Retro Film Grain Style Midjourney SREF Prompts
--sref 20240806

Photography

Vintage

Film

Version: v 6.1
SV: 4
sref code and prompt case 1 --sref 20240806
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sref code and prompt case 4 --sref 20240806

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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends classic film texture with retro sci-fi aesthetics. It clearly draws inspiration from the visual style of Hollywood films from the 1980s-90s, presenting a nostalgic cinematic quality. The images feature noticeable film grain and color processing that evoke the special effects and cinematography techniques of that era, combining sci-fi elements while preserving the textural characteristics of film stock.

Style Characteristics

The main characteristics of this style include realistic film emulation with natural grain and slight color shifts, featuring predominantly warm tones with a subtle faded quality. The lighting contrast is strong, often using side lighting or backlighting to enhance dramatic effect and atmosphere. What makes it particularly impressive is its ability to accurately recreate the feel of classic cinema, evoking a sense of time travel while maintaining relatively high clarity with modern qualities.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Film Stock Texture: Adding this keyword can strengthen the image's grain and color processing, making it closer to actual film photography effects
  • Dramatic Lighting: Using this can enhance the contrast between light and shadow and light source settings, creating more atmospheric and emotional visual effects
  • Retro Sci-Fi Aesthetic: Adding this element will give the work a more defined 80s-90s sci-fi film style, reinforcing period characteristics

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for movie poster design, visual development for sci-fi themes, retro-style game art, nostalgic advertising campaigns, film scene concept art, and character or scene illustrations requiring a specific era feel. It's also excellent for creative works paying homage to classic films or content creation that needs to emphasize a sense of period authenticity.

More Prompt Tips & Tricks


You can explore further by combining the following prompt command for MidJourney:

  • --sv: There are six versions of the Style Reference feature in Midjourney version 7 when using images. Use the --sv parameter to choose between them. --sv 6 is default. --sv 4 is the old V7 sref model (prior to June 16, 2025). Using --sv 6 and --sv 4 may produce different style results.
  • --s: Default value is 100, can be set from 0 to 1000. The higher the value, the more detailed the image, and the closer the style may be to reality.
  • -niji 6: Using this command will give the image a more anime style.
  • --sw: Default value is 100, can be input from 0 to 1000. A higher value makes the style closer to the original.
  • You can now blend multiple --sref codes together (for example --sref 123 456 )
  • You can weigh individual codes or urls as follows --sref 123::2
  • You can also read more guides on How to use SREF Code

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