Why does the background move but my face stays put?

That is the Snorricam look. The camera is attached to the subject, so the person stays fixed in the frame and the world moves.

Will the frame crop my shoulders?

The frame tightens to a head-and-shoulders shot, so a photo with room around the person gives the cleanest result.

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.

Rig Cam 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

Rig Cam

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.

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A body-mounted camera look: your subject's face stays locked in the center while the world swings and bounces behind them as they walk.

MiniMax H3

Model: MiniMax H3
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 768p
Per run: $0.185
Type: Camera moves
Also runs on: Seedance 2.0 Fast, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Vidu Q3 Turbo, MiniMax H3 Max, Kling 2.5 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.

Snorricam shot: the camera is rigidly locked to the person's chest, so their face stays fixed in the center of the frame as they walk forward fast. Behind them the whole world swings, tilts and bounces wildly, lights streaking into colored trails, and the frame tightens to a head-and-shoulders shot. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

A photo with bright lights in the background gives the colored trails something to stretch.
Keep the face large and centered in the original photo to match the locked-camera look.
A neutral or serious expression suits the style best.
If the motion is too violent, soften the wording in the prompt rather than the photo.

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
Kling 3.0$0.336 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
MiniMax H3 Max$0.4 per run
5 s · 768p
Kling 2.5 Turbo$0.28 per run
5 s
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 Rig Cam sample.
02
Check the price
Rig Cam 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 Rig Cam clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Rig Cam keeps one version of this shot. To give Rig Cam 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

This imitates a Snorricam shot, where the camera is rigidly locked to the person's chest. Their face stays fixed in the center of the frame as they walk forward fast. Behind them the whole world swings, tilts and bounces, with lights streaking into colored trails. The frame tightens to a head-and-shoulders shot, giving the clip a frantic, handheld-film feel.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a man with slicked-back hair, sunglasses and a red three-piece suit walked down a neon alley with his face locked in the centre of the frame while the alley behind him tilted and streaked into pink and violet light trails around second two, ending in a tight head-and-shoulders shot. In a second run, a woman with a blunt-fringed bob and hoop earrings in a green satin bomber jacket walking down a misty alley hung with red lanterns stayed locked in the centre of the frame while the lanterns and green neon behind her tilted and swung into red and green light trails around second two, tightening to a head-and-shoulders shot.

Works best on a front-facing photo of a person from about the chest up, with a background that has some lights or color to smear. A busy street or an indoor scene with visible light sources gives the swinging world more to show. Because the face is meant to stay fixed while the background moves wildly, flat plain backdrops look less dramatic, and heavy motion can slightly soften small details. The effect leaves the person exactly as they are in your photo and only adds the camera move.

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 tense or energetic scenes, music-video style cuts and anything that should feel like running through a night city.

Change "walk forward fast" to "walk forward slowly" for a calmer version, or change "swings, tilts and bounces wildly" to "sways gently" if you want less shake.