What if my photo has no mirror?

The effect is written around one. Without it, the model has to create a mirror, which gives less predictable results.

Does the person look at me or at the mirror?

Their eyes in the reflection find the camera over their shoulder, so the look goes through the mirror.

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.

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.

Mirror Glance 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 finishes a last touch at a mirror, then meets the camera's eye in the reflection with a raised eyebrow and a knowing smile.

MiniMax H3

Model: MiniMax H3
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 768p
Per run: $0.185
Type: Fashion
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 mirror and its frame stay in view the whole time. The person finishes a last touch to their look, then their eyes in the reflection lift and find the camera over their shoulder. By the second second they hold that look in the mirror, raise one eyebrow and break into a knowing smile while warm light flares around the reflection. The camera stays just over their shoulder and pushes in until the reflected face fills the mirror. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Use a photo where the mirror and the reflected face are both visible.
A mirror with a clear frame keeps the push-in tidy.
Shoot or pick an over-the-shoulder angle. The camera stays there.
A reflection that is large enough to show the face makes the final fill of the mirror sharper.

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 Mirror Glance sample.
02
Check the price
Mirror Glance 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 Mirror Glance clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Mirror Glance keeps one version of this shot. To give Mirror Glance 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 mirror and its frame stay in view the whole time. The person finishes a last touch to their look, then their eyes in the reflection lift and find the camera over their shoulder. By the second second they hold that look in the mirror, raise one eyebrow and break into a knowing smile while warm light flares around the reflection. The camera stays just over their shoulder and pushes in until the reflected face fills the mirror. The person stays exactly as they appear in your photo throughout.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a grey-haired man in a black velvet tuxedo jacket and white shirt, fixing his cufflink at a bulb-lit vanity mirror, lifted his eyes in the reflection to find the camera over his shoulder by second two, and as the camera pushed in his reflected face broke into a knowing smile that filled the frame by second four. In a second run, a woman with a low ponytail in a cream blazer over a black top, smoothing her collar at a tall mirror in a bright dressing room, lifted her eyes in the reflection to meet the camera over her shoulder by second two and broke into a knowing smile as the camera pushed in until her reflected face filled the frame.

Photos where a mirror is visible with the person's reflection work best. Over-the-shoulder or back three-quarter framing matches the camera position. Photos with no mirror, or with the face fully turned to the camera, lose the reflected look. Mirrors with heavy glare or very small reflections give less to push into.

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 fashion and getting-ready clips, outfit posts, and playful portraits.

Open the prompt in the generator and change "raise one eyebrow" to "tilt their head" for a softer gesture, or "warm light flares around the reflection" to "soft light glows around the reflection" for a gentler glow.