Reference image

Reference image

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 reference 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, with the interior design image as a Reference Image. The idea is a calm moment where gravity pauses inside the space: the floor pieces lift in a slow ripple, the main furniture piece and a secondary object float, while walls, ceiling and fixed elements stay in place. The film is split into four shots: a wide shot, two close-ups of the floating elements, then a return to the wide shot where gravity comes back and everything settles into place, with realistic sound effects and no music.

Full Prompt
A cinematic 10-second interior film, Hollywood-level direction, photorealistic, ultra-detailed. The interior space in the reference image is the main character. Use the reference image as the strict design reference: the architecture, layout, furniture, materials, colors, decor, and lighting must match it exactly in every shot. The opening and closing wide shots reproduce the reference image's camera position, angle, lens, and framing as closely as possible. The close-ups show only elements that are visible in the reference image.
CONCEPT: "The moment gravity pauses." In a calm, silent moment, gravity gently fades inside the space. Only the loose elements float: floor tiles or planks lift a few centimeters in a slow ripple, the main hero furniture piece of the space levitates gently, and a secondary object floats above its base. Fixed elements never move: walls, ceiling, built-in joinery, fixed fixtures, curtains, and plants stay exactly in place. Every movement is slow, subtle, weightless, elegant, and controlled, never chaotic: nothing flies away, breaks, or collides. Then gravity returns and everything softly settles back into its exact original position.
SHOTS:
SHOT 1, WIDE (0–3.5s): Opens on the wide view matching the reference image. A slow, steady push-in. At 0.8s, gravity begins to fade: the floor tiles or planks start lifting a few centimeters in a slow ripple spreading from the center of the room outward, each piece rising to a slightly different height with a slight tilt, casting soft shadows on the gaps beneath them. The main hero furniture piece (for example: a bathtub, sofa, bed, or dining table visible in the reference) gently rises about 20 to 30 centimeters off the floor. Small loose decor items lift slightly.
SHOT 2, HERO CLOSE-UP (3.5–6.0s): Hard cut to a low-angle medium close-up of the hero furniture piece floating in mid-air, its material texture in crisp detail. The camera slides slowly sideways, the floating floor pieces softly blurred in the foreground, the background in shallow depth of field. The piece drifts and rotates very slightly, weightless.
SHOT 3, DETAIL CLOSE-UP (6.0–8.5s): Hard cut to a close-up of a secondary object visible in the reference (for example: a washbasin, lamp, vase, or decorative object) floating above its base or surface, slowly turning. The camera pushes in slowly, warm light grazing its surface, shallow depth of field.
SHOT 4, WIDE RETURN (8.5–10s): Hard cut back to the wide view with a slight dutch tilt. The camera smoothly rolls back to level as gravity returns: the hero piece softly descends into its exact place, the floating objects settle, and the floor tiles drop back into place in a reverse ripple from the edges toward the center. The film ends on the wide view matching the reference image, with every element back in its exact original position.
SOUND DESIGN (NO MUSIC): Realistic, subtle sound effects only:
- Start: quiet, calm room tone.
- Gravity fades: a deep, soft low-frequency hum swells, with delicate wooden or ceramic clicks as the floor pieces lift in the ripple, and a soft airy whisper.
- Close-ups: a weightless, muffled atmosphere, the faint creak of the floating piece, subtle air movement.
- Gravity returns: the hum fades, a soft cascade of gentle clicks as the tiles settle back, and a soft, satisfying thud as the hero piece lands.
- End: calm silence with quiet room tone.
CAMERA & STYLE: Slow, smooth, stabilized camera movements (push-ins and lateral slides), shallow depth of field on close-ups, warm moody cinematic lighting matching the reference, soft realistic shadows under every floating element, subtle volumetric light, cinematic color grading, anamorphic film look, 24fps.
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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, so pick the one you prefer. I personally use OpenArt (gives you a discount when you sign up through it).

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Generating with OpenArt

  • 1Go to OpenArt and open the Video section.
  • 2Choose the model (Seedance 2.5).
  • 3Add the reference image using the Add visual references option.
  • 4Add the full prompt from section one.
  • 5Choose the right settings: audio (On), dimensions (9:16), duration (10s), and resolution (you can pick a low resolution like 480p to save credits, then Upscale as in the next section).
  • 6Click Generate.
Very Important

The image must be added as a "Reference", not as a "Start Frame". The film includes close-ups from different angles, so the model needs the image as a design reference for every shot, not just as the first frame.

Adding the reference image along with the prompt, and setting the model and options, with a low resolution (480p) to save credits

Adding the reference image along with the prompt, and setting the model and options, with a low resolution (480p) to save credits

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Saving Credits with Upscale

If you feel the video will cost too many credits, you can generate it at a lower resolution, then Upscale the result. This saves a lot of credits. The Upscale uses an engine called BytePlus, on OpenArt itself.

  • 1After generating the video, click on it inside the site to open its options menu.
The menu that opens after clicking the video, with the Upscale option

The menu that opens after clicking the video, with the Upscale option

  • 2Click Upscale, and the video opens with the Upscale settings.
  • 3Choose the settings that suit you (BytePlus vCube engine, resolution, frame rate, mode), no need to copy mine. The cost is relatively low.
  • 4Click Generate.
My Upscale settings (BytePlus vCube, 1080p HD, 30 fps, Standard mode). Choose what suits you, you don't have to copy them

My Upscale settings (BytePlus vCube, 1080p HD, 30 fps, Standard mode). Choose what suits you, you don't have to copy them

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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), with 9:16 dimensions and a 10s duration.
  • 4Click Generate.
Choosing Ingredients, dimensions (9:16), the model (Omni 1.1 Flash), and duration (10s) on Google Flow

Choosing Ingredients, dimensions (9:16), the model (Omni 1.1 Flash), and duration (10s) on Google Flow

Final Result

A 10-second interior film: gravity gently fades, the floor pieces lift in a slow ripple and the bed and decor float, with close-ups that bring out the material textures, then gravity returns and everything settles back into place, ending on the exact framing of the reference image.

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