SINGAPORE - 1 OCT 2026: 8.42 am. Yishun Pond Park. The young Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) eating the red berry for breakfast, is a common native tree squirrel. Appearance: Olive-brown upperparts and tail, with distinctive black-and-white stripes along the sides of its body and a reddish-brown belly. Behaviour: Highly active during the day, known for darting through tree canopies, chirping, and feeding on fruits, seeds and insects. Habitat: Urban parks, gardens and nature reserves.
300mm, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1000
Canon R5, RF 75-300mm lens F4-5.6
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Create a video prompt. Vertical 9:16. HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PLANTAIN SQUIRREL - perched on a branch of a tall tree, above and in front of Grandpa David Sing, on the bank of the Yishun Pond (image).
Grandpa David Sing, Chinese, 76 years, tall, broad shouldered, bespectacled, grey hair, BROWN polo shirt, BROWN long pants, white shoes, Canon R5 camera with zoom lens shows his granddaughter Ya Ya the Plantain Squirrel perched up a tree branch, above and in front of him. It feeds on fruits, seeds and insects in the tree canopy.
Grandpa says: "Use Canon R5, zoom lens, shutter priority, auto ISO, to photograph the darting squirrel."
Ya Ya, 7 years old, Chinese, double pleated hair, wears red polo tee, dark blue pants, white shoes in the Yishun Pond BANK AREA (image) with grandpa for wildlife photography.
TEXT OVERLAY:
Plantain Squirrel. Canon R5, RF 75-300mm lens
Use Shutter Priority, ISO auto. 300mm, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1000
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ChatGPT video prompt
VERTICAL VIDEO — 9:16 | PHOTOREALISTIC WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY | SINGAPORE
DATE & TIME: Singapore — 1 October 2026, 8:42 AM
LOCATION: Yishun Pond Park, Yishun, Singapore. Use the provided Yishun Pond bank image as the environmental reference.
SCENE: HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PLANTAIN SQUIRREL
A young Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus), matching the provided reference photograph, is perched on a branch of a tall tree above and slightly in front of Grandpa David Sing.
The squirrel is actively feeding on small fruits/berries among the branches and leaves. Show its characteristic olive-brown upperparts, long tail, black-and-white lateral stripes and reddish-brown belly. It moves naturally through the foliage, occasionally darting along the branch, pausing, looking around and feeding.
The tree is beside Yishun Pond, with lush Singapore vegetation and the pond visible below and behind the river-bank/pond-bank vegetation.
GRANDPA DAVID SING
Grandpa David Sing, Chinese, 76 years old, tall and broad-shouldered, grey hair and bespectacled, wears:
Brown polo shirt
Brown long pants
White shoes
He holds a Canon R5 with an RF 75–300mm F4–5.6 zoom lens, looking upward through the viewfinder toward the squirrel.
He carefully tracks the squirrel as it moves among the branches.
YA YA
Ya Ya, Chinese, 7 years old, with double-pleated hair, wears:
Red polo T-shirt
Dark blue pants
White shoes
She stands safely with Grandpa in the Yishun Pond bank area, looking upward at the squirrel and watching Grandpa photograph it.
CAMERA ACTION
Begin with a wide vertical establishing shot showing Grandpa David and Ya Ya on the Yishun Pond bank, surrounded by lush greenery.
Tilt the camera upward to reveal the Plantain Squirrel perched high on the tree branch above and in front of Grandpa.
Cut to a simulated 300mm telephoto wildlife-photography view. The squirrel fills much of the frame while branches and leaves create natural foreground and background depth.
Show the squirrel:
Eating a small fruit/berry
Holding the food with its front paws
Chewing
Looking alertly toward the camera
Darting a short distance along the branch
Pausing before continuing to feed
Grandpa smoothly follows these movements with his Canon R5.
DIALOGUE
Grandpa says naturally and clearly:
“Use Canon R5, zoom lens, shutter priority, auto ISO, to photograph the darting squirrel.”
Show a brief close-up of Grandpa operating the camera, then return immediately to the squirrel through the telephoto view.
CAMERA SETTINGS — CLEAR EDUCATIONAL OVERLAY
Display a large, clean and highly legible camera-settings panel:
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PLANTAIN SQUIRREL
CAMERA: Canon R5
LENS: RF 75–300mm F4–5.6
MODE: Shutter Priority — Tv
FOCAL LENGTH: 300mm
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 sec
APERTURE: f/5.6
ISO: AUTO
EXAMPLE ISO READING: ISO 1000
Make 300mm and 1/250 sec especially prominent because the squirrel is high in the tree and may dart suddenly between branches.
Clearly distinguish AUTO ISO from the example exposure reading ISO 1000. Do not make ISO 1000 appear to be a manually fixed ISO setting.
ON-SCREEN TEXT
Use a second concise overlay during the telephoto shot:
PLANTAIN SQUIRREL
Canon R5 + RF 75–300mm
SHUTTER PRIORITY (Tv)
300mm | 1/250 sec | f/5.6
ISO AUTO — ISO 1000
Keep all text sharp, stable and easy to read in the vertical 9:16 frame.
FINAL SHOT
The Plantain Squirrel pauses on the branch, holding a small fruit between its paws and eating. Grandpa David keeps the squirrel centred in his telephoto frame while Ya Ya watches from beside him.
End with a clean close-up of the squirrel surrounded by natural leaves and branches.
STYLE: Highly photorealistic Singapore wildlife documentary, authentic Plantain Squirrel anatomy and behaviour, natural morning light, realistic foliage movement, realistic depth of field, natural telephoto compression, smooth camera tracking, documentary wildlife photography, educational and cinematic, no exaggerated animal movements.
SAFETY: Grandpa and Ya Ya remain safely on the Yishun Pond bank and do not climb the tree or approach the squirrel.
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3. Natural dialogue
VERTICAL VIDEO — 9:16 | PHOTOREALISTIC WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY | SINGAPORE
DATE & TIME: Singapore — 1 October 2026, 8:42 AM
LOCATION: Yishun Pond Park, Yishun, Singapore. Use the provided Yishun Pond bank image as the environmental reference.
SCENE: HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PLANTAIN SQUIRREL
A young Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus), matching the provided reference photograph, is perched on a branch of a tall tree above and slightly in front of Grandpa David Sing.
The squirrel is actively feeding on small fruits/berries among the branches and leaves. Show its characteristic olive-brown upperparts, long tail, black-and-white lateral stripes and reddish-brown belly. It moves naturally through the foliage, occasionally darting along the branch, pausing, looking around and feeding.
The tree is beside Yishun Pond, with lush Singapore vegetation and the pond visible below and behind the river-bank/pond-bank vegetation.
GRANDPA DAVID SING
Grandpa David Sing, Chinese, 76 years old, tall and broad-shouldered, grey hair and bespectacled, wears:
Brown polo shirt
Brown long pants
White shoes
He holds a Canon R5 with an RF 75–300mm F4–5.6 zoom lens, looking upward through the viewfinder toward the squirrel.
He carefully tracks the squirrel as it moves among the branches.
YA YA
Ya Ya, Chinese, 7 years old, with double-pleated hair, wears:
Red polo T-shirt
Dark blue pants
White shoes
She stands safely with Grandpa in the Yishun Pond bank area, looking upward at the squirrel and watching Grandpa photograph it.
CAMERA ACTION
Begin with a wide vertical establishing shot showing Grandpa David and Ya Ya on the Yishun Pond bank, surrounded by lush greenery.
Tilt the camera upward to reveal the Plantain Squirrel perched high on the tree branch above and in front of Grandpa.
Cut to a simulated 300mm telephoto wildlife-photography view. The squirrel fills much of the frame while branches and leaves create natural foreground and background depth.
Show the squirrel:
Eating a small fruit/berry
Holding the food with its front paws
Chewing
Looking alertly toward the camera
Darting a short distance along the branch
Pausing before continuing to feed
Grandpa smoothly follows these movements with his Canon R5.
DIALOGUE
Replace the dialogue section with:
NATURAL GRANDPA–YA YA DIALOGUE
Ya Ya looks up at the squirrel and asks:
Ya Ya: “Grandpa, it’s moving so fast. How do I photograph it?”
Grandpa watches the squirrel through his Canon R5 and replies naturally:
Grandpa: “Use the zoom lens and set the camera to Shutter Priority. Keep the shutter at 1/250 second, and let Auto ISO take care of the light. Zoom in to 300 millimeters and follow the squirrel as it moves.”
Ya Ya watches the squirrel dart along the branch.
Grandpa: “There—keep it in the frame. Wait for it to pause… now, take the shot.”
Then show the camera-settings overlay:
Canon R5 + RF 75–300mm F4–5.6
Shutter Priority (Tv)
300mm | 1/250 sec | f/5.6
ISO AUTO — Example: ISO 1000
This gives the dialogue a more natural grandfather teaching his granddaughter feel while still communicating all the photography settings clearly.
CAMERA SETTINGS — CLEAR EDUCATIONAL OVERLAY
Display a large, clean and highly legible camera-settings panel:
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PLANTAIN SQUIRREL
CAMERA: Canon R5
LENS: RF 75–300mm F4–5.6
MODE: Shutter Priority — Tv
FOCAL LENGTH: 300mm
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 sec
APERTURE: f/5.6
ISO: AUTO
EXAMPLE ISO READING: ISO 1000
Make 300mm and 1/250 sec especially prominent because the squirrel is high in the tree and may dart suddenly between branches.
Clearly distinguish AUTO ISO from the example exposure reading ISO 1000. Do not make ISO 1000 appear to be a manually fixed ISO setting.
ON-SCREEN TEXT
Use a second concise overlay during the telephoto shot:
PLANTAIN SQUIRREL
Canon R5 + RF 75–300mm
SHUTTER PRIORITY (Tv)
300mm | 1/250 sec | f/5.6
ISO AUTO — ISO 1000
Keep all text sharp, stable and easy to read in the vertical 9:16 frame.
FINAL SHOT
The Plantain Squirrel pauses on the branch, holding a small fruit between its paws and eating. Grandpa David keeps the squirrel centred in his telephoto frame while Ya Ya watches from beside him.
End with a clean close-up of the squirrel surrounded by natural leaves and branches.
STYLE: Highly photorealistic Singapore wildlife documentary, authentic Plantain Squirrel anatomy and behaviour, natural morning light, realistic foliage movement, realistic depth of field, natural telephoto compression, smooth camera tracking, documentary wildlife photography, educational and cinematic, no exaggerated animal movements.
SAFETY: Grandpa and Ya Ya remain safely on the Yishun Pond bank and do not climb the tree or approach the squirrel.
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See above --- Replace the dialogue section with:
NATURAL GRANDPA–YA YA DIALOGUE
Ya Ya looks up at the squirrel and asks:
Ya Ya: “Grandpa, it’s moving so fast. How do I photograph it?”
Grandpa watches the squirrel through his Canon R5 and replies naturally:
Grandpa: “Use the zoom lens and set the camera to Shutter Priority. Keep the shutter at 1/250 second, and let Auto ISO take care of the light. Zoom in to 300 millimeters and follow the squirrel as it moves.”
Ya Ya watches the squirrel dart along the branch.
Grandpa: “There—keep it in the frame. Wait for it to pause… now, take the shot.”
Then show the camera-settings overlay:
Canon R5 + RF 75–300mm F4–5.6
Shutter Priority (Tv)
300mm | 1/250 sec | f/5.6
ISO AUTO — Example: ISO 1000
This gives the dialogue a more natural grandfather teaching his granddaughter feel while still communicating all the photography settings clearly.
