Higgsfield prompting
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Higgsfield prompting playbook — MCSLA formula, DoP camera verbs, Cinema Studio lens dictionary, Soul ID lifecycle, Marketing Studio templates. Trigger when caller plans a Higgsfield generation.From its SKILL.md
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Higgsfield Prompting Playbook
1. MCSLA Formula (universal)
Every Higgsfield prompt benefits from these five concentric layers, in order:
| Layer | Question | Example |
|---|---|---|
| M Motion | What moves? | "the bartender slides a glass across the counter" |
| C Camera | How does the lens move? | "crane_up + dolly_in" (DoP verbs) |
| S Subject | Who/what is the focal point? | "a noir-era bartender in mid-thirties, scar under left eye" |
| L Lighting | What kind of light, from where? | "single tungsten bulb above, hard rim from window left" |
| A Aesthetic | What is the emotional / style register? | "1940s Hollywood noir, high contrast, slight bloom" |
Compose in this order; the platform's Soul models tokenise Motion + Camera first, then resolve Subject inside the implied Lighting + Aesthetic frame.
2. DoP Camera Verb Cheatsheet (22 verbs)
| Verb | Use when |
|---|---|
dolly_in | Push closer to subject (heighten intimacy / suspense) |
dolly_out | Pull back to reveal context |
crane_up | Rise above scene (god-view, reveal) |
crane_down | Descend onto subject (introduce / land into action) |
orbit | Circle subject (showcase 360°, build awe) |
crash_zoom | Snap zoom-in (reactive, comedic, jolt) |
bullet_time | Frozen-orbit (Matrix; iconic) |
fpv_drone | First-person drone weave (action / sports) |
handheld | Naturalistic, slight wobble (documentary / vérité) |
whip_pan | Fast horizontal sweep (energy transition) |
tilt_up / tilt_down | Vertical reveal |
pan_left / pan_right | Horizontal reveal |
arc | Arc move (parallax + reveal) |
truck | Sideways tracking (parallel to action) |
pedestal | Vertical lift without tilt (architectural) |
rack_focus | Shift focal plane between foreground / background |
vertigo_effect | Dolly-zoom (Hitchcock — anxiety / dread) |
static | No camera motion (composition is the statement) |
low_angle / high_angle | Static angle modifiers |
Best practice: combine ≤2 verbs per shot. More than 2 collapses into incoherent motion.
3. Cinema Studio 3.5 Lens Dictionary
| Field | Typical Values | Effect |
|---|---|---|
focalLengthMm | 14, 24, 35, 50, 85, 135 | Wide → tele (compression) |
apertureFStop | 1.4, 1.8, 2.0, 2.8, 5.6, 8 | Shallow → deep DOF |
sensorSize | full-frame, super35, apsc, m43, imax | Sensor crop + look |
colorGrading | teal-orange, bleach-bypass, noir, pastel, vibrant, plus free-form | Era / mood |
lensId | e.g. arri-master-prime-35mm, cooke-s4-50mm, zeiss-master-anamorphic-50mm | Specific lens character |
Recipe for "Sundance indie drama":
{ "focalLengthMm": 35, "apertureFStop": 2.0, "sensorSize": "super35", "colorGrading": "bleach-bypass" }
Recipe for "Wes Anderson symmetry":
{ "focalLengthMm": 35, "apertureFStop": 8, "sensorSize": "full-frame", "colorGrading": "pastel", "lensId": "cooke-s4-35mm" }
4. Soul ID Lifecycle Best Practices
- Train once per character — pick 3-7 source images covering frontal, 3/4, profile, varied expression. Training is
250 credits ($9.75 on Plus). - Name aggressively — character name is the lookup key. Use unique distinguishing names: not "Sarah" but "Sarah Nguyen, lead reporter".
- Mark used after every successful generation —
media_higgsfield_soul_id markUsedupdates the LRU. - Audit periodically —
media_higgsfield_soul_id listshows training cost + last_used; archive IDs unused >90 days. - One Soul ID per project character — do NOT train multiple IDs for the same character; consistency degrades.
5. Marketing Studio Template Decision Tree
| Caller intent | Template | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Show product in use | lifestyle | Casual / aspirational |
| Open the box, reveal item | unboxing | E-commerce, hype |
| Hard-sell with VO | tv-spot | DTC brand launches |
| Showcase texture/material | asmr | Beauty, food, fabric |
| Lateral motion + product flips | hyper-motion | Sneakers, gadgets, drinks |
| Customer talks to camera | testimonial | Trust building |
| Influencer-style POV | ugc | Social commerce |
| Pros vs cons walkthrough | product-review | Tech, comparison |
| Short looped beats | reel | Reels, TikTok, Shorts |
Always include a clean productUrl — the platform crawls product imagery from it.
6. Mode → Tool Map
| Mode requested | Use tool |
|---|---|
| Pure t2v with aesthetic preset | media_higgsfield_soul_id (to fetch ID) + provider generate |
| i2v with camera motion | media_higgsfield_dop |
| Cinematic lens control | media_higgsfield_cinema_studio |
| Talking head (photo + audio) | media_higgsfield_speak |
| Product UGC | media_higgsfield_marketing_studio |
| Swap character in existing video | media_higgsfield_recast |
| Score a candidate | media_higgsfield_virality_predictor |
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