Fawna Film family

The Film family is Fawna's premium photoreal tier, built on Google Veo 3.1. Three variants share the same engine: Film for hero shots, Film Turbo for a faster draft, Film Lite as the cheapest way to iterate.

The three variants

Tier label

Film, Turbo, Lite

Engine

Google Veo 3.1 variants

Aspect ratios

16:9, 9:16

Resolutions

720p, 1080p

Durations

4, 6, 8 seconds

Audio

Toggle (Film and Turbo only; Lite has no audio)

Character refs

First-frame image only (I2V mode)

Style ref

Not supported

Keyframes

First and last frame

Negative prompt

Not supported

Magic Prompt

Off

When to pick Film

• You want maximum photoreal fidelity.
• You need native synced audio as part of the video.
• You have a hero shot where the extra detail is worth the credit spend.
• You want detailed natural lighting, subtle skin texture, realistic reflections.

When to pick Turbo

• You like the Film look but need to iterate cheaper.
• You are rendering a draft that will be re-rolled in Film later.
• You are running many parallel options to pick the best.

When to pick Lite

• Pure exploration. 3 credits per second means a 6s draft is ~18 credits.
• Checking composition and motion before committing to Film.
• You want silent B-roll at premium look without premium spend.

Native audio

Film and Film Turbo generate audio synced to the video when the audio toggle is on. You can direct the audio with inline tags in the prompt:

• SFX: sound effects tied to on-screen action
• Ambient: background atmosphere
• Music: score

A heavy oak door swings open into a library lit by a single desk
lamp. Dust motes drift in a beam of light. The camera dollies
forward slowly. SFX: creaking door, footfalls on wood. Ambient:
distant rain on windows, low crackling fire.

Using references with Film

Film does not accept character refs or a style plate directly. To lock a character, generate a pristine first frame in Fawna Compose (which does accept nine refs) and drop that frame into Film's first-frame slot. Veo then animates from the locked first frame, preserving identity through the clip.

Prompt recipe

Film rewards precise, concrete language. Less is more. Name subject, action, setting, camera, light. No empty adjectives.

A woman in her forties in a navy wool coat stands on a windswept
coastal cliff, grey sea behind her. She lifts her collar against
the wind. Slow dolly forward, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field,
overcast natural light, slate and grey palette, subtle 35mm film
grain. Ambient: ocean wind, distant gulls.

Tips

• Draft on Lite, hero on Film. Identical prompts scale well between variants. Save the best Lite prompt and re-run on Film.
• Don't waste audio on silent shots. Turn the toggle off if the clip does not need it.
• Keep camera moves small. Veo's photoreal fidelity rewards subtle moves. A slow dolly or a gentle arc reads better than an aggressive push.

Where to go next

• Fawna Audio for the same engine with audio directed at dialogue.
• Character consistency for the Compose-to-Film workflow.