Ready to begin creating with Google Veo 3.1? This guide provides a full overview of how to construct effective prompts and take advantage of the model’s creative capabilities. You can try everything described here directly using Motionize.AI’s Veo generator:
👉 https://motionize.ai/generate/google-veo-3
Google’s Veo 3.1 represents a shift from simple video generation toward more nuanced creative direction. Building upon the base Veo 3 model, Veo 3.1 adds stronger prompt adherence and notable improvements in audio-visual fidelity, especially when animating still images.
What You’ll Learn
This guide covers:
- The full capabilities of Google Veo 3.1 on Vertex AI.
- A practical prompt formula that keeps characters, scenes, and styles consistent.
- How to direct both video and audio using cinematic language.
- Advanced workflows that combine Veo with Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) for sophisticated multi-step creation.
Use these techniques directly inside Motionize.AI’s Veo interface:
👉 https://motionize.ai/generate/google-veo-3
Veo 3.1: Model Capabilities
Understanding the model’s range helps you shape clearer, more controlled prompts. Veo 3.1 introduces integrated audio generation alongside its core video features. These tools are still evolving, and Google continues refining them based on user feedback.
Core Generation Features
- High-fidelity video generation: 720p or 1080p
- Aspect ratios: 16:9 or 9:16
- Clip lengths: 4, 6, or 8 seconds
- Realistic audio & dialogue: Veo 3.1 produces synchronized speech, ambience, and sound cues based on textual descriptions.
- Enhanced scene comprehension: Better handling of story cues, character interactions, and cinematic style.
Advanced Creative Controls
- Enhanced image-to-video: Higher prompt alignment and improved audio-visual results.
- “Ingredients to video”: Supply reference images for style, characters, objects, or environments to maintain visual consistency—now with audio support.
- “First and last frame” transitions: Create smooth transitions between two reference images with matching sound.
- Add/remove object: Modify a scene while retaining its composition (powered by Veo 2; audio not supported).
- SynthID watermarking: All Google-generated videos include Google’s AI watermark.
Try these features on Motionize.AI:
👉 https://motionize.ai/generate/google-veo-3
A Reliable Prompt Structure
To produce consistent, high-quality results, structure your prompts using this five-part formula:
[Cinematography] + [Subject] + [Action] + [Context] + [Style & Ambiance]
Cinematography — Shot selection, camera movement
Subject — Who or what appears in frame
Action — What is happening
Context — Environment and background
Style & ambiance — Lighting, tone, mood
Example Prompt:
Medium shot, a tired corporate worker, rubbing his temples in exhaustion, in front of a bulky 1980s computer in a cluttered office late at night. The scene is lit by the harsh fluorescent overhead lights and the green glow of the monochrome monitor. Retro aesthetic, shot as if on 1980s color film, slightly grainy.
Essential Prompting Techniques
1. Cinematography Keywords
Camera language is one of the strongest ways to express tone and motion.
Camera movement:
Dolly shot, tracking shot, crane shot, aerial view, slow pan, POV shot
Crane shot example (unchanged):
Prompt: Crane shot starting low on a lone hiker and ascending high above, revealing they are standing on the edge of a colossal, mist-filled canyon at sunrise, epic fantasy style, awe-inspiring, soft morning light.
Composition:
Wide shot, close-up, extreme close-up, low angle, two-shot
Lens & focus:
Shallow depth of field, wide-angle lens, soft focus, macro lens, deep focus
Shallow depth of field example:
Prompt: Close-up with very shallow depth of field, a young woman's face, looking out a bus window at the passing city lights with her reflection faintly visible on the glass, inside a bus at night during a rainstorm, melancholic mood with cool blue tones, moody, cinematic.
2. Directing Audio
Veo 3.1 generates synchronized soundscapes. Use:
- Dialogue: Use quotes for speech
- SFX: Label sound effects (e.g., SFX: thunder cracks overhead)
- Ambient audio: Describe environmental sounds
3. Mastering Negative Prompts
Specify exclusions clearly by stating what should be present (or absent).
Example:
✔ “a desolate landscape with no buildings or roads”
✘ “no man-made structures”
4. Enhance With Gemini
If you want richer detail or cinematic language, you can use Gemini to rewrite or expand your initial idea before generating with Veo.
Advanced Creative Workflows
Below are three workflows demonstrating how Veo 3.1 can be paired with Gemini 2.5 Flash Image through Motionize.AI.
Workflow 1: Dynamic Transition Using “First and Last Frame”
This method creates a controlled camera movement between two intentionally crafted viewpoints.
Step 1 — Generate the starting image (Gemini)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image prompt:
“Medium shot of a female pop star singing passionately into a vintage microphone. She is on a dark stage, lit by a single, dramatic spotlight from the front. She has her eyes closed, capturing an emotional moment. Photorealistic, cinematic.”
Step 2 — Generate the ending image (Gemini)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image prompt:
“POV shot from behind the singer on stage, looking out at a large, cheering crowd. The stage lights are bright, creating lens flare. You can see the back of the singer's head and shoulders in the foreground. The audience is a sea of lights and silhouettes. Energetic atmosphere.”
Step 3 — Animate the transition in Veo
Veo 3.1 prompt:
“The camera performs a smooth 180-degree arc shot, starting with the front-facing view of the singer and circling around her to seamlessly end on the POV shot from behind her on stage. The singer sings “when you look me in the eyes, I can see a million stars.”
Generate transitions like this using:
👉 https://motionize.ai/generate/google-veo-3
Workflow 2: Creating Dialogue Scenes with “Ingredients to Video”
This approach is ideal for multi-shot character interactions while retaining consistent visuals.
Step 1 — Create reference visuals (Gemini)
Step 2 — Build each shot with Veo
Prompt:
“Using the provided images for the detective, the woman, and the office setting, create a medium shot of the detective behind his desk. He looks up at the woman and says in a weary voice, "Of all the offices in this town, you had to walk into mine."”
Prompt:
“Using the provided images for the detective, the woman, and the office setting, create a shot focusing on the woman. A slight, mysterious smile plays on her lips as she replies, "You were highly recommended."”
Create your own dialogue-driven scenes at:
👉 https://motionize.ai/generate/google-veo-3
Workflow 3: Timestamp Prompting for Multi-Shot Sequences
Timestamp prompting allows you to define multiple shots within a single clip.
Prompt example:
[00:00-00:02] Medium shot from behind a young female explorer with a leather satchel and messy brown hair in a ponytail, as she pushes aside a large jungle vine to reveal a hidden path.
[00:02-00:04] Reverse shot of the explorer's freckled face, her expression filled with awe as she gazes upon ancient, moss-covered ruins in the background. SFX: The rustle of dense leaves, distant exotic bird calls.
[00:04-00:06] Tracking shot following the explorer as she steps into the clearing and runs her hand over the intricate carvings on a crumbling stone wall. Emotion: Wonder and reverence.
[00:06-00:08] Wide, high-angle crane shot, revealing the lone explorer standing small in the center of the vast, forgotten temple complex, half-swallowed by the jungle. SFX: A swelling, gentle orchestral score begins to play.
Try timestamp prompting on Motionize.AI:
👉 https://motionize.ai/generate/google-veo-3