Out-of-Place Comedy · "Empire Has Issues"
Stormtrooper in Therapy
Imperial Stormtrooper working through occupational trauma with therapist. Replace the {{highlighted}} variables below with your own twist — suggestions included — then copy the JSON for your model.
{
"scene": {
"location": "typical therapist office with couch, tissues, calming decor",
"mood": "professional mental health setting disrupted by sci-fi element",
"environment": "professional therapy office with all standard elements"
},
"action": "therapy session behavior, emotional breakthroughs, professional counseling",
"camera": {
"angle": "traditional therapy session framing",
"distance": "medium shots allowing for emotional expression despite helmet",
"movement": "respectful, therapeutic pacing"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "soft, therapeutic lighting creating safe space atmosphere"
},
"style": {
"tone": "serious therapy session with absurd participant",
"color_palette": "calming therapeutic colors contrasted with stark white armor",
"whos_out_of_place": "{{whos_out_of_place}}",
"where": "{{where}}",
"public_reaction": "{{public_reaction}}",
"mood": "{{mood}}"
},
"audio": {
"music": "gentle therapeutic background or silence for authenticity"
}
}- Veo 3.1 follows structured prompts unusually well — lock camera, lighting and audio as separate JSON fields and it respects each one.
- Native audio: describe dialogue, ambient sound and music directly in the audio field.
{
"action": "therapy session behavior, emotional breakthroughs, professional counseling",
"scene": {
"location": "typical therapist office with couch, tissues, calming decor",
"mood": "professional mental health setting disrupted by sci-fi element",
"environment": "professional therapy office with all standard elements"
},
"camera": {
"angle": "traditional therapy session framing",
"distance": "medium shots allowing for emotional expression despite helmet",
"movement": "respectful, therapeutic pacing"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "soft, therapeutic lighting creating safe space atmosphere"
},
"style": {
"tone": "serious therapy session with absurd participant",
"color_palette": "calming therapeutic colors contrasted with stark white armor",
"whos_out_of_place": "{{whos_out_of_place}}",
"where": "{{where}}",
"public_reaction": "{{public_reaction}}",
"mood": "{{mood}}"
},
"audio": {
"music": "gentle therapeutic background or silence for authenticity"
}
}- Kling 3.0 reasons about the scene like a director — write the action field as a shot note, not a keyword list.
- Multi-shot is the signature feature: split the action into "Shot 1: … Shot 2: …" inside the action field for cuts within one generation.
{
"camera": {
"angle": "traditional therapy session framing",
"distance": "medium shots allowing for emotional expression despite helmet",
"movement": "respectful, therapeutic pacing"
},
"action": "therapy session behavior, emotional breakthroughs, professional counseling",
"scene": {
"location": "typical therapist office with couch, tissues, calming decor",
"mood": "professional mental health setting disrupted by sci-fi element",
"environment": "professional therapy office with all standard elements"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "soft, therapeutic lighting creating safe space atmosphere"
},
"style": {
"tone": "serious therapy session with absurd participant",
"color_palette": "calming therapeutic colors contrasted with stark white armor",
"whos_out_of_place": "{{whos_out_of_place}}",
"where": "{{where}}",
"public_reaction": "{{public_reaction}}",
"mood": "{{mood}}"
},
"audio": {
"music": "gentle therapeutic background or silence for authenticity"
}
}- Seedance responds best to a strict block order: CAMERA → SUBJECT → ACTION → ENVIRONMENT → LIGHTING → STYLE. The JSON below is ordered to match.
- Keep the camera block to a shot type plus one movement — stacking movements degrades output.
{
"action": "therapy session behavior, emotional breakthroughs, professional counseling",
"scene": {
"location": "typical therapist office with couch, tissues, calming decor",
"mood": "professional mental health setting disrupted by sci-fi element",
"environment": "professional therapy office with all standard elements"
},
"camera": {
"angle": "traditional therapy session framing",
"distance": "medium shots allowing for emotional expression despite helmet",
"movement": "respectful, therapeutic pacing"
},
"style": {
"tone": "serious therapy session with absurd participant",
"color_palette": "calming therapeutic colors contrasted with stark white armor",
"whos_out_of_place": "{{whos_out_of_place}}",
"where": "{{where}}",
"public_reaction": "{{public_reaction}}",
"mood": "{{mood}}"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "soft, therapeutic lighting creating safe space atmosphere"
}
}- Wan 2.2 is the latest version with genuinely open, downloadable weights. "Wan 2.5/2.6/2.7" are hosted API-only versions on commercial platforms.
- Open-weights Wan 2.2 has no audio track — drop the audio field or move sound design to post.
{
"action": "therapy session behavior, emotional breakthroughs, professional counseling",
"camera": {
"angle": "traditional therapy session framing",
"distance": "medium shots allowing for emotional expression despite helmet",
"movement": "respectful, therapeutic pacing"
},
"scene": {
"location": "typical therapist office with couch, tissues, calming decor",
"mood": "professional mental health setting disrupted by sci-fi element",
"environment": "professional therapy office with all standard elements"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "soft, therapeutic lighting creating safe space atmosphere"
},
"style": {
"tone": "serious therapy session with absurd participant",
"color_palette": "calming therapeutic colors contrasted with stark white armor",
"whos_out_of_place": "{{whos_out_of_place}}",
"where": "{{where}}",
"public_reaction": "{{public_reaction}}",
"mood": "{{mood}}"
}
}- Runway exposes camera controls in the UI — use the camera block here as your settings checklist rather than prompt text.
- Gen-4.5 excels with reference images: the subject field doubles as your reference-tagging description.
Fill in the variables
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{{whos_out_of_place}} — The Stormtrooper's Background
Stormtrooper with PTSD from Death Star explosionImperial soldier questioning the Empire's methodsTrooper dealing with identity crisis behind the maskStormtrooper with performance anxiety about missing targetsClone trooper struggling with individuality issuesFormer Stormtrooper trying to reintegrate into civilian life
{{where}} — Therapy Office Details
Couples therapy office where he's aloneGroup therapy session with other patients staringChild psychologist's office with colorful decorationsHigh-end private practice in upscale buildingCommunity mental health center with budget furnitureOnline therapy session via video call
{{public_reaction}} — How Others React
Other patients in waiting room pretending not to stareReceptionist calmly scheduling follow-up appointmentsSecurity guard debating whether armor counts as weaponTherapist's kids excited to meet 'Space Soldier' after sessionInsurance company representatives trying to process claimsJanitor wondering if armor needs special cleaning protocols
{{mood}} — Overall Tone
absurdly seriousheartwarming breakthroughcomedically professionalunexpectedly touchingbureaucratically surreal
Run this prompt
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