Cinematography · AI prompt guide
New Hollywood AI image prompts
A late-1960s–70s American movement of auteur-driven films using naturalistic location shooting, available light, long lenses, and grainy realism to portray a darker, ambiguous America. Use the prompts below in Midjourney, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion — or build your own from the New Hollywood vocabulary.
Copy-ready prompts
Midjourney
a cinematic film still in the New Hollywood style, muted 1970s palette, underexposed low-key interior, available light realism, telephoto compression, film grain texture, naturalistic location, amber tungsten glow, handheld observational frame, available-light, telephoto, muted-palette, handheld, highly detailed --ar 3:2 --no text, watermark
DALL·E / ChatGPT
A cinematic film still in the New Hollywood style. Emphasize muted 1970s palette, underexposed low-key interior, available light realism, telephoto compression, film grain texture, naturalistic location, amber tungsten glow, handheld observational frame. The mood is available-light, telephoto, muted-palette, handheld. Highly detailed, no text or watermark, 3:2 landscape composition.
Stable Diffusion
a cinematic film still in the New Hollywood style, muted 1970s palette, underexposed low-key interior, available light realism, telephoto compression, film grain texture, naturalistic location, amber tungsten glow, handheld observational frame, available-light, telephoto, muted-palette, handheld, highly detailed, sharp focus Negative prompt: text, watermark, signature, blurry, low quality, deformed
New Hollywood keyword vocabulary
Tap a keyword to collect it in the Designdeas prompt builder, then mix in your own subject.
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