste it into your preferred AI tool.

Template Fields

Every field below maps to a part of the finished Midjourney V7 Cinematic Still prompt. Required fields shape the core request; optional fields add detail and control.

SubjecttextRequired

A required input that takes a short line of text.

Example: e.g., lone figure in red coat, weathered detective, fox at dusk

LocationtextRequired

A required input that takes a short line of text.

Example: e.g., neon-lit Tokyo alley after rain, foggy redwood forest at dawn

LightingselectRequired

A required input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 6 preset choices.

Available choices:

Golden hour side lightingNeon reflections on wet pavementSingle spotlight from aboveRim lighting around silhouetteVolumetric light beams through fogBlue hour with practical lights
Color GradeselectRequired

A required input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 6 preset choices.

Available choices:

Teal and orange blockbusterCyan and magenta cyberpunkDesaturated bleach bypassWarm vintage KodachromeCool monochromeHigh-contrast noir
Lens / Framingselect

An optional input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 6 preset choices.

Available choices:

Wide 24mm anamorphic35mm medium shot50mm standard85mm portrait compression100mm telephotoExtreme close-up
Aspect Ratio (--ar)select

An optional input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 5 preset choices.

Available choices:

16:921:92:35:14:59:16
Stylize (--s)select

An optional input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 6 preset choices.

250-400 is the sweet spot for cinematic work.

Available choices:

200250300350400500
Chaos (--chaos)select

An optional input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 5 preset choices.

Available choices:

010152025
Exclude (--no)text

An optional input that takes a short line of text.

Example: e.g., crowds, text, watermark, blur

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