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Reference image
Reference image
To create a video like this, we have two options: a free method with results that aren't guaranteed, and a paid, professional method with more accurate results. In both cases we use the same reference image and the same prompt, only changing the site and model used.
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The Prompt Used

This is the full prompt we'll use, with the villa image as a Reference Image. The prompt is organized into clear blocks: reference, summary, timeline, consistency and audio. The film has five shots: a wide street view, a low shot of the car rolling out of the entrance, a close bird on a branch with the villa in soft bokeh behind it, a steep upward shot under the facade's most prominent overhang, and finally a drone orbiting the villa, all with the same light and shadows across every shot.

Full Prompt
[Reference]
The reference image is the villa and the only source of its design: its exact massing, facade pattern, materials, colors, openings, number of floors, garden, car, surroundings, light and sky. Every shot shows this one villa from a new camera position; only the camera and framing change.
[Summary]
A 10-second luxury real-estate film of this villa in five shots joined by hard cuts, as if one cinematographer filmed it in one moment of the day, each shot revealing one living detail.
[Timeline]
Shot 1 (0–2s): Eye-level wide shot from the far side of the street, about 25 meters away, turned slightly for a three-quarter view, 24mm lens at f/8, everything sharp, verticals corrected straight like a tilt-shift architectural photo. The whole villa is in frame with its driveway, entrance and planting, neighboring houses partly visible at both edges. The camera dollies slowly forward as the trees and plants sway in the breeze. End: the villa fills the frame.
Shot 2 (2–4.5s): Hard cut. Camera half a meter above the ground, about six meters in front of the garage or main entrance and slightly to one side, a very slight upward tilt, 35mm lens at f/5.6. The opening fills most of the frame and the upper floors are cut off by the top edge; the paving joints lead the eye inward and blurred foreground leaves frame a bottom corner. The car from the reference image, with a blank plate, rolls slowly out toward the camera and turns, as the camera trucks sideways with it. End: the car in three-quarter view, the entrance behind it.
Shot 3 (4.5–6s): Hard cut. Camera at the height of the first-floor balcony, about one meter from a branch or frond of one of the villa's own plants, level, 135mm telephoto lens at f/2.8. A small bird perches sharply on it, turning its head as the branch sways; ten to fifteen meters behind, the villa's balcony, railing and facade texture sit in soft, compressed bokeh, still recognizable. The camera drifts slowly upward.
Shot 4 (6–7.5s): Hard cut. Camera at ground level about three meters from the facade, directly below the villa's most prominent overhang, cantilever or roof edge, tilted steeply up toward the sky, 24mm lens at f/8, verticals converging upward in strong three-point perspective. The underside finish of the overhang and the balcony or parapet below it are clearly visible, with one vertical element cut at the frame edge. The camera arcs slowly around the corner.
Shot 5 (7.5–10s): Hard cut. A drone about forty meters high and sixty meters in front of the villa, tilted diagonally down, 24mm-equivalent lens at f/8, deep focus. The villa sits centered, its front facade and full roof visible, within its street and neighborhood as the reference image suggests. The drone orbits slowly clockwise around the stationary house, keeping it centered. End: the villa centered in its surroundings as the final image.
[Consistency]
The same villa, materials, colors and light in every shot, with the sun direction and shadows agreeing across all five shots; the car, plants and surroundings stay the same wherever they reappear.
[Audio]
No music. Diegetic sound only, changing with each cut: breeze and birdsong at the street; a quiet engine and tires on paving; a close chirp and rustling leaves; wind under the overhang; airy wind and distant neighborhood ambience from the drone.
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Choosing a Method

Whichever site you use, the steps are usually similar: upload the image as a Reference Image, add the prompt, choose the model, set the settings that suit you, then click Generate.

Free, Not Guaranteed

Google Flow

Google Flow is completely free, using the Omni 1.1 Flash model.

Paid, Professional

Kling 4.0

The new Kling 4.0 model is available on many sites. I'll show you OpenArt, which currently offers 50% off every Kling 4.0 generation, for a limited time only.

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Generating with Kling 4.0

The steps are usually similar on any site that offers the model. The screenshots below are from OpenArt.

  • 1Go to OpenArt and open the Video section.
  • 2Choose the model (Kling 4.0).
  • 3Add the reference image using the Add visual references option.
  • 4Add the full prompt from section one.
  • 5Choose the settings that suit you: dimensions (9:16), duration (10s), and resolution.
  • 6Click Generate.
The image must be a Reference

Add the image as a "Reference", not as a "Start Frame". The film is made of five shots from new camera positions, so the model needs the image as a design reference for the villa in every shot, not as the first frame.

Save credits before generating

If you feel the video will cost too many credits, choose a lower resolution in the settings, then Upscale the result as in the next section. This saves a lot of credits.

Adding the reference image along with the prompt and choosing Kling 4.0 and the settings on OpenArt, with the discount visible on the Generate button (600 instead of 1200)

Adding the reference image along with the prompt and choosing Kling 4.0 and the settings on OpenArt, with the discount visible on the Generate button (600 instead of 1200)

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Upscale

The Upscale is done on the same site, and the engine differs from site to site. On OpenArt, for example, the engine is BytePlus vCube.

  • 1After generating the video, click on it inside the site to open its options menu.
The menu that opens after clicking the video, with the Upscale option

The menu that opens after clicking the video, with the Upscale option

  • 2Click Upscale, and the video opens with the Upscale settings.
  • 3Choose the settings that suit you (resolution, frame rate, mode), no need to copy mine. The cost is relatively low.
  • 4Click Generate.
My Upscale settings on OpenArt (BytePlus vCube, 1080p HD, 30 fps, Standard mode). Choose what suits you, you don't have to copy them

My Upscale settings on OpenArt (BytePlus vCube, 1080p HD, 30 fps, Standard mode). Choose what suits you, you don't have to copy them

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The Free Alternative: Google Flow

  • 1Open Google Flow.
  • 2Add the prompt and the image (using the Ingredients option, not Frames, for the same reason mentioned above).
  • 3Choose the right settings and model (Omni 1.1 Flash), with 9:16 dimensions and a 10s duration.
  • 4Click Generate.
Choosing Ingredients, dimensions (9:16), the model (Omni 1.1 Flash), and duration (10s) on Google Flow

Choosing Ingredients, dimensions (9:16), the model (Omni 1.1 Flash), and duration (10s) on Google Flow

Final Result

A 10-second luxury real-estate film in five shots: a wide street view, the car rolling out of the entrance, a bird on a branch with the villa behind it, a steep shot under the overhang, then a drone orbiting the villa, with the same design and light in every shot and natural sound only, no music.

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