A familiar stage with a different cast
The Hotel Lobby look is easy to recognize: an orange studio, a suspended microphone, and a pair of performers responding to each other. This template brings those visual ingredients into a photo-to-video workflow. Your uploaded images describe the cast, while the included motion clip guides the performance. The aim is a new scene built around your characters, with consistent positions and recognizable details throughout the shot.
Use separate portraits, pet photos, or artwork of characters you created, or choose the duo-photo mode for one image containing both characters. Images do not need an orange background or microphone. With separate images, the first defines A on the left and the second defines B on the right. With a duo photo, its left and right subjects define A and B. Check the labels or swap roles before generating.
Make the replacement clear before adding a style
The template instructions ask the model to replace the original performers completely. Uploaded characters should occupy their own positions, rather than appear as extra figures beside the original cast. This matters especially for pets: a cat should retain a coherent feline body, not become a fur layer over a visible person. Review the opening, middle, and ending for leftover faces, extra heads, merged bodies, or a character that changes sides.
Keep optional directions focused on the result you want. For example, ask for a playful exchange, a confident delivery, softer lighting, or the outfits shown in your photos. Avoid asking for a crowd, scene changes, or extra performers if you want a clean composition. When a result looks crowded, simplify the character images and remove competing instructions before trying another version.
Choose the model, framing, and soundtrack together
Start with the default model or compare another reference-video model from the selector. Available resolutions, output lengths, and aspect ratios depend on that model. A wider frame can leave more room between the characters; a vertical frame can suit a short social clip, but needs enough space around the microphone and gestures. Begin with a short, lower-resolution attempt to assess the identities and movement, then choose a higher-quality setting for another generation if needed.
Sound is included by default. You can describe dialogue, language, voice, or music mood in your prompt, but audio behavior differs across models. Some generate sound with the video; others may preserve source audio. Neither a motion reference nor a written instruction guarantees a copy of its song, voices, lyrics, or exact mouth timing. Listen to the output and check the selected model before relying on a particular soundtrack.
From a quick experiment to a clip worth keeping
A useful first attempt answers a few practical questions: are the characters recognizable, do they stay in the right positions, and does the motion feel natural? Watch the entire result rather than choosing from a single attractive frame. Pay attention when a face turns away, a paw or hand passes the microphone, or the performers move close together. Those moments reveal identity drift and overlapping anatomy that a cover image can hide.
Keep the version you prefer and download it, or add it to your assets for later use. The session keeps your attempts together so you can compare settings and return to the same idea. A friends duet, a pet performance, or a personal celebration can each begin with the same preset; the character photos and your optional direction make the result specific to you.