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Talking-Head / Avatar Setup Shot Prompt for Luma (Ray)
This is the Luma (Ray) version of the talking-head / avatar setup shot prompt: a locked, centered presenter frame built for avatar and lip-sync workflows: even light, clean sides for captions, no drift. It is formatted the way Luma (Ray) takes prompts best. Free — copy it, replace the bracketed parts, and paste it in.
The prompt
Push copies this prompt with a reference line naming your image, and downloads the image file — attach it in the model to complete the pair. This page stages the pair for you; it cannot upload into the model itself (sites cannot reach into each other), so the final attach happens there. The image is downscaled to at most 1024px and stored only in this browser, paired with this prompt. If browser storage is full, it is kept for this visit only.
The deliverable — and how to check it
Deliverable: one 10-second clip, chest-up centered framing, the presenter looking into the lens for the full duration, background clean with clear space on both sides for captions. Acceptance check: freeze any frame — head position and framing must be identical across all of them; any camera drift, reframing or background clutter fails the take.
Series: Biography Film Production — Step 3 of 3 — the interview frame. See its place in the full workflow
Using this prompt with Luma (Ray)
Luma's Ray line (current Ray3 generation) is a video model built around keyframes: give it a start keyframe — your reference image — and describe the shot's motion and its final frame, which can then serve as the next shot's start keyframe. It also takes a character reference for consistency across shots. Prompts are cinematic shot prose: subject, one action, camera directive in plain words. Luma generates no native audio on the Ray line — plan dialogue and sound in post.
What this route costs — and how to pay less
Cost structure: subscription credits in the Luma app (plans carry generation allotments) or metered through its API; keyframe-led shots also save money structurally — a planned first frame wastes fewer generations. The same prompt is pre-configured in this library for every major model, so you can run it on whichever route fits your budget — comparing the structures before you generate is a free way to save money.
Replace the bracketed placeholders — [PRESENTER DESCRIPTION], [SETTING], [BACKGROUND] — with your own details before pasting.
Other versions and customization
See all model versions of this prompt, or open the prompt gateway to build a custom prompt from your own one-line goal, formatted for Luma (Ray) or any other model.
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