Need prompt help: conveying intense emotion after deed fraud

Hi Cameron and Co, Thanks a lot for creating this space.

I’m trying to create a scene of a woman who has experienced deed fraud, so I need the facial expressions to be intense and emotional.

But the outputs keep coming back with the character smiling or looking like she’s talking to herself.

I’ve attached the “bad” clip along with my current prompt and example image.

Does anyone have ideas for alternative prompt wording (or other settings) that might better capture shock, anger, or grief?

I’m also considering trying Nano Banana next—curious if anyone has prompt tips before I do.

Black woman, mid-40s, on a Brooklyn brownstone stoop; jaw clenched, eyes wet but steady looking at the papers in her hand in horror shoulders slightly hunched, hands gripping mail and a manila folder; overcast late-afternoon light, cool color temperature, cinematic documentary realism, subtle grit, shallow depth of field, natural skin texture, no retouch, no smile

--duration 5.2s --ar 51:91 --motion high

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