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WAN 3.0 prompts that actually ran

Every prompt below was generated with WAN 3.0 in Made, and the output next to it is what came back — not a curated stock image. Copy a prompt as a starting point, then use the guide underneath to adapt it.

Original results

WAN 3.0 prompts and their outputs

These examples use media produced for Made. Prompts are included when the production record allows them.

Motion study

“A glassblower turns molten glass at the furnace mouth, heat shimmer rising, the camera arcing slowly from the flame to their focused face.”

Image-to-video

“Animate the scene: the glass glows and turns, sparks drift, furnace roar fills the room, the camera holds a slow arc.”

Creative scene

“Hot air balloons lift off over terraced fields at dawn, burners firing in turn, a slow aerial drift among the envelopes as mist burns off below.”

Glassblowing workshop still used as a WAN 3.0 start frame

Start-frame control

“Use this image as the opening composition.”

Balloons over terraced fields, a WAN 3.0 scene brief

Scene brief

“Set the scene as a still before describing its motion.”

Terracotta rooftops in evening light, a composition brief for WAN 3.0

Composition brief

“Plan the shot as a still, then hand the motion to the model.”

How to write a WAN 3.0 prompt

  1. 1

    Choose text or image input

    Write a prompt on its own, or add a start image — and optionally an end frame — to anchor the clip.

  2. 2

    Use the long-take ceiling

    Durations run from 2 to 30 seconds; describe how the shot evolves over longer takes.

  3. 3

    Set the format

    Pick a fixed aspect ratio, or adaptive to follow the input image’s shape.

  4. 4

    Review and refine

    Check motion stability across the take, then adjust one instruction at a time.

What WAN 3.0 responds well to

Prompt for these jobs

  • Long takes — up to 30 seconds in one pass
  • 1080p output for about 30% less per second than Prime
  • Start-to-end frame transitions
  • An adaptive aspect ratio that follows the input image

Check the output for

  • Slower than WAN 3.0 Prime: a 5-second 720p clip took 143 seconds in our test, against 83 on Prime.
  • Made starts at 480p, the cheapest tier; 720p and 1080p cost more per second.

Iteration is cheap here: WAN 3.0 costs from 0.5 credits / second, so rewriting a prompt and rerunning it is a normal part of the workflow, not a budget decision. See the full WAN 3.0 pricing breakdown.

Questions, answered

WAN 3.0 prompts FAQ

Need a specific answer? Contact support

It is Alibaba’s WAN 3.0 video model at its standard speed and price, with the same inputs and 30-second ceiling as WAN 3.0 Prime.

More tested prompts across all models live in the prompt library, and the full WAN 3.0 capability rundown is on the model page.