Animate a photo into a short video
Turns an uploaded photo into a short, natural-looking video with gentle movement, keeping the people and scene exactly as they are.
The prompt
Animate the uploaded photo into a short video.
Length: [5 / 8 seconds]
Movement: [gentle breeze in hair and clothes / the person slowly smiles and blinks / waves and water move in the background / camera slowly zooms in]
Camera: [static / slow push-in / slow pan from left to right]
Sound: [ambient sound that fits the scene / soft music / silent]
Aspect ratio: [same as the photo / 9:16 / 16:9]
Rules:
- Keep every face, body, outfit and background exactly the same as in the photo; only add natural motion.
- Movement should be subtle and realistic: no warping, melting or extra limbs.
- Do not make anyone say or do something they didn't do; no lip-synced speech.
- No text, logos or watermarks.
Only use a photo of yourself or of people who have agreed to it; for anyone under 18, only if you are their parent or guardian.
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What to fill in
- static / slow push-in / slow pan from left to right
- ambient sound that fits the scene / soft music / silent
- same as the photo / 9:16 / 16:9
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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