> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rewatch.studio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# References and style

> Characters, setting, images and style: how to describe what must stay identical from one shot to the next.

Under your idea, the “References (optional)” block fixes what the AI must not invent: who the characters are, where the video takes place, which images to use. Empty, the AI invents everything. Filled in, it sticks to it on every shot.

## Characters (text)

The “Characters” field (2,000 characters): “Who they are, what they look like, how they talk. Empty: the AI makes them up.”

One line per character, starting with the name they will have in the story:

```text theme={null}
[Name]: [age or height], [build], [face and hair], [outfit that doesn't change], [one recognizable detail], [voice and way of speaking].
```

> [tab] Weak
>
> ```text theme={null}
> A nice old man and his granddaughter.
> ```
>
> Nothing to redraw identically: the face, the outfit and the age will change from one shot to the next.

> [tab] Strong
>
> ```text theme={null}
> Walter: 78 years old, tall and stooped, bald head, big white mustache, mustard yellow wool cardigan, round glasses at the tip of his nose, deep slow voice.
> Ines: 9 years old, small, black curly hair in two pigtails, denim overalls, bandage on her knee, talks fast and asks too many questions.
> ```
>
> Every trait is visible and stable. The voice and the pace are used to pick the voice and for the acting.

> [!TIP]
>
> The more precise the description, the less the character drifts between two shots. A single outfit and one strong detail (a bandage, a scar, a color of clothing) do more for likeness than a list of adjectives.

**Rules:**

* Use exactly the same names as in your idea or your script.
* Describe the appearance here, not in the idea: two descriptions that diverge give a face that changes.
* Describe only what is **permanent**. “He is scared” is not an appearance; it is acting, which goes in the script.

## Characters (images)

You can add images of your characters, or reuse them from “My characters”. They are “redrawn in your style, identical on every shot”. Give each image the name the character will have in the story.

The “Consistent characters” setting keeps the same face from one shot to the next; the app advises adding 3 reference images per character.

## Setting

The “Setting” field (600 characters): “The place and mood of the whole video.”

```text theme={null}
[Precise place], [time of day], [light], [two or three objects or materials that make it recognizable].
```

Example:

```text theme={null}
A laundromat at night, white neon lights buzzing, pale green tiles, a row of front loading machines with only one running.
```

You can also add one or several setting images. One image applies to the whole video; with several, name each place (“The kitchen”, “The hallway”).

## Shot images

In some tools, “Shot images” accepts up to 30 images: “Each image opens a shot, in order: the first one opens shot 1.” Useful when you already have a storyboard or specific visuals.

## The style

Two settings, in “Customize”:

* **“Style”**: the look of all the images, chosen from the gallery.
* **“Refine the style (optional)”** (300 characters): what the gallery doesn't say.

```text theme={null}
[Color palette], [light], [materials or texture], [one rendering detail].
```

Example: `Pastel colors, big shiny eyes, end of day light`.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This text is added to **every** image prompt. Put only the look in it: colors, light, materials, general framing. Never an action (“he runs”), never text to display, never subtitles. Text on screen is written with an [overlay](https://docs.rewatch.studio/video/overlays.md) marker.

## Common mistakes

| Mistake | Fix |
| - | - |
| “Pixar style, very beautiful, 8K” | Describe what you see: “soft 3D rendering, smooth matte skin, big eyes, warm studio light” |
| A character described by their mood | Keep the appearance here, put the emotion in the script |
| A setting that changes at every shot when you want a single place | Fill in “Setting”: it fixes the place for the whole video |
| The image name differs from the name in the script | Both must be identical for the image to serve the right character |
| Two contradictory styles (watercolor gallery + “photorealistic”) | Pick one, refine with the other |


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