Midjourney tips for realistic cinematic photography with AI

 Here are some Midjourney tips for generation of realistic cinematic photography. 

 

Midjourney setup


First step is to setup Midjourney settings to use Midjourney 5.2 as default. 

Use prompt:
/settings [enter] select [use latest model (5.2.)]

Cinematic pictures creation


Lets go create some nice cinematic pictures.

BASIC prompt

A cinematic scene, [scene / subject / action ] --ar 16:9

EXTENDED prompt

A cinematic scene from [year / movie genre / movie name], [shot type], [scene / subject / action] captured by [cinematic camera], film directed by [director], [emotion], [lighting] --ar 16:9 --style raw

Improving of cinematic look using words like:
-ultra realistic, film grain, cinematic color grading, detailed faces, dramatic lighting

Shot types


-extreme long shot - shot from longer distance, goal is to show surroundings & geographical location
-long shot (wide shot) - subject is in the middle almost full body with the enviroment
-medium shot - subject in the middle, focus on chest / chest up and blurry environment
-closeup - close to object emphasizing of details
-extreme closeup - very detailed
-full shot - typically for full body show (head to toe, full outfit, entire body)
-over the shoulder - from the perspective other person, dialog scene
-point of view - used for action images (like action camera), character view
-low angle shot - using viewpoint from the below
-high angle shot - opposite the low angle
-eye level shot - camera in eye position (neutral angle) of a person
-dutch angle shot - titled camera position
-bird's eye view - camera in high position over the object, wider perspective
-drone shot - higher altitude as bird's eye, more environment
-rule of thirds shot - for interesting composition
-candid shot - shot taken without subject knowledge
-silhoutte shot - black silhoutte of the subject against the brighter background

Camera types

-Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - portraits, landscape, event photo
-Canon EOS-1D X Mark II - sports, wildlife, action photo
-Sony Alpha a7 III - street photo, sports, wildlife
-Hasselblad X1D - landscapes, fashion, product photo
-Nikon D850 - landscapes, portrait photo
-Kodak Porta 800 film - nostalgic style photo

Cinematic camera

-Sony CineAlta, Canon Cinema EOS, Phantom High-Speed Camera, Blackmagic Design Camera, Arri Alexa, Super-16 (vintage film), DJI Phantom 4 Pro (aerial photos)

Keywords for motion photos

-motion blur, action scene, dynamic scene, dynamic motion, image capturing the dynamic and implied movement

Lighting keywords

-low key lighting - dark room, lots of shadows (suitable for thrillers or horrors)
-high key lighting - opposite of the 1st, well lit scene (suitable for comedy or sitcoms)
-rim lighting - glowing around the edges, person stands out from the background
-practical lighting - lamp or neon depending on the source of light
-motivated lighting - natural source of light in the scene

Can be combined with various lighting situations like sunny, rainy, cloudy, snowy, foggy, hazy, sunrise, morning, afternoon, golden hour, sunset, twilight.
 

 
 Credits to Cyberjungle

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