create-video-veo3

Purpose

Generate a single cinematic short clip with Google Veo 3.1 (the veo3_1 Higgsfield model) from a prompt and an optional start image. Veo 3.1 is the default workhorse for high-quality product video: best-in-class native audio + lip-sync, strong prompt adherence, "ad-bright" aesthetic, true 4K available via the ultra quality tier.

Use this atom when:

• The brief calls for a polished, broadcast-grade ad clip.
• Native synced dialogue or ambient audio is required in one pass.
• A reference start image (product still, brand frame) should drive the motion.
• The clip needs to be 4–8 seconds at 16:9 or 9:16.

Prefer create-video-kling for multi-shot dialogue scenes, create-video-seedance for complex camera moves with reference media, and create-video-grok for X-native meme content.

Decision rules

Default model variant: veo-3-1-preview, not veo-3-1-fast. The fast model passes prompts through a silent enhancer that rewrites verb-led kinetic prompts into "8-section bureaucratic specs" that produce slow/static output. preview preserves the verb-led intent. Validated on The Feed v1, Pair Eyewear v01, multiple production runs. See skills/orchestrators/higgsfield/i2v-prompting-learnings.md Part 2 + memory feedback_veo_via_higgsfield.

Always verb-led prompts. CHARACTER+VERB in first 8 words. ACTION verbs in CAPS. Quantified motion magnitudes (STRIDES forward 3 paces in 2 seconds, not walks slowly). Banned vocab: static, locked, subtle, near-static, slow, smooth, gentle, dreamy, ethereal, Vermeer-coded, imperceptibly, holds, drifts. Use _shared/build_animation_prompt.py or follow its shape verbatim. See memory feedback_i2v_kinetic_prompts.