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The freeze
“Seven years of {{LANGUAGE}}. And I froze.”
The freeze. Vertical 9:16 UGC clip, 3 seconds, one continuous handheld take unless timecodes say cut. References: @Image1 = creator reference; @Image2 = setting reference. Keep the person, wardrobe and room identical to the references. 0–3s: MCU, selfie. Frozen face at the counter, whispers the line, steps aside. Vertical 9:16 handheld selfie video, phone held at arm's length, medium close-up. A 24-year-old woman with dark brown skin, shoulder-length box braids tied half-up, oversized cream knit cardigan over a black tank top, gold septum ring and a canvas tote bag stands at the wooden counter of a small neighbourhood café, chalkboard menu blurred behind her. She turns the camera on herself mid-order, eyes wide, frozen, then whispers to the lens: "Seven years of {{LANGUAGE}}. And I froze." Quick jolt of the camera as she steps aside. Bright mid-morning daylight from the café window, natural skin texture, shot on iPhone front camera, vertical 9:16, unpolished. Dialogue (Recent graduate who 'took Spanish for years', mid 20s): "Seven years of {{LANGUAGE}}. And I froze." No subtitles. No on-screen text. No logos. Natural voice, no background music.
- duration
- 4 s
- aspect ratio
- 9:16
- resolution
- 1080p (720p where the API caps it)
- generate audio
- true
- references
- @Image1: creator, @Image2: setting
- first frame
- creator reference
