Styles & Modifiers
Poster style presets, art styles, and all visual modifier flags. Combine them to fine-tune your generations.
Poster Styles
20 built-in poster style presets for the melies poster command.
Cinematic
Photorealistic Hollywood blockbuster
Anime
Japanese animation style
Retro
1960s-70s vintage aesthetic
Film Noir
High contrast black & white
Minimalist
Clean and simple composition
Horror
Dark and unsettling atmosphere
Sci-Fi
Futuristic and cyberpunk
Watercolor
Soft painted look
Comic Book
Bold outlines and pop art
Art Deco
1920s-30s geometric glamour
Grindhouse
Exploitation film style
Bollywood
Vibrant and ornate
Western
Dusty frontier textures
Pixel Art
Retro 8/16-bit game style
Surrealist
Dreamlike impossible scenes
Documentary
Clean editorial photography
Cartoon
Animated feature style
Epic Fantasy
Sweeping magical landscapes
Indie Film
Muted artistic aesthetic
Neon Noir
Rain-soaked neon streets
Art Styles
Visual rendering styles applied via --art-style on any command. These transform the entire look of your generation.

Cinematic film still
--art-style film-still
Hollywood blockbuster
--art-style blockbuster
Arthouse / Indie
--art-style arthouse
Classic film noir
--art-style noir
Neo-noir
--art-style neo-noir
Documentary
--art-style documentary
Anime
--art-style anime
Studio Ghibli
--art-style ghibli
Makoto Shinkai
--art-style shinkai
Comic book
--art-style comic
Pixar / 3D animation
--art-style pixar
Oil painting
--art-style oil
Watercolor
--art-style watercolor
Charcoal sketch
--art-style charcoal
Concept art
--art-style concept
Synthwave / 80s
--art-style synthwave
Fashion editorial
--art-style fashionVisual Styles
Director, film, and film stock presets. Applied as visual references in the Reference Picker.

Wes Anderson
#wes-anderson
Stanley Kubrick
#kubrick
Wong Kar-wai
#wong-kar-wai
David Fincher
#fincher
Roger Deakins
#deakins
Sofia Coppola
#sofia-coppola
Blade Runner 2049
#blade-runner-2049
AmÊlie
#amelie
Moonlight
#moonlight
Mad Max Fury Road
#mad-max-fury
Kodak Portra 400
#kodak-portra
Kodak 500T
#kodak-500t
Super 8mm
#super-8
Fuji Velvia
#fuji-velviaModifiers Reference
All visual modifier flags to fine-tune your generations. Each modifier enriches the prompt sent to the model. Combine them freely.
Camera Angle
Control the camera perspective relative to the subject. Low angles convey power, high angles vulnerability, and dutch tilts create unease.
--camera(10 options)

Eye level
--camera eye-level
Low angle
--camera low
High angle
--camera high
Ground level
--camera ground
Overhead / Top-down
--camera overhead
Dutch tilt
--camera dutch
POV
--camera pov
Over-the-shoulder
--camera ots
Profile view
--camera profile
Three-quarter
--camera three-quarterShot Size
Set how much of the scene is visible. From extreme close-ups that capture every detail to wide establishing shots that set the scene.
--shot(11 options)

Extreme close-up
--shot ecu
Close-up
--shot close-up
Medium close-up
--shot mcu
Medium shot
--shot medium
Medium-long shot
--shot cowboy
Full body
--shot full-body
Wide shot
--shot wide
Establishing shot
--shot establishing
Two-shot
--shot two-shot
Over-the-shoulder
--shot ots
Insert / Detail
--shot insertExpression
Direct the facial expression of your AI actor. Works with any actor and combines naturally with other modifiers like lighting and mood.
--expression(25 options)

Neutral
--expression neutral
Natural smile
--expression smile
Laughing
--expression laugh
Serious
--expression serious
Surprised
--expression surprised
Sad
--expression sad
Angry
--expression angry
Crying
--expression crying
Wink
--expression wink
Tongue out
--expression tongue
Duck face
--expression duckface
Blowing a kiss
--expression kiss
Smize
--expression smize
Biting lip
--expression bite-lip
Villain smirk
--expression villain-smirk
Thousand-yard stare
--expression thousand-yard
Seductive
--expression seductive
Horrified
--expression horrified
Wonder / Awe
--expression wonder
Triumphant
--expression triumphant
Exhausted
--expression exhausted
Nervous
--expression nervous
Contemplative
--expression contemplative
Grieving
--expression grieving
Skeptical
--expression skepticalLighting
Set the overall lighting style. From bright high-key to dramatic chiaroscuro. Lighting is one of the most impactful modifiers for setting tone.
--lighting(10 options)

High-key
--lighting highkey
Low-key
--lighting lowkey
Naturalistic
--lighting natural
Chiaroscuro
--lighting chiaroscuro
Noir
--lighting noir
Soft & flattering
--lighting soft
Hard & contrasty
--lighting hard
Motivated
--lighting motivated
Golden hour
--lighting golden
Blue hour / Dusk
--lighting blueLight Direction
Control where the light comes from. Side light sculpts features, backlight creates silhouettes, and Rembrandt lighting adds dramatic triangles.
--light-dir(9 options)

Front light
--light-dir front
Side light
--light-dir side
Backlight
--light-dir back
Top light
--light-dir top
Rim light
--light-dir rim
Three-point
--light-dir three-point
Butterfly
--light-dir butterfly
Rembrandt
--light-dir rembrandt
Underlight
--light-dir underMood
Set the emotional atmosphere of the scene. Mood affects color palette, contrast, and overall visual tone to evoke a specific feeling.
--mood(12 options)

Romantic
--mood romantic
Mysterious
--mood mysterious
Tense / Thriller
--mood tense
Ethereal / Dreamy
--mood ethereal
Gritty / Raw
--mood gritty
Melancholic
--mood melancholic
Epic / Heroic
--mood epic
Nostalgic
--mood nostalgic
Eerie / Unsettling
--mood eerie
Joyful / Uplifting
--mood joyful
Serene / Peaceful
--mood serene
Dark / Foreboding
--mood forebodingColor Grade
Apply color grading to the image. From natural tones to cinematic teal-and-orange or bleach bypass. Think of it as a color filter for your generation.
--color-grade(10 options)

Natural
--color-grade natural
Desaturated
--color-grade desat
Hyper-saturated
--color-grade saturated
Monochrome
--color-grade mono
Sepia
--color-grade sepia
Teal & Orange
--color-grade teal-orange
Bleach bypass
--color-grade bleach
Filmic / Faded
--color-grade filmic
Cool blue
--color-grade cool
Warm amber
--color-grade warmEra
Place your scene in a specific time period. Affects wardrobe, set design, color palette, and overall aesthetic to match the chosen decade.
--era(12 options)

Victorian / 1880s
--era victorian
1920s Art Deco
--era 1920s
1950s post-war
--era 1950s
1960s / Mod
--era 1960s
1970s / New Hollywood
--era 1970s
1980s / Neon
--era 1980s
1990s / Grunge
--era 1990s
Early 2000s
--era 2000s
Modern contemporary
--era modern
Near future
--era near-future
Dystopian future
--era dystopian
Medieval / Fantasy
--era medievalTime of Day
Set the natural lighting by choosing a time of day. Golden hour gives warm tones, night enables neon and artificial light, dawn creates soft pastels.
--time(7 options)

Dawn
--time dawn
Sunrise
--time sunrise
Morning
--time morning
Midday
--time midday
Golden hour
--time golden
Dusk / Blue hour
--time dusk
Night
--time nightWeather
Add atmospheric weather effects. Fog adds mystery, rain creates reflections, and snow transforms the entire scene.
--weather(7 options)

Clear / Sunny
--weather clear
Overcast
--weather overcast
Foggy
--weather fog
Misty
--weather mist
Rainy
--weather rain
Stormy
--weather storm
Snowy
--weather snowComposition
Guide the visual arrangement of elements in the frame. Rule of thirds, symmetry, leading lines, and other techniques used in photography and cinema.
--composition(10 options)

Centered
--composition center
Rule of thirds
--composition thirds
Symmetrical
--composition symmetric
Asymmetric
--composition asymmetric
Negative space
--composition negative
Leading lines
--composition leading
Frame within frame
--composition frame-in
Layered depth
--composition layered
Tight headroom
--composition tight-head
Loose headroom
--composition loose-headDepth of Field
Control how much of the scene is in focus. Shallow DOF isolates the subject with a blurred background. Deep focus keeps everything sharp.
--dof(6 options)

Very shallow DOF
--dof very-shallow
Shallow DOF
--dof shallow
Medium DOF
--dof medium
Deep / Pan focus
--dof deep
Split focus
--dof split
Bokeh highlights
--dof bokehFocal Length
Simulate real camera lenses. Wide angles (14mm) exaggerate perspective, normal lenses (50mm) look natural, telephotos (200mm+) compress depth.
--focal-length(8 options)

14mm Ultra-wide
--focal-length 14mm
24mm Wide
--focal-length 24mm
35mm Moderate wide
--focal-length 35mm
50mm Normal
--focal-length 50mm
85mm Portrait
--focal-length 85mm
135mm Telephoto
--focal-length 135mm
200mm Long tele
--focal-length 200mm
400mm Super tele
--focal-length 400mmAperture
Set the lens aperture (f-stop). Lower values like f/1.2 create creamy bokeh, higher values like f/16 give everything sharpness.
--aperture(7 options)

f/1.2 Wide open
--aperture f1.2
f/1.8 Very shallow
--aperture f1.8
f/2.8 Shallow
--aperture f2.8
f/4 Moderate
--aperture f4
f/8 Deep focus
--aperture f8
f/16 Very deep
--aperture f16
f/22 Diffraction
--aperture f22Lens Type
Choose a lens type that shapes the visual character. Anamorphic adds cinematic flares, tilt-shift miniaturizes scenes, macro reveals tiny details.
--lens(8 options)

Spherical
--lens spherical
Anamorphic
--lens anamorphic
Tilt-shift
--lens tiltshift
Macro
--lens macro
Fish-eye
--lens fisheye
Prime (fast)
--lens prime
Zoom
--lens zoom
Vintage / Cine
--lens vintageExposure
Control the brightness and contrast of the image. Underexposure creates moody shadows, overexposure gives a dreamy blown-out look.
--exposure(7 options)

Low contrast
--exposure low-contrast
High contrast
--exposure high-contrast
Underexposed
--exposure under
Overexposed
--exposure over
High dynamic range
--exposure hdr
Crushed blacks
--exposure crushed
Blown highlights
--exposure blownCamera Model
Emulate the look of specific cameras. ARRI gives that Hollywood feel, Super 8 adds vintage grain, GoPro creates wide-angle action shots.
--camera-model(8 options)

ARRI ALEXA 35
--camera-model arri-alexa
RED MONSTRO
--camera-model red-monstro
Sony Venice 2
--camera-model sony-venice
Blackmagic Cinema
--camera-model blackmagic
16mm film
--camera-model 16mm
Super 8
--camera-model super8
iPhone / Mobile
--camera-model iphone
GoPro / Action
--camera-model goproCamera Movement
Add dynamic camera motion to video generations. From subtle dolly moves to dramatic FPV drone shots. Works with melies video and melies pipeline.
--movement(29 options)
Slow zoom in
--movement slow-zoom-inSlow zoom out
--movement slow-zoom-outCrash zoom in
--movement crash-zoom-inCrash zoom out
--movement crash-zoom-outDolly in
--movement dolly-inDolly out
--movement dolly-outDolly left
--movement dolly-leftDolly right
--movement dolly-rightPan left
--movement pan-leftPan right
--movement pan-rightTilt up
--movement tilt-upTilt down
--movement tilt-downWhip pan
--movement whip-pan360 Orbit
--movement orbit-360Arc left
--movement arc-leftArc right
--movement arc-rightCrane up
--movement crane-upCrane down
--movement crane-downCrane over
--movement crane-overFPV drone
--movement fpv-droneAerial pullback
--movement aerial-pullbackOverhead
--movement overheadTracking shot
--movement trackingPush in
--movement push-inHandheld
--movement handheldDolly zoom
--movement dolly-zoomDutch angle
--movement dutch-angleHyperlapse
--movement hyperlapseStatic
--movement static