Can Gen AI act? Using AI Video tools to make an image express emotions

Animating the image of a woman to express emotions

Animating the image of a woman to express emotions

Experimenting with AI video tools like Runway AI opens a lot of creative possibilities, especially for animating static images into dynamic, expressive videos.

The goal for this article is to explore how Gen3 of Runway AI can be used to express emotions from the picture of the woman above, and a text prompt detailing an emotion.

Let’s go.

Happy

Prompt: Woman talking, happy, smiles, joy, conversation

Shocked

Prompt: Fixed static shot, a woman becomes shocked, covering her face

Sad

Prompt: Fixed static shot, a woman becomes sad, closes eyes and looks away in pain

Meditative

Prompt: Fixed static shot, a woman becomes reflective, closes eyes meditating and breathing deep

Angry

Prompt: Fixed static shot, a woman becomes angry, argues loudly.

I also got this one, she seems rambling, more than angry:

Smiling

Prompt: Fixed static shot, a woman smiling

Overall, these are very good results compared to what we had before. The tools are good enough to make more interesting scenes.

Thanks for reading!

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