Kling 4.0 prompt guide
Kling 4.0 makes one take of 3 to 30 seconds with sound, from a prompt, a first and last frame, or up to 10 reference images. A long take needs a plan: write the shot, then what happens in order.
What Kling 4.0 takes
- Takes a prompt, a first frame, a last frame and up to 10 reference images, named @Image1 to @Image10 in the prompt.
- Clips of 3 to 30 seconds.
- Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 21:9.
- Settings: 720p; 1080p.
- From 11.25 credits per second.
The order to write a prompt in
- The shot: "One continuous shot", the frame (16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 21:9 in the settings) and the camera.
- Who and what: the subjects, with the reference images named @Image1, @Image2 and so on.
- What happens, in order: the beats of the take, one sentence each.
- The sound and the look.
Tips
- Name each reference image by its position: @Image1 is the first one you add, up to @Image10 for the 10th. Say what to take from each: "the jacket from @Image2".
- For a take longer than 10 seconds, write the beats in order: first, then, finally. One beat per sentence keeps the timing clear.
- A first and a last frame fix how the clip starts and ends; describe the motion between them.
- Describe the sound as part of the scene: what is heard, how loud, and whether there is music.
- 21:9 is for trailers and cinematic ads; pick it in the settings rather than in the prompt.
Example prompts
One continuous shot. A cyclist rides through a narrow old-town street at dawn. First the camera follows from behind, then it rises above the rooftops as the sun comes up, finally it settles on the harbour below. Birds, distant church bells, soft ambient music. Cinematic, warm light.
The woman from @Image1 wearing the coat from @Image2 walks out of the café from @Image3 onto a snowy street and turns up her collar. Tracking shot from the front. Footsteps crunch on snow, muffled city sounds.
The flower bud slowly opens into full bloom as morning light grows brighter. Macro shot, the camera holds still. Soft birdsong.