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The Car-Smashing Thief

A locked-off car interior shot, a smashed window, and one bold escape

Hey, it's Donna! 💛 This one's a tense little cinematic heist scene — someone spots a hero object through a car window, smashes the glass, grabs it, and runs. Two reference images, a locked-off interior shot, and a handheld exterior finish. Here's the full breakdown.

⚡ Model: Starwish (Cinematic Realism, Locked-Off + Handheld)
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Demo Video

Reference Video

The Car-Smashing Thief (720p, 15s)

Locked-off interior smash-and-grab, cut to a short handheld exterior escape.

Concept

What are we creating?

A 15-second cinematic realistic video told in one static locked-off interior shot followed by a short handheld exterior shot. A person (matched exactly to your character reference — face, gender, and outfit included) notices a hero object — whatever real object you upload as Image 2 — sitting on the back seat of a vintage 1970s sedan, breaks the rear window with a stone, pulls it out through the broken glass, and sprints off just as a police cruiser rolls into frame.
Included

What you'll get ✨

  • ✓
    A copy-paste-ready prompt for your AI video tool.
  • ✓
    A shot-by-shot breakdown (0–15s) with exact beats and timing.
  • ✓
    Camera rules to keep the interior locked-off and the exterior handheld.
  • ✓
    Checkpoints for keeping the character and hero object consistent.

Visual Architecture

📌 Reference Map — What Each Image Does

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Reference Priority: Character = Image 1 → Hero Object = Image 2. Do not let the object drift into the original PS5-box concept — it must match Image 2 exactly.
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🎬 The Full Prompt

car-smashing-thief-prompt.txt
REFERENCE MAP

Image 1 = PRIMARY CHARACTER REFERENCE
Use Image 1 as the exact identity reference for the main character.
Preserve the recognizable facial features, hairstyle, proportions,
gender, and outfit exactly as shown in Image 1, consistently throughout
the entire video. The character's gender and clothing are determined
entirely by Image 1 — do not assume or default to any specific gender
or wardrobe. The character must clearly look like the person in Image 1,
not a generic actor or model.

Image 2 = HERO OBJECT REFERENCE
Use Image 2 as the exact visual reference for the hero object. Replace the
original PS5 box concept with the exact object shown in Image 2. Preserve
its recognizable object type, shape, proportions, color, material,
branding, logo placement, surface details, and overall appearance as
closely as possible. Do not reinterpret or convert it into a shopping bag,
box, package, or any other object type unless that is what Image 2
actually shows.

VIDEO PROMPT

Create a 15-second cinematic realistic video.

SCENE SETUP
Interior of a vintage 1970s black sedan, viewed from a camera placed low
on the rear bench seat, shooting past the driver's headrest toward the
closed right-side rear window. The hero object from Image 2 stands upright
on the black leather rear seat, front facing camera, tilted back slightly,
held in place by the car's black seatbelt strapped diagonally across it.
Warm late-afternoon sunlight enters through the glass. Outside the car
window, a warm brick wall and iron railing are visible, softly out of
focus.

CHARACTER
The thief is the exact individual shown in Image 1 — same gender, same
face, same body type, wearing the exact same outfit shown in Image 1.
Do not change, restyle, or reinterpret the outfit. Do not change the
gender. The thief's performance should feel natural, alert, and
realistic.

SHOT STRUCTURE

0–3s
The camera remains completely locked inside the car. The thief walks past
the right-side rear window from left to right, then suddenly stops
mid-stride and steps back into frame. The thief notices the hero object
inside the car, leans closer to the window, cups one hand against the
glass to reduce reflection, and stares directly at the object, narrowing
the thief's eyes.

3–6s
The thief quickly looks left, then right, checking whether anyone is
watching. The thief drops out of the bottom of frame, then rises back
into view holding a rough grey stone, weighing it once in one palm,
preparing to strike.

6–9s
The thief swings hard and smashes the right-side rear window. The glass
should burst into thousands of glittering tempered glass fragments,
spraying inward across the black leather seat and across the front of
the hero object. The flying glass catches the late-afternoon sunlight.
The thief throws the stone away off-frame immediately after the smash.

9–12s
The thief reaches through the shattered window opening, presses the
seatbelt buckle so the belt snaps loose off the hero object, then grabs
the hero object with both hands and drags it out through the broken
window opening. Small glass crumbs slide and skitter across the leather
seat as the object leaves frame.

12–15s
Cut to a low handheld exterior shot from the pavement. The thief walks
away quickly with the hero object hugged tightly against the thief's
chest. The outfit moves naturally with the thief's stride, exactly as
shown in Image 1. Behind the thief, a police cruiser rolls into frame
with rooftop lights turning on. The thief notices it and breaks into a
sprint, exiting frame fast while the shot holds briefly.

CAMERA RULES
The interior sequence must remain fully static and locked — no pan, no
tilt, no push-in, no zoom, no camera drift. Only the final exterior shot
should be low handheld. Use shallow depth of field: keep the hero object
and glass fragments sharp, keep the background street softer and slightly
blurred.

VISUAL STYLE
Cinematic realism, natural performance, believable motion, realistic
glass physics, realistic seatbelt interaction, warm late-afternoon
sunlight, black leather interior with visible texture, subtle reflections
on the car window, grounded urban atmosphere, tense but realistic pacing.

SOUND
Ambient street hum, footsteps outside the car, brief pause of tension,
sharp glass shatter, seatbelt buckle click, movement rustle, quick
footsteps, distant siren rising late.

NEGATIVE / IMPORTANT CONSTRAINTS
Do not change the character's identity, gender, or outfit from Image 1.
Do not default to a specific gender — match Image 1 exactly. Do not
replace the hero object with a PS5 box. Do not reinterpret the hero
object as a shopping bag, box, package, or generic prop unless that is
what Image 2 actually shows. Preserve the actual object type and
recognizable appearance shown in Image 2. Do not move the camera during
the interior car sequence. Do not stylize the scene into comedy or
exaggeration. Do not overdo slow motion. Keep the action realistic and
physically believable.
Before You Generate

💡 Checkpoints

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    Lock the interior shot down completely. Any camera drift in seconds 0–12 breaks the "one static angle" feel that makes the smash land at second 6 hit harder.
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    Glass physics is the money shot. If your tool lets you weight certain beats, put extra emphasis on the 6–9s window-smash segment — that's the moment the whole clip is built around.
  • •
    Keep the exterior handheld shot short and punchy. It's only 3 seconds — don't let the tool wander into a longer chase; the siren + sprint should land right as the clip ends.
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