Prompts

Story time video caption prompts

These prompts caption a story time video the way we do it (word-by-word or short phrases, high contrast), then set the position, the color, and which words…

By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24

Format: Story time video
Step: Captions
Length: 60-180s
Aspect: 9:16
Platforms: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube

Real examples from @sulansart

At a glance


Caption style	Word-by-word or short phrases, high contrast
Hook	A cliffhanger, "so I get a text from my landlord at 2am"
Pacing	Fast cuts, punch in on every reveal
Aspect	9:16

Prompt it in Vyra

Minimal:

Add captions to my story time video.

Standard:

Add captions to my story time video.
Style: word-by-word or short phrases, high contrast.
Bold white sans-serif with a thin black outline, placed above the TikTok buttons at the bottom.
No pop or bounce animation.

Full:

Add captions to my story time video.
Style: word-by-word or short phrases, high contrast.
Bold white sans-serif with a thin black outline, placed above the TikTok buttons at the bottom.
No pop or bounce animation.
Make my first line a bigger caption on its own.
Change captions at the pace of the edit (fast cuts, punch in on every reveal).
Spell these exactly as written: [names, brands, places].
Keep text out of the middle of the frame, where the subject is.

Why these settings

The caption style is the one from our story time video page. Naming it in the prompt is faster than fixing it afterwards.
On TikTok, the bottom of the screen is covered by the post caption, username, and buttons, so captions sit above it.
One bigger caption is enough. If every line is big, none of them stand out.
The first line on this format is usually something like "so I get a text from my landlord at 2am". That's the one to make bigger.

Fixes

Captions over your face. "Move captions to the lower third."
Wrong word. "At 0:12 the caption should say [word]."
Too many words on screen. "Max 3 words per caption."
Style doesn't match what you had in mind. Attach a video you like and say "match the captions in this".

FAQ

What caption style fits a story time video? Word-by-word or short phrases, high contrast. To copy a style from another video, attach it and say "match the captions in this".

Can it spell names right? Yes, if you list them. "Spell these as Vyra, sulansart, gesso."