AI Motion Control: Change Body Position & Pose in Video

Motion Control directs movement inside a generated video — camera moves via Kling, body and subject motion via SeedDance — while identity lock keeps the performer consistent from a single uploaded photo. It works during generation, not as an edit applied afterward to a photo or clip you already have.

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TL;DR

  • Motion Control directs camera movement (Kling) and subject motion (SeedDance) as part of generating a video — not as an edit applied afterward.
  • Fitness, dance, action, and talking-head motion are all described in the prompt rather than picked from a fixed menu, plus optional motion transfer from a reference clip.
  • For a still photo, describe the pose you want in Image Studio and Pose generates a new identity-locked photo in that pose — it doesn't edit an existing photo's pose in place.
  • One 400-credit weekly plan covers Motion Control alongside every other Pose feature — no separate tool or subscription.

How Motion Control works

1. Upload one photo

One clear selfie or product photo is enough — Nano Banana 2 reads identity from it at generation time, and that identity carries straight into the video.

2. Describe the movement

Describe the camera move (a slow push-in, an orbit around a product) and any subject motion (walking, a specific gesture, a dance move) — or supply a reference clip for SeedDance to transfer the motion from.

3. Generate

Pose routes camera-move requests to Kling and subject-motion requests to SeedDance, generating the clip with identity lock intact throughout.

What Motion Control is used for

Fitness and action poses

Direct a workout movement, a mid-lift pose, or an athletic action shot — described in the prompt and generated as part of the video, camera and subject motion included.

Dance and performance

SeedDance handles dance and body motion, including transferring a specific move from a reference clip onto your identity-locked subject.

Product and demo motion

Kling drives camera movement around a product or scene — push-ins, orbits, reveals — for demo and UGC-style video.

Portrait and talking-head motion

Subtle head turns, gesture, and delivery for a talking-head clip, generated alongside HeyGen's lip-sync so the performance and the movement come from the same pass.

Changing pose in a photo vs. in video

Motion Control is a video feature. Pose doesn't edit the pose within a photo you already have — there's no pose-adjustment tool that modifies an existing image. For a still photo, describe the pose or position you want (seated, mid-stride, arms crossed, a specific angle) and Image Studio generates a brand-new identity-locked photo in that pose.

See native video generation for the full Video Studio, or AI headshots for generating a new photo in a specific pose.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Direct movement in your next video

One photo, one description, and Motion Control handles the camera and subject motion.

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