Hey, it's Donna! 💛 This guide provides a full, ready-to-use prompt designed to generate a hyper-realistic "amateur iPhone footage" style aerial stunt reel. A character steps out onto the wing of a small aircraft flying over Manhattan and executes a backflip mid-flight in one unbroken take. Built around a 3-image reference lock system, allowing you to drop in your own custom character, location, or plane.
15s continuous shot over Manhattan. Use this reference clip directly or study its motion physics.
REFERENCE MAP Image 1 = CHARACTER REFERENCE Use this as the ABSOLUTE reference for the person's identity, face, short bob haircut, navy "cute but psycho" hoodie, loose wide-leg blue jeans, white sneakers, and green aviation headset. Image 2 = NEW YORK CITY AERIAL LOCATION REFERENCE Use this only for the Manhattan environment, skyline, city scale, atmospheric haze, rivers, rooftops, and aerial perspective. Image 3 = AIRCRAFT REFERENCE Use this as the ABSOLUTE reference for the Piper PA-28 Warrior II. Preserve the exact aircraft color scheme, markings, proportions, landing gear, propeller, windows, and right-side cabin door. REFERENCE PRIORITY: Character appearance = Image 1 Environment = Image 2 Aircraft = Image 3 Do NOT blend visual attributes between references. Ultra-realistic amateur iPhone 16 Pro video, filmed handheld by a person in a second small aircraft, roughly 50 meters away from the subject. Authentic iPhone look at long range: over-sharpened image, aggressive HDR, wide-angle edge distortion, deep focus, digital noise in the shadows, faint lens flare and window reflection, heavy rolling-shutter jello, visible heat shimmer and haze between the camera and the plane. MOTION — CRITICAL: Both aircraft are moving forward fast through the air. The subject plane is NEVER static in frame. It continuously drifts inside the shot — pulling ahead toward the front of the frame, the operator briefly losing it and panning to recover, the plane sliding back toward center. It bobs and dips a few meters in the turbulent air, rolling slightly left and right. The gap between the planes visibly breathes between approximately 40 and 60 meters. PARALLAX — CRITICAL: Wisps of thin haze and small cloud fragments whip through the space between the camera and the plane, streaking past the lens. The city grid directly below rips past in violent horizontal motion blur. Mid-distance rooftops slide past more slowly. The far horizon crawls almost imperceptibly. The propeller appears as a translucent spinning disc. The airframe visibly vibrates. The open cabin door judders violently against the airstream. ONE CONTINUOUS UNBROKEN TAKE. NO CUTS. NO ANGLE CHANGES. The camera holds a single fixed side-profile position at roughly 50 meters and never orbits, never switches sides, and never deliberately closes the distance. Only the zoom changes. Constant handheld shake is amplified by the long shooting distance, with the operator continually correcting and re-centering the fast-moving aircraft. AUDIO: Roaring wind and engine noise with realistic smartphone microphone clipping and distortion. The male voice of the person filming reacts off-camera. At first, stunned: "oh my god... oh my god!" At the exact moment of the backflip, he erupts into disbelieving laughter and shouting, his voice cracking, with breath and excitement audible through the engine and wind roar. --- AIRCRAFT (Image 3) White Piper PA-28 Warrior II, single-engine low-wing light aircraft, red and grey side stripe, black registration lettering on the fuselage, fixed tricycle landing gear, three-blade propeller blurred into a translucent disc. Slightly weathered paint, visible real-world wear, sun glare across the windshield. The aircraft is flying fast and roughly level at approximately 700 meters. Nobody else is on board. The cabin is empty except for the person on the wing. --- LOCATION (Image 2) Flying rapidly above New York City at approximately 700 meters. Below: the dense Manhattan street grid ripping past in motion blur, rooftops, water towers, tiny yellow cabs appearing as moving streaks. One World Trade Center, the Empire State Building, and the Midtown towers rise visibly through real atmospheric haze. Central Park appears as a large green rectangle. The Hudson River and East River glint in the sunlight, with bridges stretching across the water. Bright midday sun. Clear sky. Natural urban haze on the horizon. --- CHARACTER — ABSOLUTE REFERENCE LOCK (Image 1) Use the EXACT SAME PERSON from Image 1. Image 1 is the absolute identity and wardrobe reference. DO NOT redesign them. DO NOT reinterpret them. DO NOT beautify them. DO NOT change their hairstyle. DO NOT give them long hair. DO NOT give them a ponytail. DO NOT change their clothing. IDENTITY LOCK: - exact same face as Image 1 - exact same facial structure - exact same skin tone and natural skin texture - exact same age and proportions - exact same short dark bob haircut, hair length, and hairline - exact same hairstyle from every angle HAIR — CRITICAL: Short, straight, dark bob exactly matching Image 1, ending around jaw level. Stays short the entire video. NO ponytail, NO long hair, NO extensions, NO shoulder-length hair, NO hairstyle transformation. The short bob is blown aggressively backward and sideways by the airstream, with individual short strands whipping naturally around the headset, but the haircut itself NEVER changes. HEADSET: The exact same green aviation pilot headset from Image 1, with padded ear cups and boom microphone, stays securely on their head throughout the entire stunt. --- WARDROBE — ABSOLUTE LOCK TO IMAGE 1 - oversized NAVY BLUE hoodie - white chest text reading exactly: "cute but psycho" - hood DOWN - loose wide-leg light blue jeans - white canvas sneakers - green aviation pilot headset with boom microphone The hoodie must remain NAVY BLUE throughout. DO NOT recolor it. Chest text must remain "cute but psycho" — do not change the wording. Same oversized fit, fabric weight, sleeve length, ribbed cuffs, front pocket, hood shape, and silhouette as Image 1. Jeans remain the same loose, wide-leg light blue denim from Image 1 — NO cargo trousers, NO charcoal pants, NO leggings, NO skinny jeans. Sneakers remain the same style as Image 1. --- CLOTHING BEHAVIOR DURING STUNT — CRITICAL Even though the hoodie is oversized, it remains securely covering the torso and waist throughout the entire stunt. It NEVER flies over the head. The hood remains DOWN at all times. It may ripple, flap, and compress naturally in the airflow, but does NOT expose the stomach or lower back — even during the fully inverted backflip. The navy hoodie remains visually recognizable throughout, and the white "cute but psycho" chest print never transforms into another logo or design. At this long filming distance, the face is only moderately readable. Main visual identifiers: - the exact short dark bob haircut - navy "cute but psycho" hoodie - loose wide-leg blue jeans - green aviation headset --- 0.0–3.0s — WIDE SHOT The plane appears relatively small in frame, drifting forward and bobbing in turbulent air as Manhattan tears past beneath it. Never feels stationary. The right-side cabin door suddenly slams open against the airstream and remains forced open, violently juddering. The operator reacts off-camera. The subject plane drifts toward the front edge of frame; the operator makes an imperfect handheld pan to recover and re-center it. The short dark bob is barely visible inside the cabin, along with the navy hoodie and green headset. 3.0–6.0s — SLOW DIGITAL ZOOM IN The slow zoom begins exactly as they start climbing out of the cockpit. Long, uneven amateur pinch-zoom. The operator hesitates while reframing, causing imperfect composition and temporary focus softness. Heavy digital-zoom degradation: soft details, noise, compression, smearing, oversharpened edges, authentic smartphone zoom mush. They fight against the powerful airstream. One hand locks tightly onto the door frame. They carefully climb out, place both feet onto the wing, and gradually rise to standing. The short dark bob is violently blown backward around the aviation headset. The navy oversized hoodie snaps and ripples in the wind but remains down over the waist and torso. The hood flaps against the upper back but NEVER rises over the head. The loose wide-leg jeans hammer and flutter. 6.0–8.0s — WALKING OUT ONTO THE WING They release the door frame and carefully walk outward along the wing toward the wingtip. Arms extend slightly for balance, leaning strongly into the airstream. Every step is deliberate and unstable, with realistic small corrections from turbulence and wing vibration. The short bob whips violently around the jaw and headset — NO long hair appears. The navy hoodie presses against the torso in the wind, then balloons slightly, then snaps flat again naturally, staying fully covering the stomach and lower back. Hood stays DOWN. The jeans flap heavily. They reach the wingtip, stop, plant both feet, bend slightly at the knees, and set up for the jump. 8.0–9.5s — BACKFLIP Explosive upward backflip from the wing. Knees tuck tightly toward the chest, arms wrap around the shins, one full backward rotation above the wing. Body stays compact and controlled — realistic gymnastic physics, natural jump arc, real gravity and momentum. The airflow visibly drags the body sideways and backward during rotation. The short dark bob whips violently while inverted. The green headset stays securely attached. Hood remains DOWN, hoodie stays on and fully covers the torso — NO stomach skin, NO lower-back skin, NO exposed waist, even fully inverted. Nothing about the outfit transforms during the flip. At the moment of full inversion, the operator erupts into screaming, disbelieving laughter, voice cracking with genuine shock. 9.5–11.5s — LANDING AND NEAR FALL Rotation completes, lands with both feet on the wing. Landing is imperfect and heavy — the impact visibly transfers into the aircraft, the wing dips, the airplane lurches, the airframe shudders and rolls slightly. They immediately overbalance backward, arms flailing wide — for a brief moment they appear genuinely about to fall off the wing. The operator reacts loudly. At the last possible moment they catch their balance, dropping sharply into a very deep crouch, both knees bent low, both hands slapping down onto the wing, weight shifting forward to stabilize. Hold a brief, uncomfortable beat of real danger. Short bob blowing wildly around the headset. Navy hoodie remains fully covering the waist. 11.5–14.0s — RETURN TO CABIN / SLOW ZOOM OUT Slow zoom out begins. Still staying low, they scramble back along the wing toward the open cabin, crawling and stepping carefully against the extreme wind. They reach the doorway, grab the frame, pull themselves upright, then duck back inside the cockpit and force the cabin door shut against the airstream's resistance. Through the side window, they turn toward the camera aircraft, look directly at the camera, smile, raise one hand, and wave. Short bob, navy hoodie, and green headset remain clearly consistent with Image 1. 14.0–16.0s — WIDE SHOT / AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE Camera returns to a wider framing. The aircraft immediately banks hard into a fast right turn, wings tilting dramatically, and accelerates away over Manhattan, visibly pulling ahead of the camera aircraft. The distance rapidly increases; the plane shrinks smaller and smaller in frame. The operator pans hard to keep up but gradually falls behind. The operator is still laughing in disbelief over the roaring engine and wind. --- GLOBAL VISUAL RULES Bright natural midday sunlight. No cinematic color grading. No polished commercial look. Authentic smartphone-camera contrast. Aggressive iPhone HDR. Natural urban haze. Real atmospheric depth. Realistic heat shimmer. Real aircraft vibration. Realistic wind interaction. Natural gravity and momentum. Photorealistic. Authentic amateur footage. 4K. 24fps. ONE CONTINUOUS TAKE. NO CUTS. NO TELEPORTATION. NO ANGLE SWITCHES. NO ORBITING CAMERA. NO DRONE SHOTS. NO THIRD-PERSON CINEMATIC CAMERA. NO SLOW MOTION. NO CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION. --- CHARACTER CONTINUITY — FINAL ABSOLUTE LOCK For EVERY SINGLE FRAME, the person must remain identical to Image 1. SHORT DARK BOB ONLY — never generate long hair, never generate a ponytail. Exact navy oversized hoodie from Image 1, exact chest text "cute but psycho," exact loose wide-leg light blue jeans, exact white canvas sneakers, exact green aviation headset. Hood remains DOWN. The hoodie stays securely covering the torso and waist through the entire sequence, including the fully inverted rotation and landing. Stomach and lower back remain completely covered from every camera angle. Do not redesign, restyle, recolor, or replace any part of the identity or wardrobe.
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