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Retro Summer Riviera

How to turn yourself into the star of a 60s Mediterranean resort music video with AI

Hey, it's Donna! šŸ’› This guide covers the exact prompt I used to turn myself into the solo lead of a 1960s-70s Italian/French Riviera resort music video — cobalt-blue ocean, cherry-red villa, vintage film look and all. Everything you need to recreate it is right here.

⚔ Model: Starwish (Solo Music Video, Retro Film Look)
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Demo Video

Reference Video

Retro Summer Riviera (720p, 18s)

Arrival, villa solo, fashion montage, poolside hero dance, kiss-to-camera freeze frame.

Concept

What are we creating?

An 18-second vertical (9:16) solo female music video, AI-generated. The concept blends 1960s-70s Mediterranean resort photography with vintage Vogue editorial and modern K-pop MV editing energy — opening with a cherry-red convertible arrival, into a villa terrace solo dance, a fast fashion montage, a poolside hero dance, and a closing kiss-to-camera freeze frame. One woman, same face throughout, every shot.
Included

What you'll get ✨

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    Full scene-by-scene timeline (0:00–0:18, with shot-by-shot direction).
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    Visual style direction (color palette, camera/lens specs, film texture).
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    Character identity lock rules — the exact wording that keeps her face consistent.
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    Original music track direction (BPM, genre blend, instrumentation).
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    The complete prompt, ready to copy and use.

Visual Architecture

šŸ“Œ Character Reference

Character reference sheet
Character Reference — Single Source of Truth
Face, hairstyle, and proportions are locked to this reference across all 18 seconds. Costume changes throughout the video — the outfit shown here is not fixed.
Generation Ready

šŸŽ¬ The Full Prompt

retro-summer-riviera-prompt.txt
RETRO SUMMER — 18S SOLO FEMALE MV

FORMAT: Vertical 9:16
DURATION: EXACTLY 18 SECONDS

VISUAL STYLE

An ultra-saturated retro fashion solo female MV blending 1960s–1970s Mediterranean resort photography, Italian Riviera, French Riviera, Technicolor cinema, vintage Vogue fashion editorial, European summer postcard aesthetics, and modern high-energy K-pop MV editing.

Extremely vivid, sexy, retro, luxurious, playful, and cinematic.

Use strong pure color blocking:
deep cobalt-blue ocean,
cherry red,
grass green,
lemon yellow,
cream white,
ultramarine blue.

Harsh Mediterranean midday sunlight with crisp shadows.

ARRI Alexa 35, Cooke S8/i lenses, Kodak Vision3-inspired film texture, authentic 35mm grain, subtle halation, rich saturated colors, realistic skin texture.

HIGH FASHION / RETRO / SEXY / EXPENSIVE / PLAYFUL / SUMMER / ICONIC.

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MAIN CHARACTER — HIGHEST PRIORITY
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There is ONLY ONE WOMAN in the entire video.

Her facial identity is determined entirely by the supplied character reference image.

The reference image is the SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH for her face.

NEVER redesign, beautify, reinterpret, or replace her facial features.

Her face shape, eyes, nose, lips, jawline, skin tone, proportions, hairstyle, hair length, and recognizable identity must remain EXACTLY consistent throughout all 18 seconds.

Costume changes are allowed.

FACE CHANGES ARE NOT.

Every shot must clearly show the SAME WOMAN.

No doubles.
No clones.
No backup dancers.
No additional people.
No background models.

ONE WOMAN ONLY.

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0:00–0:03 — ARRIVAL
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Extreme wide shot of a bright Mediterranean cliffside road beside a massive deep cobalt-blue sea.

A cherry-red 1960s convertible speeds into frame.

Fast fashion inserts:

spinning tire,
chrome mirror,
her hand on the steering wheel,
gold jewelry,
red lips,
oversized sunglasses reflecting the blue ocean.

The car suddenly brakes.

The MAIN GIRL rises slightly from the open-top convertible and looks directly toward camera with a confident expression.

BEAT DROP.

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0:03–0:06 — VILLA SOLO
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WHIP PAN.

The red car body sweeps across the lens and match-cuts into a huge cherry-red villa wall.

The MAIN GIRL is now standing alone on a graphic Mediterranean terrace.

Blue floor.
Green lawn.
Red wall.
Yellow furniture.
Deep blue ocean behind her.

She performs short confident solo choreography:

HIP → STEP → SHOULDER → TURN → HAIR FLIP.

Low-angle camera pushes rapidly toward her.

She puts on oversized sunglasses.

SNAP.

Instant full costume change.

Her FACE and IDENTITY remain completely unchanged.

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0:06–0:09 — FASHION ATTACK
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Ultra-fast solo fashion editorial montage.

SHOT 1:
Cherry-red glamorous dress.
She sits on a cobalt-blue balcony with the ocean behind her and slowly removes her sunglasses.

FLASH.

SHOT 2:
Cream-white tailored resort look.
Huge black cat-eye sunglasses.
Wind moves a silk scarf beside the blue sea.

FLASH.

SHOT 3:
Emerald-green retro resort look with gold jewelry.
She peeks from behind a giant cherry-red umbrella.

Rapid detail inserts:

lips,
eyes,
gold earrings,
sunglasses,
heels.

Every shot features EXACTLY THE SAME WOMAN.

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0:09–0:13 — POOLSIDE HERO DANCE
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FLASH CUT.

The MAIN GIRL appears beside a huge surreal Mediterranean pool wearing her most dramatic retro hero outfit.

Green lawn.
Cobalt-blue pool.
Cherry-red architecture.
Yellow umbrellas.

She performs the strongest solo choreography of the video:

HIP ISOLATION
→ BODY ROLL
→ TURN
→ HAIR FLIP
→ CONFIDENT WALK TOWARD CAMERA.

Dynamic camera:

LOW ANGLE PUSH-IN
→ QUICK ORBIT
→ CRASH ZOOM.

She walks directly toward camera.

She puts on oversized sunglasses.

Then slowly pushes them halfway down her nose and looks directly over the top of them into lens.

Tiny confident smirk.

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0:13–0:18 — ENDING
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SMASH CUT.

Back to the Mediterranean cliffside road.

The cherry-red convertible speeds past.

The MAIN GIRL is alone inside the open-top car wearing a relaxed luxury vacation look:

silk headscarf,
oversized sunglasses,
gold jewelry.

Her scarf and hair move strongly in the wind.

She turns toward camera.

Blows one kiss.

FREEZE FRAME.

Film flutter.

Sudden overexposure.

WHITE.

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MUSIC
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Original solo pop track.

132–136 BPM.

Sexy, confident, playful, expensive, retro, flirty, addictive.

Blend:
1970s funk,
disco,
surf-pop,
Mediterranean guitar,
modern female pop production.

Start immediately with rhythm.
NO long intro.

Punchy drums,
funk bass,
retro electric guitar,
short brass stabs,
hand claps,
tambourine,
modern sub bass.

Use small synchronized sound effects:

car engine,
camera shutter,
finger snap,
heel stomp,
fabric whip.

ONE female voice only.

Short melodic phrases,
talk-singing,
whispered ad-libs,
minimal lyrics.

Leave plenty of instrumental space for the visuals.

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ABSOLUTE FINAL RULE
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ONLY ONE WOMAN appears throughout the entire video.

The supplied character reference controls her identity in EVERY SHOT.

Do not create a new face during:
wide shots,
full-body shots,
profile shots,
driving shots,
dance shots,
costume changes,
or fast cuts.

The full-body version MUST use the exact same face as the close-up reference.

No facial reinterpretation.
No identity drift.
No extra people.
No duplicates.
No clones.
No distorted anatomy.

ONE WOMAN.
ONE IDENTITY.
18 SECONDS.
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Keep Creating With Me šŸ¤

If you use one of these prompts, tag @aiwithdonna so I can see what you create.

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