# Image to video motion prompt (describe motion, not the picture)

When to use it: You already have a still (a product shot, a photo, a frame from your edit) and want it to move without the model changing what is in it.

Works with: [VibeFrame](https://agentcut.dev/tools/vibeframe/)

Save as: image-to-video-motion.md

Download: https://agentcut.dev/prompts/md/style-runway-image-to-video.md

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The image already shows what things look like. The text should only say how things move.

Formula: [camera move]. [subject motion]. [scene motion]. [style word].

Start with only the camera move, generate, then add one element at a time.

Examples:
- Locked camera. The steam rises slowly from the cup. Soft light flickers across the table. Cinematic live action.
- The camera slowly pushes in. The subject turns her head toward the camera and smiles. Hair moves gently in the wind.
- Slow orbit around the product from left to right. Reflections slide across the surface. Clean commercial look.
- Handheld camera follows behind the subject as he walks down the hallway. Lights pass overhead.

Rules:
- Positive phrasing only. Write "Locked camera" or "The camera stays still", never "no camera movement".
- Refer to people as "the subject", "the woman", "the man", not by long descriptions of the image.
- Physical actions, not feelings: "she smiles and waves", not "she radiates joy".
- One camera move per clip.
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Sources and credit:

* [Runway, Gen-4 Video Prompting Guide](https://help.runwayml.com/hc/en-us/articles/39789879462419-Gen-4-Video-Prompting-Guide): Start simple, describe motion, positive phrasing only

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