H3 · 15 seconds · 16:9 · 768P
Café Eye Contact
Your character looks up from a book, meets the camera and delivers a playful line in a softly lit café.
The example starts wider before moving closer. Keep the dialogue or replace it with your own line.
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Upload your character reference as Image 1. Replace Lily and the example identity details with your own character throughout the prompt. Keep the scene, timing and audio directions.
In Camera, select H3 and use reference images. Set 15 seconds, 16:9, and 768P. Copy the prompt below. Generation uses credits; check the estimate before starting.
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subject_definitions: <Subject 1> is Image 1: Lily, a fictional adult woman aged 27. Preserve her face, eye color, dark hair, complexion and proportions. Her dry hair falls naturally over her shoulders. She wears a fitted pale-pink floral sleeveless dress and sits on a cream curved sofa with blush cushions, holding a small open paperback. summary: A 15-second intimate cafe portrait. <Subject 1> pauses her reading, notices the viewer across the table and speaks with an amused, welcoming expression. Her face, eye contact and small changes of expression carry the clip. retention_analysis: Retain only Lily's identity from Image 1. Replace the pool, wet hair, swimwear, lighting and pose with the softly lit cafe lounge. Begin seated with the book already in her hands, framed from mid-torso upward. No transition from the reference photograph. One adult subject; the background stays softly out of focus. detailed_description: 0.0–3.0s: Begin at seated eye level in a medium close-up. <Subject 1> occupies the center of the frame on the cream sofa. A warm cafe counter, small cups and muted pink accent lighting sit softly behind her. Her eyes are lowered to the open book near the bottom of the frame. She finishes reading a line, breathes quietly, and starts to lift her gaze toward the camera. Keep her face unobstructed by the book and hair. 3.0–6.0s: She looks directly into the lens, lifts one eyebrow slightly and gives a small knowing smile. Her fingers close the book gently, keeping the covers aligned and the pages solid. She lowers it to her lap without breaking eye contact. The camera begins a very slow ten-centimeter push toward her. 6.0–10.0s: She leans forward just a little and says, with a warm playful voice, <d>[English] I was trying to read, but you are very distracting.</d> Let her smile emerge naturally during the last words, with believable lip movements, tiny head shifts and relaxed shoulders. Her face remains the sharpest part of the image. 10.0–13.0s: She lets out a soft amused breath, tilts her head slightly and rests one hand on the closed book in her lap. The other hand makes a small conversational gesture below shoulder height before settling. Maintain natural fingers and the same dress, couch and light. 13.0–15.0s: She holds warm eye contact with a restrained smile as the camera settles into a closer face-and-shoulders composition. End on a living expression with subtle breathing and a blink, not a frozen pose. Continuous single shot, flattering realistic skin texture and gentle motion. overall_soundscape: <Subject 1> speaks the specified English line clearly and naturally. Quiet cafe room tone, a faint distant cup clink and the soft sound of closing the book; no other intelligible voices. non_diegetic_music: Soft original cafe soul instrumental with warm keys and a light bass line, low beneath her dialogue.
Example verification
Retained H3 output reviewed September 8, 2026. One approved example per template; results vary with the reference image. Model: minimax-h3-max-i2v (reference-to-video).
Video SHA-256: bbe8f70ed5f71775974baca6cdf763c6157c664153f9cb51611086f1dda1ba9f
Prompt SHA-256: c04b00d38b1d30cc36112502ec62da283c804ccc1b2f08913c984c316ae54197