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These versions share one role lock and one shot plan. Start with the exact production prompt, split it for shorter tools, or use the compact fallback when a model ignores long instructions.
ROLE LOCK - SURVIVOR = @Image2. This person stays fully human in every shot. - TURNED LOVED ONE = @Image1. This person has the fictional zombie look only in the cold scene and is fully healthy in the warm memory. - Take each person's face, hair, body proportions, and recognizable clothing details only from their own reference. Keep the two identities separate and never exchange their roles. Show only these two adults. FORMAT One 15-second photorealistic cinematic video, vertical 9:16, natural motion, 35mm film look. Follow the five-shot order exactly. Use direct cuts only. SHOT 1 — 0.0-1.5s — EXTREME CLOSE-UP In a deserted snow-covered city street at blue hour beneath a cold streetlight, show the TURNED LOVED ONE's face clearly: the exact face and hair from @Image1. The transformation changes only two visible features: smooth matte ash-grey skin and pale milky eyes. Keep the facial skin intact and the expression sad but recognizable. Slow push-in. Cold blue-grey light. SHOT 2 — 1.5-3.0s — EMOTIONAL CLOSE-UP Cut to the SURVIVOR from @Image2. They recognize the loved one and their fear changes into tenderness. At the start of this close-up, one distinct tear is already pooled at the lower eyelid; it rolls slowly down the camera-facing cheek and catches the cold light, remaining clearly visible. Their eyes stay open and fixed on the loved one. Keep the expression controlled and natural—no sobbing or distorted face. A palm-sized silver flashlight with a narrow beam is held below the chin, aimed down and away from the face so it does not hide the tear. The turned loved one remains visible behind them. SHOT 3 — 3.0-4.5s — MEDIUM SHOT The SURVIVOR immediately switches off the flashlight, releases it beside their leg, and opens both empty arms in one clear motion. SHOT 4 — 4.5-7.0s — LOCKED SIDE-VIEW TWO-SHOT Both people are full-body profiles. As soon as the SURVIVOR's arms open, the TURNED LOVED ONE—with smooth ash-grey skin and pale milky eyes—takes two quick steps and makes a heartfelt leap toward the embrace. Do not pause. At the peak of the leap, make an instantaneous single-frame hard match cut. The next frame is the warm memory, with no blended transition frames or location morph. SHOT 5 — 7.0-15.0s — MATCHED WARM MEMORY The very first frame after the cut is a bright summer beach at golden hour, with warm sunlight reflecting on the water. Keep the same locked side-view camera, profile angle, body size, screen positions, and direction of movement. On that first memory frame, both people are already fully healthy: smooth natural warm skin, clear bright eyes, relaxed faces, and no remaining fictional makeup. Continue the same movement as the SURVIVOR catches the LOVED ONE. They embrace without spinning or rotating. Maintain a fixed three-quarter side angle throughout the warm memory. Keep both faces, or at minimum both facial profiles, continuously visible to the camera. Neither person turns their back to the camera, and the camera never moves behind either person. They settle into a close hug and share a clearly visible laugh. Golden-hour backlight and a very slow dolly-in. CONTINUITY Keep both faces stable and clearly recognizable, clothing details consistent, bodies separate, and hands and arms natural. Show only these two adults. AUDIO Cold wind, soft footsteps, and one quiet breath in shots 1-4. At the match cut, resolve into warm environmental ambience and soft emotional piano. No dialogue. OUTPUT CLEANUP No captions, subtitles, logos, watermarks, extra people, or duplicate bodies.
ROLE LOCK - SURVIVOR = @Image2. This person stays fully human in every shot. - TURNED LOVED ONE = @Image1. This person has the fictional zombie look only in the cold scene and is fully healthy in the warm memory. - Take each person's face, hair, body proportions, and recognizable clothing details only from their own reference. Keep the two identities separate and never exchange their roles. Show only these two adults. Create an 8-second photorealistic vertical 9:16 cinematic clip in a deserted snow-covered city street at blue hour beneath a cold streetlight. SHOT 1 — 0.0-1.5s — EXTREME CLOSE-UP Show the TURNED LOVED ONE's face clearly: the exact face and hair from @Image1. The transformation changes only two visible features: smooth matte ash-grey skin and pale milky eyes. Keep the facial skin intact and the expression sad but recognizable. Slow push-in. Cold blue-grey light. SHOT 2 — 1.5-3.0s — EMOTIONAL CLOSE-UP Cut to the SURVIVOR from @Image2. They recognize the loved one and their fear changes into tenderness. At the start of this close-up, one distinct tear is already pooled at the lower eyelid; it rolls slowly down the camera-facing cheek and catches the cold light, remaining clearly visible. Their eyes stay open and fixed on the loved one. Keep the expression controlled and natural—no sobbing or distorted face. A palm-sized silver flashlight with a narrow beam is held below the chin, aimed down and away from the face so it does not hide the tear. The turned loved one remains visible behind them. SHOT 3 — 3.0-4.5s — MEDIUM SHOT The SURVIVOR immediately switches off the flashlight, releases it beside their leg, and opens both empty arms in one clear motion. SHOT 4 — 4.5-8.0s — LOCKED SIDE-VIEW TWO-SHOT Both people are full-body profiles. As soon as the SURVIVOR's arms open, the TURNED LOVED ONE—with smooth ash-grey skin and pale milky eyes—takes two quick steps and makes a heartfelt leap toward the embrace. Do not pause between the open arms and the run. End at the peak of the leap before landing. Keep the camera locked, with clear screen positions and natural anatomy. Audio: cold wind, soft footsteps, one quiet breath, and a restrained low emotional score. No dialogue. No captions, logos, watermarks, extra people, or duplicate bodies.
ROLE LOCK - SURVIVOR = @Image2. This person stays fully human in every shot. - TURNED LOVED ONE = @Image1. This person has the fictional zombie look only in the cold scene and is fully healthy in the warm memory. - Take each person's face, hair, body proportions, and recognizable clothing details only from their own reference. Keep the two identities separate and never exchange their roles. Show only these two adults. Create a 7-second photorealistic vertical 9:16 warm-memory clip in a bright summer beach at golden hour, with warm sunlight reflecting on the water. OPENING MATCH FRAME Begin at the peak of the same leap from the cold clip. Use the same locked side-view camera, profile angle, body size, screen positions, and direction of movement. Both people are now fully healthy with natural warm skin and clear bright eyes, while keeping the exact faces, hair, body proportions, and recognizable clothing details from @Image2 and @Image1. ACTION Continue the motion seamlessly as the SURVIVOR catches the LOVED ONE. They embrace without spinning or rotating. Maintain a fixed three-quarter side angle throughout the warm memory. Keep both faces, or at minimum both facial profiles, continuously visible to the camera. Neither person turns their back to the camera, and the camera never moves behind either person. They settle into a close hug and laugh softly. Keep hands and arms natural. Use golden-hour backlight, gentle fabric and hair movement, and a very slow dolly-in. Audio: the cold ambience resolves into warm environmental sound and soft emotional piano. No dialogue. Show only the same two adults. No captions, logos, watermarks, extra people, or duplicate bodies.
ROLE LOCK - SURVIVOR = @Image2. This person stays fully human in every shot. - TURNED LOVED ONE = @Image1. This person has the fictional zombie look only in the cold scene and is fully healthy in the warm memory. - Take each person's face, hair, body proportions, and recognizable clothing details only from their own reference. Keep the two identities separate and never exchange their roles. Show only these two adults. Create a 15-second photorealistic vertical 9:16 video. In a deserted snow-covered city street at blue hour beneath a cold streetlight, first show a 1.5-second extreme close-up of the TURNED LOVED ONE with the exact @Image1 face and hair. Change only their smooth skin to matte ash-grey and their eyes to pale milky white. Cut to the SURVIVOR from @Image2, who recognizes them; one distinct tear is already pooled at the lower eyelid and rolls slowly down the camera-facing cheek, catching the cold light. Keep their eyes open and expression controlled, with no sobbing or facial distortion. They hold a palm-sized flashlight below the chin, aimed down and away from the face, then switch it off, release it, and immediately open both arms. In a locked side-view full-body shot, the turned loved one takes two quick steps and leaps toward the survivor without pausing. At about 7 seconds, use an instantaneous single-frame hard match cut to a bright summer beach at golden hour, with warm sunlight reflecting on the water, keeping the same camera angle, body size, screen positions, and movement direction. On the first memory frame both are already fully healthy with natural warm skin and clear eyes; the survivor catches the loved one. They embrace without spinning or rotating. Maintain a fixed three-quarter side angle throughout the warm memory. Keep both faces, or at minimum both facial profiles, continuously visible to the camera. Neither person turns their back to the camera, and the camera never moves behind either person. They settle into a close hug and visibly laugh. Cold blue-grey light changes instantly to golden-hour warmth. Natural anatomy and stable separate faces. Cold wind changes to soft piano at the cut; no dialogue. Only these two adults; no captions, logos, watermarks, extra people, or duplicate bodies.
ROLE LOCK - SURVIVOR = @Image2. This person stays fully human in every shot. - TURNED LOVED ONE = @Image1. This person has the fictional zombie look only in the cold scene and is fully healthy in the warm memory. - Take each person's face, hair, body proportions, and recognizable clothing details only from their own reference. Keep the two identities separate and never exchange their roles. Show only these two adults. Create a 15-second photorealistic vertical 9:16 emotional short. 0-2s: in the same field years earlier, filled with tall golden sunflowers at sunset, show a close warm memory of the same two healthy adults laughing together, with both reference faces clear. 2-3.5s: make an instantaneous hard cut on the LOVED ONE's face to the same person in a dry, windswept field at dusk under a cold overcast sky; keep the exact @Image1 face and hair while changing only their smooth skin to matte ash-grey and their eyes to pale milky white. 3.5-5.5s: the SURVIVOR recognizes them. One distinct tear is already pooled at the lower eyelid and rolls slowly down the camera-facing cheek, catching the cold light; keep the eyes open and expression controlled, with no sobbing or facial distortion. The flashlight stays below the chin, aimed down and away from the face; the survivor releases it and immediately opens both arms. 5.5-7.5s: locked side-view profile shot; without pausing, the turned loved one takes two quick steps and leaps toward the survivor. 7.5-15s: at the leap's peak, use an instantaneous single-frame hard match cut back to the same field years earlier, filled with tall golden sunflowers at sunset with the same camera, body size, positions, and motion direction. On the first memory frame both people are already fully healthy with natural warm skin and clear eyes; the survivor catches the loved one. They embrace without spinning or rotating. Maintain a fixed three-quarter side angle throughout the warm memory. Keep both faces, or at minimum both facial profiles, continuously visible to the camera. Neither person turns their back to the camera, and the camera never moves behind either person. They settle into a close hug and visibly laugh. Cold wind changes instantly to soft emotional piano. Stable separate faces, natural anatomy, only these two adults, no dialogue, captions, logos, watermarks, extra people, or duplicate bodies.
Why this structure is more reliable
The role lock assigns each reference once and repeats the distinction the model must preserve. A short face close-up makes the transformed look readable before wider action begins. The final two shots use the same side-view camera, body size, screen positions, and movement direction, giving the hard cut four concrete visual anchors instead of asking vaguely for a seamless transition.
The production version describes the intended image with affirmative visual language and keeps the cleanup list short. If a provider rejects a fictional effect, simplify the makeup description or use V3 instead of repeatedly resubmitting the same paid task.
For timing and edit guidance, read how to make a zombie love story video. If the model still rejects or distorts the result, use the troubleshooting checklist.
Frequently asked questions
Which prompt should I try first?+
Use the full 15-second version with a reference-to-video model that supports a complete 15-second output. It is generated by the same function used by this site's production API, so the displayed prompt and the paid generation cannot drift apart.
What if my video model only supports eight seconds?+
Use Part A and Part B as separate generations, then join them at the peak of the leap. The second clip starts with the same camera angle, body size, positions and movement direction to make the cut easier to hide.
Why does the prompt use a flashlight?+
The flashlight gives the survivor a visible choice to make while avoiding a threatening action that may trigger stricter moderation. The prompt makes the switch-off, placement and open arms three readable actions.
How do I keep the zombie recognizable?+
Start with one clear portrait per person. The prompt assigns each reference a permanent role and uses a short extreme close-up in which only smooth skin color and eye color change.
Can I change the location?+
Yes. Replace the cold setting and warm memory setting, but keep the role lock, early face close-up, short shot order and matched camera instructions intact.
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