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title: Long takes and multi-shot sequences — Kling VIDEO 4.0 | Runware Docs
url: https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot
description: How to use Kling VIDEO 4.0's 30-second range for complete stories, either as a timed shot list with hard cuts or as one continuous take with no cuts at all.
---
### [Introduction](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot#introduction)

Kling VIDEO 4.0 generates **up to 30 seconds in a single request**, long enough for a complete ad or a short scene with a beginning and an end. **Multi-shot is on by default**: given a long brief, the model splits it into shots and paces them on its own. You can let it, write the cuts yourself, or ask for one unbroken take.

[Watch video](https://runware.ai/docs/assets/output-hero.DkCMCq8N.mp4)

*A 30-second, five-shot ad from one request*

> **Prompt**: A 30-second commercial for white wireless earbuds, realistic, bright and clean, five shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: macro close-up as the matte white charging case opens on a light gray desk and the two earbuds lift slightly in their slots. Shot 2, 5–11 s: a young man in a plain green hoodie with no logo puts one earbud in on a crowded subway platform, and the noise of the station drops away as he closes his eyes. Shot 3, 11–18 s: tracking shot beside him as he jogs across a park bridge at sunrise, the earbud staying in place. Shot 4, 18–24 s: he takes a call while walking through a busy outdoor market and says in clear American English: "Yeah, I can hear you perfectly." Shot 5, 24–30 s: the earbuds settle back into the case on the desk and the lid closes with a soft click, holding on the closed case. The same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot. Audio: station noise that fades when the earbud goes in, footsteps and birdsong on the bridge, market chatter, the click of the case, a light electronic music bed, no subtitles.

Because the whole sequence is one generation, the man and the earbuds **stay the same person and the same product across every cut**, and the sound runs continuously underneath.

### [Request shape](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot#request-shape)

Length is set with `duration`, any whole number of seconds **from 3 to 30**. The structure of the clip lives in the prompt:

**TypeScript**:

```typescript
import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  model: 'klingai:kling-video@4.0',
  positivePrompt: 'A 30-second commercial for white wireless earbuds, five shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: macro close-up as the charging case opens on a light gray desk. Shot 2, 5–11 s: a young man in a plain green hoodie with no logo puts one earbud in on a crowded subway platform. Shot 3, 11–18 s: tracking shot beside him as he jogs across a park bridge at sunrise. Shot 4, 18–24 s: he takes a call in a busy outdoor market. Shot 5, 24–30 s: the earbuds settle back into the case and the lid closes. The same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot. Audio: station noise, birdsong, market chatter, the click of the case, a light electronic music bed, no subtitles.',
  width: 1920,
  height: 1080,
  duration: 30
})
```

**Python**:

```python
import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware

async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "model": "klingai:kling-video@4.0",
            "positivePrompt": "A 30-second commercial for white wireless earbuds, five shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: macro close-up as the charging case opens on a light gray desk. Shot 2, 5–11 s: a young man in a plain green hoodie with no logo puts one earbud in on a crowded subway platform. Shot 3, 11–18 s: tracking shot beside him as he jogs across a park bridge at sunrise. Shot 4, 18–24 s: he takes a call in a busy outdoor market. Shot 5, 24–30 s: the earbuds settle back into the case and the lid closes. The same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot. Audio: station noise, birdsong, market chatter, the click of the case, a light electronic music bed, no subtitles.",
            "width": 1920,
            "height": 1080,
            "duration": 30
        })

asyncio.run(main())
```

**cURL**:

```bash
curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "videoInference",
      "taskUUID": "8d9e0f1a-2b3c-4d4e-9f5a-6b7c8d9e0f1a",
      "model": "klingai:kling-video@4.0",
      "positivePrompt": "A 30-second commercial for white wireless earbuds, five shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: macro close-up as the charging case opens on a light gray desk. Shot 2, 5–11 s: a young man in a plain green hoodie with no logo puts one earbud in on a crowded subway platform. Shot 3, 11–18 s: tracking shot beside him as he jogs across a park bridge at sunrise. Shot 4, 18–24 s: he takes a call in a busy outdoor market. Shot 5, 24–30 s: the earbuds settle back into the case and the lid closes. The same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot. Audio: station noise, birdsong, market chatter, the click of the case, a light electronic music bed, no subtitles.",
      "width": 1920,
      "height": 1080,
      "duration": 30
    }
  ]'
```

**CLI**:

```bash
runware run klingai:kling-video@4.0 \
  positivePrompt="A 30-second commercial for white wireless earbuds, five shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: macro close-up as the charging case opens on a light gray desk. Shot 2, 5–11 s: a young man in a plain green hoodie with no logo puts one earbud in on a crowded subway platform. Shot 3, 11–18 s: tracking shot beside him as he jogs across a park bridge at sunrise. Shot 4, 18–24 s: he takes a call in a busy outdoor market. Shot 5, 24–30 s: the earbuds settle back into the case and the lid closes. The same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot. Audio: station noise, birdsong, market chatter, the click of the case, a light electronic music bed, no subtitles." \
  width=1920 \
  height=1080 \
  duration=30
```

**JSON**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "8d9e0f1a-2b3c-4d4e-9f5a-6b7c8d9e0f1a",
  "model": "klingai:kling-video@4.0",
  "positivePrompt": "A 30-second commercial for white wireless earbuds, five shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: macro close-up as the charging case opens on a light gray desk. Shot 2, 5–11 s: a young man in a plain green hoodie with no logo puts one earbud in on a crowded subway platform. Shot 3, 11–18 s: tracking shot beside him as he jogs across a park bridge at sunrise. Shot 4, 18–24 s: he takes a call in a busy outdoor market. Shot 5, 24–30 s: the earbuds settle back into the case and the lid closes. The same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot. Audio: station noise, birdsong, market chatter, the click of the case, a light electronic music bed, no subtitles.",
  "width": 1920,
  "height": 1080,
  "duration": 30
}
```

The longer the clip, the more the prompt has to carry. A 30-second brief that only describes a mood leaves every shot decision to the model, so **write the plan out** once the clip runs past a few seconds.

### [Writing a shot list](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot#writing-a-shot-list)

A shot list gives each shot **a number, a time range, and one action**, and says how shots are joined. "Hard cuts" tells the model to cut, and the time ranges tell it where:

**[Format]** A 20-second vertical travel reel for a weekend city break, four shots joined by hard cuts., **[Shot 1]** Shot 1, 0–5 s: close-up, hands zip a small carry-on suitcase closed on a hotel bed., **[Shot 2]** Shot 2, 5–10 s: wide, a yellow tram climbs a steep cobblestone street between pastel buildings, filmed from the sidewalk., **[Shot 3]** Shot 3, 10–15 s: following shot behind a woman in a linen shirt as she walks down a narrow alley lined with laundry lines., **[Shot 4]** Shot 4, 15–20 s: wide, a hilltop viewpoint over terracotta rooftops and a river at sunset, the woman leaning on the railing., **[Look and audio]** Warm natural light. Audio: a zipper, the tram bell and rails, footsteps on stone, a soft breeze at the viewpoint, no music, no voices, no subtitles.

[Watch video](https://runware.ai/docs/assets/output-trip.CtQ6Xdnc.mp4)

*Four shots, one per moment of the trip*

> **Prompt**: A 20-second vertical travel reel for a weekend city break, four shots joined by hard cuts. Shot 1, 0–5 s: close-up, hands zip a small carry-on suitcase closed on a hotel bed. Shot 2, 5–10 s: wide, a yellow tram climbs a steep cobblestone street between pastel buildings, filmed from the sidewalk. Shot 3, 10–15 s: following shot behind a woman in a linen shirt as she walks down a narrow alley lined with laundry lines. Shot 4, 15–20 s: wide, a hilltop viewpoint over terracotta rooftops and a river at sunset, the woman leaning on the railing. Warm natural light. Audio: a zipper, the tram bell and rails, footsteps on stone, a soft breeze at the viewpoint, no music, no voices, no subtitles.

Make the time ranges **add up to the full duration**. Four five-second shots in a 20-second clip leave no gap for the model to fill with something you did not ask for. Each shot also names its framing, close-up, wide or following, so every cut lands on a new view.

### [One continuous take](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot#one-continuous-take)

For walkthroughs and anything else where a cut would break the illusion, ask for the opposite: **"one continuous shot, no cuts"**. The time ranges stay, but now they describe where the camera is at each moment instead of where a new shot starts:

[Watch video](https://runware.ai/docs/assets/output-take.CtEh3UNW.mp4)

*A 20-second apartment walkthrough with no cuts*

> **Prompt**: A 20-second real estate walkthrough of a modern two-bedroom apartment, filmed as one continuous gimbal shot with no cuts. 0–5 s: the camera enters through the front door into a bright open-plan living room with oak floors and a gray sofa. 5–10 s: it glides past the kitchen island with white stone counters and pendant lights. 10–15 s: it turns down the short hallway into the main bedroom with a made bed and linen curtains. 15–20 s: it slows at the bedroom window and holds on the view of the city park outside. Steady eye-level movement at walking pace, natural daylight. Audio: soft footsteps, quiet room tone, no music, no voices, no subtitles.

A continuous take is a camera path. **Describe the route through the space in order** (door, living room, kitchen, hallway, bedroom, window) and the speed of travel, and end on something worth holding.

### [Keeping things consistent](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot#keeping-things-consistent)

Within one generation, consistency comes from saying what must not change. The hero prompt ends its shot list with **"the same man, hoodie, and earbuds stay consistent in every shot"**, which matters most when shots jump between locations.

Across separate generations, **the prompt alone cannot hold a character or a product steady**. For a series of clips, or a story longer than 30 seconds, anchor them with [reference images](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/reference-images), an [element](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/elements), or [keyframes](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/keyframes) that pin the opening and closing frames.

### [Tips](https://runware.ai/docs/models/klingai-video-4-0/guides/long-takes-and-multi-shot#tips)

1. **Write the cuts once the clip gets long.** Past a few seconds, an unplanned clip is a sequence of choices you did not make.
    
2. **Give every shot a number, a time range and one action.** That is all the model needs to place a cut.
    
3. **Make the ranges add up to the duration.** Gaps get filled with shots you did not ask for.
    
4. **Say "no cuts" for walkthroughs.** Then use the time ranges to describe the camera path instead.
    
5. **State what stays the same.** Name the character and the product that must not change between shots.
    
6. **Reach for references beyond one clip.** A prompt keeps things consistent within a generation, not across several.