Runway Gen-4.5 Prompting Guide for Consistent Shots

Runway Gen-4 workflows are strongest when text prompts are paired with reference imagery. This improves consistency for characters, products, and environment details.

Treat the image as identity anchor and text as motion and camera instruction.

Use short motion beats with explicit camera language. Keep each shot to one primary action and one transition intent.

When teams ask how to adapt one prompt across models, this pattern usually ports well to Kling, Veo, and Seedance too.

• -Anchor frame: define who and where.
• -Motion line: one action, one speed cue.
• -Camera line: one movement instruction.
• -Style lock: repeated color and tone notes.

Repeat wardrobe, props, and scene constraints in every shot block. Do not rely on memory from earlier prompts.

Use short blocks, evaluate output, and continue from the best block instead of rewriting from scratch.