The one-prompt Opus test: a 15-second showreel prompt engineered in four layers
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-11-10
Part 3 of the tutorial: the simplest test prompt is "make a dynamic 15-second motion graphics video showing what an incredible motion designer you are, like it's your showreel for a résumé. Go all out." It generates 6–8 shots in one pass, with sound.
The annotated image breaks down the four-layer design: "15-second" fits one pass while holding 6–8 shots; "showreel for a résumé" sets a genre with known rules (fast cuts, new technique per shot, best work first); making the model the subject shows techniques instead of explainer facts; "go all out" acts as an effort multiplier on top of xhigh/max thinking budgets.
Caveat: this tests the engine, not creativity — reuse it and everyone's videos start looking the same.
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