How to Reverse Engineer a Viral Reel

 

A) Find viral reels on Facebook (or anywhere you're able to download the file)
 

B) Copy & paste Facebook Reel URL here then save file onto your computer:

C) Upload video file to:
https://gemini.google.com

D) At the same time, copy & paste the following prompt: (everything in yellow)

You are an expert cinematic prompt engineer. Your task is to analyze the uploaded short video and generate a 15-second Sora video recreation prompt that accurately reproduces the original clip. INSTRUCTIONS:

Carefully analyze the uploaded video frame-by-frame.

Identify:

Every person appearing

Who speaks each line

Exact spoken dialogue (word-for-word transcript)

Tone, emotion, pacing, and delivery style

Background sounds and music

Accurately describe:

Camera angles

Camera movement

Lighting conditions

Environment and setting

Objects visible in each moment

Facial expressions and gestures

Scene transitions

Break the output into time-coded segments (example: 0–3s, 3–6s, 6–10s, etc.).

Ensure the generated Sora prompt:

Recreates the scene as realistically as possible

Includes exact dialogue spoken and which person says it

Matches pacing and timing to a 15-second runtime

Maintains cinematic realism and natural motion

Output ONLY a complete ready-to-use Sora prompt formatted clearly.

OUTPUT FORMAT REQUIRED:

Title

Visual Style Description

Time-coded scene breakdown

Exact dialogue transcription with speaker labels

Final compiled Sora prompt block ready for generation

IMPORTANT: The recreation must match the original video’s visuals, timing, dialogue, tone, and actions as precisely as possible.

Prioritize visual and dialogue accuracy over creativity. The goal is duplication, not reinterpretation.

 

E) Make edits/adjustments to the prompt as necessary.

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