TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

3 min

Create engaging B-roll footage from text prompts

Discover how to generate expressive B-roll using references to objects, locations, aesthetics, and mood.

What you’ll need

What you’ll learn

Get started with Text to Video (beta)

Choose an aspect ratio and type a simple prompt to start generating your video.

Take your video further

Add details like shot type, action, aesthetic, and mood. Adjust shot size — like a long shot — and add camera moves like zoom in, tilt up, or static framing for the look you want. For more prompting tips, seeWriting effective text prompts for video generation .

Build up your B-roll library

Download your best video generations and edit them in Adobe Express or your favorite video editor.


Instruction by

Brian Wood

February 27, 2025