Prompt
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Antarctic research station during a blizzard. Emergency backup power only. Red warning lights. Frost-covered walls. Metal doors sealed shut. Breath visible in the freezing air. High-tension paranoia horror with sudden explosive chaos. Aggressive push-ins, handheld camera, crash zooms, rapid cut-tos. Sound: distant wind, metal creaking, nervous breathing.
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0–2s — HOOK
Handheld shot.
Four survivors burst into a small storage room.
One slams the heavy steel door shut.
Another locks it.
Everyone breathing hard.
Outside—
Something slams against the door.
Then silence.
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2–5s — FALSE SAFETY
Close-up cut-tos.
One survivor checks the lock.
Another collapses against the wall.
A young woman starts crying.
Everyone finally believes they’ve escaped.
A man kneels beside her.
“It’s okay. We’re safe.”
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5–8s — THE DETAIL
The crying woman slowly looks up.
Something catches her eye.
Crash zoom.
The comforting man’s hand.
Six fingers.
Not five.
Six.
Nobody notices.
Except her.
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8–11s — REVEAL
Her face changes instantly.
Fear.
Pure terror.
She points.
Everyone turns.
The man looks confused.
Then looks at his own hand.
Six fingers.
A beat of silence.
Nobody moves.
Nobody knows how long he’s been like that.
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11–13s — BREAKDOWN
The man slowly backs away.
“Wait… I don’t know…”
His fingers begin moving.
Separating.
Stretching.
Additional joints forming.
His hand starts opening like a flower.
Everyone panics.
Weapons come up.
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13–15s — PAYOFF
His arm violently splits open.
Tendrils explode outward.
The room erupts into chaos.
People scream.
Someone fires a flare.
Red light fills the room.
The transforming creature lunges toward camera. Cut.
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Tips
Keep the first action beat readable so the Antarctic research station during a blizzard Emergency sequence has a clear opening direction.
Preserve camera movement and timing details when adjusting the prompt for a different video length.