If you are doing action shots, you should bring Hailuo 02 to your video workflow
Hailuo 02 brings physics-aware motion control to your AI Videos
First, let’s address the two elephants in the room.
Sound: Hailuo 02 lacks the native audio support you get with Veo 3, so you’ll need to add your own SFX and voice-over.
Images: It also skips an embedded image generator, unlike Midjourney’s emerging video workflow, so stills come from your tool of choice.
Now that’s out of the way, here’s the payoff:
Hailuo 02 delivers pure adrenaline, dynamic camera moves, debris physics, and cloth simulations ripped straight from a summer blockbuster, at a level unmatched by either Veo 3 or Midjourney.
Let’s watch some examples:
First, examples from Hailuo:
And these are some I made myself, using Freepik’s platform:
Text-to-Video
Panda Diving
Tracking camera of Panda Bear doing a acrobatic dive into a swimming pool at the olympics, from a 10m high diving board, flips and spins on the air, and falls into the water like a champion
The quality of this type of shots is so great, it has become a social media trend. Animals (cats, obviously) in the Olympics is a thing out there.
Menacing Kaiju
The camera starts with a low-angle dolly-in of a wasteland under a smoky gray sky, a towering kaiju charges forward with thundering steps, its limbs glowing faintly with radioactive energy. As it crashes through wrecked terrain, it violently knocks aside fighting mechas and armored soldiers. camera rolling along the cracked ground toward the kaiju's approach. As it roars past the lens, the camera tilts sharply upward, capturing sparks, flying metal, and fragments of dirt exploding in every direction. The environment is dense with dust, firelight, and motion, emphasizing the unstoppable power of the kaiju
Image-to-Video
Orc Fight
Handheld camera, Blonde warrior hits with her elbow the face of the orc in the left, and then slashes with her sword to the orc in the right, as the camera circles, she waits holding her sword with both hands
Bike Racing
The camera follows closely a motorcycle racer leaning into a sharp turn on a gritty racetrack, showcasing intense speed, capturing the details of the bike and rider as they navigate the curve, with a blurred background emphasizing motion.
If you build content around AI video, two levers matter more than anything else: visual fidelity and cost control.
Hailuo 02 moves both in your favor.
The MiniMax model renders 6- to 10-second clips at true 1080 p and 24-30 fps, while simulating gravity, cloth, liquids and camera work that looks like you hired a steadicam operator on the weekend.
What you get out of the box
Hailuo 02
Some facts to keep in mind.
No more Free credits. There used to be a daily 100 free credits gift from Hailuo, now it’s gone. Apparently there was an incident with some CPP members.
Lock resolution early. 1080 p doubles cost vs 768 p; choose based on final delivery platform.
Use shot-sheet language. Start prompts with technical details and follow with physics verbs (“splashes,” “ripples,” “collides”) for best adherence.
Batch-render variants. Because the model seeds randomness, generate 3-4 takes at once and pick the hero clip.
No built-in audio. If your scene hinges on dialogue, or want more control over the voices, you have to go to ElevenLabs for that.
Hailuo 02 gives solo creators agency-level visuals and dynamic action. If your priority is gorgeous motion and rapid iteration, this is the model to slot into your workflow today.
Keep experimenting, touch grass, and enjoy coffee.