ZHGiant Shadow Raven Swarm Over Gothic City
A colossal raven formed from shadow particles and smoke descends silently over a foggy gothic city, then bursts into thousands of smaller shadow birds that flood the streets. The sequence uses a slow push-in, a crash zoom as the wings spread, an orbit through frozen rain, and an FPV dive through the swarm before the birds reform atop a cathedral as the camera retreats into the storm.
Pierrick Chevallier | IA @CharaspowerAI
Prompt (original, unmodified)
A giant raven made of shadow particles and smoke, wings spanning entire city blocks, glowing red eyes piercing through darkness. Descends from the sky in total silence before exploding into thousands of smaller shadow birds that flood the streets like a living storm. Gothic city at night with heavy fog, rain and flickering lanterns. Begins with slow cinematic push-in toward the raven silhouette in the clouds, sudden crash zoom as wings spread, orbit shot through frozen rain droplets, FPV dive through the shadow swarm, volumetric smoke and particle simulation engulfing the frame, ending with all shadow birds reforming into the giant raven perched atop a cathedral while the city below disappears into darkness and the camera slowly retreats into the storm
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How this prompt compares
The techniques this prompt uses are more common in fantasy prompts than in the library overall:
| Technique | In fantasy | Library average | Lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| orbit | 22% | 14% | 1.59x |
| push-in | 17% | 12% | 1.4x |
| volumetric | 51% | 23% | 2.23x |
| silhouette | 12% | 8% | 1.45x |
Across all 5,926 prompts, the techniques used here appear at: volumetric 23%, low-key 17%, orbit 14%, practical lights 12%.
