Image-to-video motion brief that prevents warping
A motion brief for image-to-video generation that animates one chosen element while locking composition, faces, and text against distortion.
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Animate this image. Preserve the existing composition, subjects, colors, and lighting exactly as they appear; do not add, remove, or restyle anything in the frame. Motion, in order of importance: 1. Primary: [THE ONE THING THAT SHOULD CLEARLY MOVE, E.G. THE SUBJECT'S SCARF AND HAIR BLOWING LEFT TO RIGHT] at [GENTLE / MODERATE / FAST] speed. 2. Secondary: [BACKGROUND OR ATMOSPHERIC MOTION, E.G. CLOUDS DRIFTING SLOWLY, DISTANT TRAFFIC PASSING]. 3. Everything else stays still, especially [ELEMENTS THAT MUST NOT MOVE OR DEFORM, E.G. THE FACE, THE LETTERING ON THE SIGN, THE BUILDING EDGES]. Camera: [STATIC / SLOW PUSH IN TOWARD THE FOCAL POINT / SLOW LATERAL DRIFT, WITH DIRECTION], subtle enough that the final frame still contains [WHAT MUST REMAIN IN FRAME]. Physics notes: [HOW THE MOTION SHOULD BEHAVE, E.G. THE FABRIC IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND FLUTTERS, WATER FLOWS AWAY FROM CAMERA, SMOKE RISES AND DISPERSES]. Keep the motion continuous at a constant speed; no sudden accelerations. Duration: [4-10] seconds. [IF THE CLIP SHOULD LOOP, KEEP THIS LINE: THE FINAL FRAME SHOULD CLOSELY MATCH THE FIRST FRAME SO THE CLIP LOOPS CLEANLY. OTHERWISE DELETE IT.] Avoid: morphing or flickering on faces, hands, and text; new objects entering the frame; changes to lighting direction or color; camera shake.
Updated 2026-08-18
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