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Put Yourself in a Movie

Drop in a photo and get a 12-second cinematic movie clip

Put Yourself in a Movie takes a photo of any person and drops them into a cinematic movie scene — matched lighting, film-style camera work, and genre-appropriate atmosphere. The result is a short video clip that looks like it was pulled straight from a real film.

Pick your genre and the tool handles everything: action sequences, tense thrillers, romantic moments, sci-fi settings, horror scenes, heist setups, or dramatic drama. It's made for sharing — the kind of clip people send because it genuinely surprises them.

What you can do

  • create — place a person from a photo into a 5-10 second cinematic movie clip in the chosen genre, with matched lighting, camera work, and atmosphere

Who it's for

People who want to create entertaining content to share with friends, brands running social campaigns and viral activations, event organizers creating memorable personalized keepsakes, and creators who want to put themselves or their audience into cinematic scenarios.

How to use it

  1. Call create with the URL of a photo of the person to place in the scene.
  2. Choose a genre: action, thriller, romance, sci-fi, horror, drama, or heist.
  3. Optionally pass a scene_setting to specify the location, e.g. "rainy city rooftop" or "spaceship bridge".
  4. Set aspect_ratio to 9:16 for mobile-first vertical video, or 16:9 for widescreen cinematic output.

Getting started

Pass a clear photo URL and a genre to create — the tool handles the rest and returns a video clip in around 1-2 minutes.

Create Movie Clip

Place a person from a photo into a cinematic movie scene. Returns a short video clip with matched genre lighting, camera work, and atmosphere.

Returns: Video URL of the cinematic movie clip, genre, scene setting, prompt used, duration, and model details
List Models

List available models for this tool, sorted by popularity. Returns provider details and pricing.

Returns: List of available models with pricing and provider info
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v0.022026-04-14
  • Accept personas, scenes, outfits and style references from your file library
v0.012026-04-07
  • Initial release

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What you can do with Put Yourself in a Movie

Place Yourself in a Cinematic Scene

Upload a portrait photo and get a short cinematic clip with your face inside a dramatic movie scene — action, thriller, fantasy, or noir.

  1. Share the portrait photo and describe the desired scene: genre, atmosphere, character type.
  2. Ask Claude to recommend a specific scene concept before generating — the more precise the scene, the better the output.
  3. Use `put-yourself-in-a-movie` with `create` to generate the cinematic clip.
  4. Review the lighting match and face integration — ask Claude to suggest an alternative scene if the result feels off.
  5. Share the clip on social media or as a personalized gift.

Create a Personalized Fan Experience

Generate individual cinematic clips placing fans inside iconic movie-style scenes for brand activations, fan events, and engagement campaigns.

  1. Share the fan portrait and describe the brand world, IP, or genre the activation is tied to.
  2. Ask Claude to design the specific scene concept that best serves the activation objective.
  3. Use `put-yourself-in-a-movie` with `create` to generate the clip.
  4. Review the output for brand alignment and face integration quality.
  5. Share with the fan for immediate social posting at the activation.

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