Do I need a door in the photo?

It helps, because the person leans on it. Without one, the model has to invent a frame, so results vary.

The arm nearest the frame. The other hangs loose.

Can I use a different model, or make it longer?

Yes. Five seconds on MiniMax H3 is the default; before you generate you can set up to 15 seconds or 2K on H3, or switch to another model listed for this effect in Studio, such as Wan 3.0 for up to 30 seconds. The Generate button shows the updated price first. Our samples were made on MiniMax H3, so other models may interpret the prompt a little differently.

Will it change what's in my photo?

No. The effect only adds motion, light and atmosphere; everyone in the photo stays exactly as they appear in it. The default model doesn't filter photos. Some models you can switch to in Studio apply their own content filters and may turn a photo down.

Is my result private?

Yes. Your upload and the finished clip stay private to your account and never appear on a public page.

Each effect defaults to a five-second clip priced in US dollars on the Generate button. Before you run it, you can switch to a different model, adjust the length, or change the resolution in Studio, and the price on the Generate button updates to match. An ordinary failed or expired run normally releases the reserved amount. For a content refusal, follow the selected model’s billing policy.

Will this effect change how the person in my photo looks?

Your photo anchors the subject; the effect adds the motion and look described in its prompt. Check the face, hands and clothing in the result. If a gesture distorts them, try a clearer crop or a simpler movement.

Can I upload a photo of someone else?

Only one you have the right to use, and never to make intimate content of a real person without their documented consent. The content policy has the full rule.

Doorway Lean AI Video Effect

Styles

After Dark

Laser Room

Color Smoke

Silk Drop

Petal Storm

Slow Shutter

Candlelight

Behind the Hair

Call Me

Champagne Toast

Darkroom Red

Doorway Lean

Eyes on You

Join Me

Late-Night Dance

Club Strobe

Romance

Kiss

Camera moves

Tiny Planet

Transform

Molten Gold

Fashion

Mirror Glance

Atmosphere

Lace Shadows

Motion

Groove

Fun

Meltdown

Product

Ingredients Burst

Film looks

Film Burn

Video templates

The Glance Back

Candles Come Alive

Silk Drift

Neon After Hours

Sway Under the Lamp

Mirror Moment

Morning Light

Passing Headlights

Whisper Session

Slow Push-In

Half Orbit

Drone Rise

This effect writes the prompt for you. Add one image.

We never filter your prompt.

Back to the studio

Your subject leans against a door frame, raises an arm overhead and tilts into a knowing smile as warm light outlines them.

MiniMax H3

Model: MiniMax H3
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 768p
Per run: $0.185
Type: After Dark
Also runs on: Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Vidu Q3 Turbo, Wan 2.6 Flash, Seedance 2.0 Mini

What this effect sends

This is the full prompt, word for word. Copy it, or open it in the generator and change anything you like.

The person keeps one shoulder leaning against the door frame the whole time. Within the first second they raise the arm nearest the frame and rest that hand on the frame above their head, while the other arm hangs loose. The warm light behind them blooms brighter and traces a golden outline around the hair and shoulders. By the third second they tilt their head against the raised arm with a knowing smile, eyes on the lens, as the camera dollies in to a chest-up framing and holds. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Pick a photo with a door, arch or window edge near the person. It anchors the lean.
A brighter space behind them makes the golden outline show up.
Three-quarter framing leaves room for the raised arm.
Dark or plain tones around the shoulders show the rim light more clearly.

Models this effect runs on

The same prompt on different models. Pick by look and by price.

MiniMax H3$0.185 per run
5 s · 768p
Seedance 2.0 Fast$0.484 per run
5 s · 720p
Seedance 2.0$0.76 per run
5 s · 720p
Wan 3.0$0.45 per run
5 s · 720p
Vidu Q3 Turbo$0.33 per run
5 s · 720p
Wan 2.6 Flash$0.113 per run
5 s · 720p
Seedance 2.0 Mini$0.265 per run
5 s · 720p

How it works

01
Add one photo
Choose the photo to match the example: include both people for a shared gesture, and keep the face and any hands involved clearly visible. Upload your own photo or start with a Doorway Lean sample.
02
Check the price
Doorway Lean defaults to a 5-second clip for $0.185. Swap the model or change the length and resolution before you run — the price on the button updates to match, and that's the whole cost of the clip.
03
Generate
Your Doorway Lean clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Doorway Lean keeps one version of this shot. To give Doorway Lean your own motion or ending, write it yourself in Image to Video, starting from the prompt above.

Open Image to Video

What it does to your photo

The person keeps one shoulder leaning against the door frame the whole time. Within the first second they raise the arm nearest the frame and rest that hand on the frame above their head, while the other arm hangs loose. The warm light behind them blooms brighter and traces a golden outline around the hair and shoulders. By the third second they tilt their head against the raised arm with a knowing smile, eyes on the lens, as the camera dollies in to a chest-up framing and holds. The person stays exactly as they appear in your photo throughout.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a woman with long dark hair and a nose ring in a black ribbed long-sleeve dress leaned in a lamp-lit doorway, raised her arm to rest it on the frame above her head by second two as warm backlight traced her hair, and by second three tilted her head against her arm with a knowing smile as the camera moved in closer.

Photos of a person standing near a doorway, arch or wall edge work best, with a brighter space behind them for the golden outline. Waist-up or three-quarter framing shows the raised arm. Photos with the person far from any frame can still work, but the lean is less grounded. Very bright, flat lighting weakens the glow. The effect leaves the person exactly as they are in your photo and only adds the motion, light and atmosphere.

It runs on MiniMax H3 for five seconds by default, and H3 itself goes up to 15 seconds and 2K if you want more. Studio also lets you move the same prompt to another model before you generate, such as Seedance 2.0 or Wan 3.0, and the price on the Generate button updates with every change. Our samples were all made on MiniMax H3, so other models will read the prompt in their own way.

Good for lifestyle portraits, fashion-style clips, and relaxed character shots.

Open the prompt in the generator and change "a knowing smile" to "a calm, steady look" for a quieter mood, or "chest-up framing" to "head-and-shoulders framing" for a closer finish.