How to use these prompts
Image prompts are written for a still editor: Midjourney, DALL·E, Gemini or a local model. Video prompts are written for an image-to-video model such as Seedance 2.0. Both follow the same discipline: state what to keep, what to change, the camera, the light and what to avoid.
Change one variable at a time. If you change the kit colour, the camera and the stadium in the same pass, you will not know which change broke the shot.
The five parts of a football prompt
Every prompt on this page has the same skeleton. Once you see it, you can write your own without copying.
- Subject and identity: who is in frame and what must stay the same.
- Action: one readable beat, then the next beat.
- Camera: one lens or movement instruction, not three.
- Light and place: floodlights, tunnel, crowd, time of day.
- Exclusions: no text, no logos, no extra limbs, no face swap.
Image prompts are for the poster; video prompts are for the clip
An image prompt can hold a whole scene because the model renders one frame. A video prompt has to describe what changes between frames. That is why the video prompts below are shorter: too many simultaneous actions is the fastest way to get a broken body.
If you are making a thumbnail, generate the still first, then animate a simpler version of the same scene. Do not ask one video prompt to build the poster and the motion at the same time.
A note on likeness and logos
Use photos you have the right to use. Do not ask a model to put a real player into an event that did not happen. Keep club badges, sponsor logos and broadcast graphics out of the prompt; generated logos are usually garbled and can create trademark problems.
The prompts below describe generic kits and stadiums for that reason. The football read comes from the action and the light, not from a licensed crest.
Prompt recipe
A cinematic football portrait: the player stands in a floodlit tunnel before a night match, steam in the air, camera at chest height, shallow depth of field, dark green and warm amber palette, photorealistic editorial photography.This is the exact English prompt the model receives. Edit it in the studio above; the credit cost depends on resolution and length, not on the prompt.
Prompt library
Copy a prompt into your image editor or video model. Image prompts are written for still generators; video prompts are written for image-to-video models.
Tunnel portrait
imageA cinematic football portrait: the player stands in a floodlit tunnel before a night match, steam in the air, camera at chest height, shallow depth of field, dark green and warm amber palette, photorealistic editorial photography, no text, no logos.
Matchday poster
imageA vertical matchday poster: a footballer in a generic dark green kit under a single floodlight, rain in the air, dramatic rim light, empty stadium seats behind, high-contrast editorial photography, space at the top for a headline, no text, no club crest.
Vintage programme
imageA vintage football programme cover: a 1970s striker in a plain red kit, grainy halftone print, faded cream paper, slight registration offset, warm nostalgia, portrait orientation, no readable text, no logos.
Stadium wide
imageA wide cinematic photograph of a floodlit football stadium at night, empty pitch, mist over the grass, green and amber colour grade, symmetrical composition, no people, no text, no branding.
Chip and finish
videoA broadcast football highlight: a player runs onto a long ball over the top, the goalkeeper rushes out, the player chips it over him, two defenders slide in, and the ball rolls into the empty net. Long lens from the halfway line, night stadium, slow motion, keep the same face and clothing.
Corner-flag celebration
videoThe player wheels away toward the corner flag, arms outstretched, stadium lights flaring behind them, teammates sprinting to catch up, cinematic slow motion, low-angle tracking shot, keep the same face and clothing, no text.
Tunnel walk
videoA packed stadium at night, floodlight haze, the player walks out of the tunnel onto the pitch, camera tracks behind them at shoulder height, drums and crowd noise, cinematic colour grade, keep the same face and clothing.
First touch and turn
videoA player controls a driven pass with one touch, spins away from a defender and drives forward, grass flying from the studs, tight broadcast camera following the ball, daylight match, keep the same face and clothing.
Questions, answered
Are these prompts free to use?
Yes. Copy them and adapt them. You do not need an account to copy a prompt; an account is only needed to render a video on Ozilai.
Which image model do these work with?
The image prompts are written to be portable across Midjourney, DALL·E, Gemini and other instruction-following image editors. Expect to adjust the phrasing for a specific model.
Can I use the video prompts on another platform?
Yes. They are ordinary English prompts. The identity clause is specific to Ozilai’s studio, but the action and camera lines travel.
Why do the prompts avoid club names?
Generated badges and kits with real crests are unreliable and can create trademark issues. Generic colours and a floodlit stadium read as football without them.
Can I get the prompt for a specific template?
The goal, celebration, stadium and first-touch prompts are on the football edits page. This page adds standalone image and video starters you can mix with them.
