RIFTNot every video starts from a trend. Sometimes you have a picture in your head: a fox in a snowy city, your coffee shop at sunrise, a cat at a job interview. You can say it and Make it.
What you need
- An iPhone with Rift.
- An idea you can say in a sentence.
- A photo, if a real person, pet, product or place should appear.
Step by step
- Open Spark in Rift.
- Say what you want to see. Who is in it, where they are, what happens.
- Add a photo if it should look like someone or something real.
- Check the Draft. Spark shows how it will set up the shot and the price on Make.
- Make. Leave the app if you like; Spark tells you when it’s ready.
Lines to try with Spark
- “A tiny dragon wakes up in a teacup, morning light, close up.”
- “My dog as a lifeguard on a busy beach, running toward the camera.”
- “Slow push in on my sneakers on a wet street at night,” with a photo of the sneakers.
- “A golden retriever in an office, typing very seriously.”
- “An old red pickup driving through autumn trees, from a drone.”
How to describe a scene well
- Who, where, what happens. “A cat, in a kitchen, knocks a cup off the table” beats “funny cat video”.
- One moment. A video is one shot of up to 15 seconds, so pick one action, not a story.
- Say the camera if it matters: close up, from above, following, slow push in.
- Say the light or the time: sunset, neon night, rainy morning.
When to use a photo instead
If the result has to look like a real face, your actual product or your street, add a photo. Words describe; a photo pins it down.