Reference image

The reference image used

To create a video like this, we have two options: a free method with results that aren't guaranteed, and a paid, professional method with more accurate results. In both cases we use the same project image and the same prompt, only changing the site and model used.
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The Prompt Used

This is the full prompt we'll use in both methods, along with the project's exterior image as the Reference Image. The prompt is one "time-freeze" drone shot: three frozen characters (a man slipping on a banana peel, a person sketching the project, and a photographer), with the drone gliding between them using speed ramps, then time resumes at the reference image's angle.

Full Prompt
A cinematic 10-second continuous one-shot, Hollywood-level direction, photorealistic, ultra-detailed. The scene takes place around the exterior architectural project shown in the reference image. The architecture, materials, landscaping, and lighting must remain exactly as in the reference image.

CONCEPT: A "time-freeze" drone shot. Everything in the scene is frozen in a single moment, while the drone camera flies smoothly and continuously between three frozen characters, with dynamic speed ramping (accelerating between subjects, slowing down near each one). The building is always visible and well-composed in the background of every moment.

TIMELINE:
0–2s: The drone starts low and close to a man frozen mid-air, slipping on a banana peel on the ground. One leg kicked up, arms flailing, shocked expression, clothes and hair suspended, the banana peel sliding under his foot, tiny dust particles frozen in the air. The camera slowly orbits around him, revealing the building sharply behind him.

2–4.5s: Speed ramp — the camera accelerates and glides smoothly toward a person sitting on an outdoor chair, frozen while sketching the project in a notebook. The camera decelerates into a slow over-the-shoulder push-in, showing a hand-drawn pencil sketch of the building on the page, with the real building perfectly framed behind it, matching the sketch.

4.5–7s: Speed ramp — the camera accelerates again toward a photographer frozen mid-shot, holding a professional camera aimed at the building, finger on the shutter. The drone slows down passing over his shoulder, showing the building on the camera's screen and in reality at the same time.

7–8s: The drone rises and pulls back in one elegant sweeping motion, decelerating smoothly until it settles into the exact camera position, angle, lens, and composition of the reference image.

8–10s: The moment the camera locks into the reference framing, time resumes at natural real-time speed. All three characters remain visible in the frame: the photographer's camera flash fires, he lowers the camera and checks the photo on the screen; the sketcher closes the notebook, stands up, and walks away; the slipping man completes his fall and lands on the ground. The camera holds steady with a very subtle cinematic drift.

STYLE: Seamless single take, no cuts, smooth stabilized drone motion, natural motion blur during acceleration, crisp detail during slow-motion moments, cinematic color grading, realistic lighting and shadows, shallow depth of field on close passes, anamorphic cinematic feel, 24fps film look.
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Choosing a Method

Whichever site you use, the steps are usually similar: upload the image as a Reference Image, add the prompt, set the appropriate settings, choose the model, then click Generate.

Free, Not Guaranteed

Google Flow

Google Flow is completely free, using the Omni 1.1 Flash model.

Paid, Professional

Seedance 2 / 2.5

A professional model available on many sites, depending on which one you prefer. I personally use Morphix Pro (gives you a discount when you sign up through it).

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Generating with Morphix Pro

  • 1Go to Morphix Pro and open the Video section.
  • 2Add the full prompt from section one, along with the project's exterior image.
  • 3Choose the right settings: model (Seedance 2.5), dimensions, duration, and resolution.
  • 4Click Generate.
Very Important

The image must be added as a "Reference Image", not as a "Start Frame", so the building stays identical to the reference image and the shot ends on its exact angle.

Video settings on Morphix

Adding the image as a Reference along with the prompt, and setting the model and options in the Video section

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The Free Alternative: Google Flow

  • 1Open Google Flow.
  • 2Add the image and the prompt (using the Ingredients option, not Frames, for the same reason mentioned above).
  • 3Choose the right settings and model (Omni 1.1 Flash).
  • 4Click Generate.
Video settings on Google Flow

Choosing Ingredients, dimensions, and the model (Omni 1.1 Flash) on Google Flow

Final Result

One continuous 10-second cinematic drone shot: time is frozen as the drone glides between a man slipping on a banana peel, a person sketching the building, and a photographer shooting it, then settles at the reference image's angle as time resumes and the scene plays out.

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