Era / Period
Pick a historical era from a 32-entry catalog (1950s, 1990s-mall, ancient-rome, victorian, …). Emits a period prompt fragment.
Overview
The Era / Period parameter node sets the historical or chronological frame of a scene. Each entry encodes recognizable period markers (fashion, architecture, technology, color palette). The selected entry becomes a natural-language clause injected into the consumer’s prompt via the cinematography handle.
Configuration
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| era | string | "1990s-mall" |
Catalog entry id (e.g. "ancient-rome", "victorian"). |
| Pre Text | text | empty | Free-form text prepended to the composed hint. |
| Post Text | text | empty | Free-form text appended to the composed hint. |
Catalog (32 entries across 3 categories)
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Ancient / Pre-modern | ancient-egypt, ancient-rome, medieval, renaissance, edo-japan |
| Modern | victorian, edwardian, roaring-20s, 1950s, 1970s-disco, 1980s-vhs, 1990s-mall, 2000s-y2k |
| Future | near-future, cyberpunk-future, solarpunk-future, post-apocalyptic |
Inputs & Outputs
Inputs: in — optional upstream parameter input.
Outputs: out — composed prompt-hint clause, consumed by downstream AI nodes via their cinematography handle.
Common Use Cases
- Lock a period look for narrative or documentary-style content.
- Pair with Aesthetic for stronger trend reinforcement (e.g. 1990s-mall + y2k).
- Use in story-to-video for time-period consistency across shots.