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Sora 2 Prompts

Sora 2 prompts are text descriptions written for OpenAI's Sora 2 video model. This free library gathers curated Sora 2 prompts — viral formats, enhanced-physics demos, cinematic shots, comedy and UGC — each with a copy button and a free download. They also run inside ViralMint's AI Video tool alongside Sora 2 Pro and the rest of its model lineup.

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Nature / drone

Big Sur Coastline

Drone view of waves crashing against the rugged cliffs along Big Sur's garay point beach. The crashing blue waters create white-tipped waves, while the golden light of the setting sun illuminates the rocky shore. A small island with a lighthouse sits in the distance, and green shrubbery covers the cliff's edge. The steep drop from the road down to the beach is a dramatic feat, with the cliff's edges jutting out over the sea. This is a view that captures the raw beauty of the coast and the rugged landscape of the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Nature / drone

Ocean Storm

Cinematic footage of massive waves during a storm in the North Atlantic. Dark, turbulent waters rise into 30-foot swells, white foam and spray flying off the crests. Low, ominous clouds race overhead. Camera mounted on ship bow, rising and falling with the swells, creating visceral sense of power and danger. Shot on weatherproof cinema camera, high shutter speed captures water droplets frozen in mid-air. Dramatic, documentary-style cinematography emphasizing nature's raw power.

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Nature / drone

Snowy Mountain Range

Aerial drone shot soaring over a pristine mountain range at dawn. Fresh snow covers jagged peaks that catch the first pink and orange light of sunrise. Camera glides smoothly between peaks, revealing valleys filled with morning mist below. A frozen alpine lake reflects the colorful sky like a mirror. Pine trees at lower elevations are frosted with snow. Thin clouds drift between peaks. Cinematic, IMAX-quality landscape cinematography, shot on large format digital camera with exceptional clarity.

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Cinematic

Autumn Forest Path

Steadicam shot gliding down a winding forest path in peak autumn. Trees ablaze with red, orange, and yellow foliage create a natural tunnel overhead. Fallen leaves carpet the ground in thick layers, some lifted by a gentle breeze swirling around the camera. Shafts of warm afternoon sunlight pierce through gaps in the canopy, illuminating floating leaves and creating volumetric light beams. Camera moves forward at walking pace, smooth and steady, inviting viewer to take a peaceful journey. Shot on 35mm film with rich, saturated fall colors.

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Animation

Tokyo Night Streets

A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. She wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse. She wears sunglasses and red lipstick. She walks confidently and casually. The street is damp and reflective, creating a mirror effect of the colorful lights. Many pedestrians walk about.

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General

New York City Rush Hour

Time-lapse of New York City intersection during evening rush hour. Camera locked in high position looking down at busy crosswalk. Yellow taxis, pedestrians, cyclists all flow through frame in accelerated motion. Traffic lights cycle from red to green. Street lights turn on as sky transitions from blue hour to night. Long exposure effect creates light trails from vehicles. Urban energy and rhythm of the city compressed into dynamic time-lapse. Sharp focus throughout, deep depth of field showing entire scene.

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Nature / drone

Vineyard Landscape

Breathtaking drone shot rising over Tuscan vineyard at golden hour. Camera starts low between rows of grapevines, their leaves deep green and grapes hanging full. Slowly ascends while rotating, revealing geometric patterns of planted rows stretching to horizon. Medieval stone farmhouse and cypress trees come into view. Rolling hills in background catch warm sunset light. Shadows lengthen across the landscape. Smooth, cinematic drone operation with slow, majestic movement. Colors rich and saturated, emphasizing Mediterranean warmth.

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Nature / drone

Canyon Flight

FPV drone racing through narrow slot canyon in American Southwest. Camera flies at high speed between towering red rock walls, banking and twisting to navigate tight passages. Shafts of sunlight pierce down from the narrow opening above. Smooth rock walls blur past with incredible speed. Camera occasionally looks up showing thin strip of blue sky between walls. Adrenaline-pumping, dynamic flight cinematography. High frame rate captures crisp motion. Colors vibrant - deep red rocks, bright blue sky.

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Cinematic

Thunderstorm Rolling In

Wide cinematic shot of a massive thunderstorm approaching across flat Kansas prairie. Dark, menacing wall of clouds advances toward camera with visible rain curtain beneath. Lightning flashes illuminate the storm's interior with brief, intense bursts. Wind whips through tall prairie grass in foreground, creating waves of motion. Last rays of sunlight break through at horizon, creating dramatic contrast between dark storm and golden light. Time slightly accelerated to show storm's progression. Shot on cinema camera with ND filters, high contrast, documentary weather cinematography.

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Nature / drone

Morning Fog Valley

Serene aerial shot of river valley filled with morning fog. Camera high above showing thick, white fog layer blanketing the valley floor like a cottony sea. Mountain peaks and hilltops poke through the fog layer like islands. Early morning sun creates soft, diffused light, edges of fog glowing golden. River barely visible as dark ribbon through the white. Complete stillness and tranquility. Slow, gentle camera movement floating peacefully above the scene. Meditative, ethereal quality. Colors muted and soft - whites, pale golds, soft blues.

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General

Volleyball Group Activity

a group of people playing volleyball

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Product / ad

Luxury Mercedes Ad

create a luxury ad for a black Mercedes Class G

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Action

Soraception - Interface Simulation

open Sora, type a prompt in, and generate video!

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General

Live Stream Overlay Simulation

A live stream overlay with the streamer's webcam in the corner, showing a screen recording of him typing a prompt into Sora, generating a video and reacting as the result plays

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General

Full Video with Cameo Avatar

Testing out Sora 2... make an entire video using only prompts and have my cameo avatar say what I tell it to.

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General

Historical Rap Musical

star in a musical using American Revolution style. Topic of rap is 'The Innovator's Dilemma'

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Comedy

CEO Rapper Parody

@sama is dressed like a rapper in the 2000s, he is talking about ain't nobody can come after him now that sora's free he gonna bankrupt all the other video companies, he's like what happened to that boy brrr

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Action

Werewolf Transformation

Photorealistic Hipster, funny looking Man lays next to a camp fire staring up at the sky, it's a full moon, he looks at his hand it gets longer and grows hair, turning into the hand of a werewolf. His shoes break as his feet turn into giant werewolf feet, his nose gets longer, as he screams, his eyes turn and he if now finally a full werewolf, cinematic.

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Comedy

Love Island Reality Parody

Love Island reveal scene. A young woman sits on a plush villa sofa during a tense "Movie Night" scene. She watches a large TV screen showing grainy CCTV-style footage: Real-life Ronald McDonald, dashing into a room with real-life Wendy. The audience and woman are shocked

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General

Alien Beach Romance

Two young adult human lovers walk hand-in-hand along an alien beach... (detailed planetary elements, cyberpunk style).

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General

Painter's Sketch World

A Day Painted Quietly - Part 1: The Sketch World... (detailed scenes with color bleed effects).

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UGC / POV

Retro Windows Software

Nomad List program for Windows 3.11 for the 486DX2 PC (1995) 480i handheld crt footage.

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Cinematic

Noir Detective Cat

A detective cat solving crimes in 1940s New York, noir film look.

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Action

Police Chase with Ham Driver

Body cam footage of a police officer pulling over a car with a bunch of sliced ham as the driver. After being questioned the ham drives away with the police officer trying to chase on foot (Shaky bodycam).

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General

Pikachu Traffic Stop

Realistic body cam footage of a police officer pulling over a red Ferrari with Pikachu driving... (Pikachu speeds away).

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General

Arresting Macaroni

Bodycam footage of police handcuffing macaroni and cheese.

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General

Canine TED Talk

A dog doing a motivational speech to a crowd of other dogs, TED Talk stage.

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General

Raccoon Wedding

Two raccoons getting married on a ring doorbell camera.

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Celebrity Kindergarten

Mark Cuban teaching a kindergarten class singing while dressed like Mr Rogers.

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Floating Doorbell Footage

Realistic door camera footage of person floating back and forth…

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Celebrity Shoplifting

A famous celebrity shoplifting a convenience store, surveillance footage.

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Historical Interruption

Interrupting Paul Revere during his iconic speech.

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General

Custom Sphere Display

Viewed from a helicopter, the Sphere in Las Vegas displays a {x}.

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General

Gas Station Mutation

CCTV security camera footage inside a dim late-night gas station... (customer mutates into multi-armed creature).

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Cinematic

Assassin Thriller Trailer

Create for me a trailer for a movie called "Fear in Paris" that follows a hooded assassin... (fast cuts, escalating chaos).

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Animation

Mecha Battle Trailer

Create for me an anime trailer for a movie called "WHITE WEAPON" about a colossal Mecha White Tiger... (fast cuts, progression from awakening to chaos).

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Talking head

Protein Bar Testimonial

9:16 vertical handheld shot, natural lighting, female creator in kitchen holding [brand] protein bar... (timeline with hook).

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Talking head

Narrative with Cuts

A man speaks to a horse... [CUT TO] Aerial shot - The horse bolts... (precipice halt).

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Talking head

Voiceover Recording Hack

The setting is a professional voiceover recording booth... A voiceover actress who sounds like Galadriel... (narrate fantasy intro).

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General

Solarpunk Group Scene

A diverse group of high school–age teens relax in a lush solarpunk city park... (alien cat approaches).

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How to use these Sora 2 prompts

Copy a prompt into Sora, or click Use in ViralMint to generate it in ViralMint's AI Video tool. Sora 2 often does its best work from short, vivid prompts that describe one clear action — let the model handle the physics.

What is Sora 2?

Sora 2 is OpenAI's text-to-video model, notable for synchronized audio, improved physics and cameo/self-insertion features. ViralMint offers Sora 2 Pro in its flagship generation tier for synced-audio, longer-form clips.

Credits & license

Prompts curated from awesome_sora2_prompt by zhangchenchen, licensed under MIT. Curated subset.

Source: awesome_sora2_prompt (zhangchenchen) · License: MIT

Frequently asked questions

Are these Sora 2 prompts free?

Yes — free to copy and free to download as TXT, JSON or CSV, no sign-up required.

Can I use them commercially?

Yes. They're curated from the awesome_sora2_prompt collection, licensed MIT, which permits commercial use with attribution.

Can I generate Sora 2 videos without OpenAI access?

ViralMint runs Sora 2 Pro through its cloud, so you can generate without your own OpenAI/Sora invite — you pay a per-clip credit cost.

What makes a good Sora 2 prompt?

Clarity over length. A single, concrete action with a clear subject and setting usually beats an over-stuffed prompt — Sora 2 fills in believable motion and audio.

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