Does it need a swivel chair?

It works best with one, since the whole effect starts with the chair turning.

Does the light change?

Yes, the light above brightens as the chair lands, with dust glittering in the beam.

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.

Chair Spin 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

Chair Spin

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

A swivel chair turns smoothly to face the camera; the person crosses a leg, rests their chin on a hand and gives a cool, confident look.

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.

Within the first second the chair the person sits in swivels around in one smooth, confident turn until it faces the camera head-on. As it lands, they cross one leg over the other, rest their chin on one hand and lift their eyes to the lens with a cool, confident gaze. The light above brightens over them and dust glitters in the beam. By the third second it holds on the full frontal pose as the camera pushes in. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Use a photo where the chair is clearly visible and angled sideways.
A darker, simple room makes the overhead light and dust glitter stand out.
Include the person's legs in frame so the crossed-leg pose can happen.
Keep their face visible in profile at the start.

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

Do the move yourself

Chair Spin keeps one version of this shot. To give Chair Spin 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

Chair Spin is a confident entrance. Within the first second the chair the person sits in swivels in one smooth, confident turn until it faces the camera head-on. As it lands, they cross one leg over the other, rest their chin on one hand and lift their eyes to the lens with a cool gaze. The light above brightens over them and dust glitters in the beam. By the third second the shot holds on the head-on pose as the camera pushes in.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a silver-haired man in his fifties with slicked-back hair and a grey goatee, in a navy velvet suit, black shirt and gold ring, sitting side-on in a rust velvet swivel chair in a wood-panelled library under a dusty beam of light, swung the chair round to face the camera by second two, crossed one leg over the other, rested his chin on his hand by second three, and ended with a cool, level stare into the lens as the camera pushed in.

Photos of someone sitting in a high-backed swivel chair, turned slightly to the side, work best, since the chair needs to be able to turn. Standing portraits have no chair to spin. Medium or three-quarter framing shows the pose and crossed legs. 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 fashion intros, personal brand clips and dramatic reveals.

The prompt says "swivels around in one smooth, confident turn" and "rest their chin on one hand". Try changing the pose to arms crossed or hands on the armrests.