i never left my couch. here's how AI put me on a yacht.
the yacht, the private jet and the car in my AI reel all came from one take on my sofa. here's exactly how i made it, with the prompts you can copy.
- take on my sofa
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- new places
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- credits spent
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- editing apps
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i shot this reel on my sofa.
the yacht, the private jet and the car are AI :))
how i made it
- the shoot
one take. on my sofa.
phone on a tripod, sofa, normal room light. i said the same line three times: "from a yacht", "from a private jet", "from a car".
for the car line i raised my hand like i'm holding a steering wheel. the AI keeps your hands, so act the scene.
lessonact it out on the sofa. the place comes later.
- the photos
real photos, not AI ones.
for each place i found a real photo on pinterest, with the less AI filter on. a yacht deck in dubai marina, a private jet seat by the window, and a car shot from the passenger seat with someone driving.
i picked places in daylight, because i shot in daylight. the photo decides the light.
lessonpick a photo with the same light as your room.
- the swap
higgsfield genjutsu, objects swap.
in higgsfield i opened genjutsu, uploaded my clip and the photo, and wrote a prompt that only says what changes: the place. then i list everything that has to stay: my face, glasses, beard, shirt, every hand movement and lip movement, and the same camera framing.
i used genjutsu lite at 1080p. my plan came with free generations for it, so the three scenes cost me 0 credits.
lessonsay what changes. then list everything that stays.
- the places
same take, three places.
my face, my lip movements, my hands and my timing all come from the real take. it also keeps my original audio, so every word you hear is my real voice.
the yacht took two tries. the first one came out wider, so my face was smaller and softer. a tighter photo of the deck fixed it.
- the car
my hand lands on the wheel.
the first car tries put me in the back seat, and my hand was just floating. i wanted to drive.
so the photo became a man driving, shot from the passenger seat, and the prompt says where my hand goes: on the steering wheel. now the gesture i did on my sofa is me steering.
lessonwhen your hands do something, say it in the prompt.
- the edit
claude did the edit.
no editing app. claude cut the takes, added malayalam subtitles word by word, the place names at the top, the AI EDIT switch, the comment box and the sound effects. no music.
- the ending
then the AI switches off.
right after the car line, while my hand is still up, the AI EDIT switch flips off and the real video takes over. same take, same sentence, my real sofa.
that's the moment people see what actually changed.
lessonshow the raw footage at the end. it's the proof.
- the test
2 hooks, 2 trial reels.
the yacht and the private jet are two openings for the same video. both go out as trial reels (only people who don't follow me see them), and the one that wins gets shared to my followers.
the recipe (copy this)
the exact prompts and settings are right below.
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shoot one take
phone on a tripod, waist-up framing, good light. say each line, and act it out with your hands.
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cut each scene to 4–5 seconds
genjutsu takes clips from 4 to 30 seconds. my 4.5-second clips came back as about 4 seconds, so cut a little extra.
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find a real photo of the place
pinterest with the less AI filter on. an empty place, with the same light as your room.
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swap the place
genjutsu lite, 1080p. your clip as video 1, the photo as image 1. say what changes, then list what stays.
higgsfield · genjutsu lite - 5
make two tries
keep the one where you stay the same size in the frame. a wider shot redraws your face.
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let claude edit
keep your original audio. switch the AI off at the end and show the real video.
claude reel editor - 7
post every hook as a trial reel
share the one that wins to your followers. turn on instagram's AI label.
the exact prompts
genjutsu in higgsfield. one clip and one photo per place.
a higgsfield account. i'm on the plus plan, which came with free genjutsu lite generations.
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open genjutsu and upload
in higgsfield go to video → genjutsu and pick objects swap. add your clip (4 to 30 seconds) and the photo of the place. the clip becomes @video 1 and the photo @image 1 when you type @ in the prompt.
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paste the prompt
swap the blanks. describe yourself exactly, so nothing about you changes.
In @Video 1, change only the location to the ___ from @Image 1: he sits ___ (where you sit in the new place, and what's behind you). Keep the man exactly as he is in @Video 1: same face, glasses, beard, hair, skin tone, ___ (your clothes), and every movement, hand gesture and lip movement. Keep the exact camera framing, he stays the same size in the frame. Soft natural daylight on his face, realistic iPhone video, natural colors, no text. - 3
pick the settings
model: higgsfield genjutsu lite. quality: 1080p. turn on use free generations if your plan has them, and check the generate button before you click.
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download the result
each result has a download button. pick result only. split view gives you the before and after side by side.
each scene took a few minutes. make two tries of the places that matter most.
the yacht, the private jet and the car, word for word.
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the yacht
photo: an empty yacht deck with the dubai marina skyline behind it.
In @Video 1, change only the location to the yacht deck from @Image 1: he sits on the cream deck sofa under the shaded canopy of a luxury yacht cruising off Dubai Marina, with the sea, the deck railing and the hazy Dubai skyline behind him. Keep the man exactly as he is in @Video 1: same face, glasses, beard, hair, skin tone, light blue shirt and cream trousers, and every movement, hand gesture and lip movement. Keep the exact camera framing, he stays the same size in the frame. Soft natural daylight on his face, realistic iPhone video, natural colors, no text. - 2
the private jet
photo: a cream leather jet seat next to an oval window. i blacked out the screen in the photo, because it had a logo on it.
In @Video 1, change only the location to the private jet cabin from @Image 1: he sits in the cream diamond-stitched leather seat of a private jet flying above the clouds, an oval window beside him shows bright blue sky and white clouds, the glossy dark wood panel and the cream cabin wall are behind him. Keep the man exactly as he is in @Video 1: same face, glasses, beard, hair, skin tone, light blue shirt and cream trousers, and every movement, hand gesture and lip movement. Keep the exact camera framing, he stays the same size in the frame. Soft natural daylight from the windows on his face, the screen is off, realistic iPhone video, natural colors, no text, no logos. - 3
the car
photo: a man driving an SUV, shot from the passenger seat, with palm trees and a white villa outside.
In @Video 1, change only the location: he is driving the luxury SUV from @Image 1. He sits in the driver's seat, his raised right hand grips the steering wheel on the right side of the frame and steers, his left hand rests on his knee, the camera is on the front passenger seat facing him. Through the driver's window behind him: palm trees and white buildings of Dubai in bright afternoon sun, passing by as the car moves. Keep the man exactly as he is in @Video 1: same face, glasses, beard, short black hair with no cap, skin tone, light blue shirt and cream trousers, no watch, and every movement, hand gesture and lip movement. Keep the exact camera framing, he stays the same size and position in the frame. Realistic iPhone video, natural colors, no text, no logos.
the car photo's driver wore a watch, and the AI still put one on my wrist, even with no watch in the prompt. look for little things like that.
subtitles, the switch and sound effects, inside claude.
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upload your clips and one line
the AI clips plus your original take. say the language and the comment keyword.
edit this into a reel. use the AI clips for the yacht, the private jet and the car, keep my original audio everywhere. right after the car line, switch the AI off and show the original video. language: malayalam. comment keyword: AI.
the free claude reel editor skill does the subtitles, graphics and sound effects: hadibuilds.com/edit.
what it can and can't do
It can
- keep your face, glasses, clothes and hand movements from the real take
- keep your lip movements and your original audio
- put you in a real-looking place from one photo
- turn a gesture into an action, like a raised hand on a steering wheel
It can’t
- always keep your camera angle. for the car it moved the camera to the passenger seat
- make long clips in one go. each of mine came back about 4 seconds
- ignore the photo. things in it can end up on you, like the watch
- keep your face sharp in a wide shot. a wider result redraws it
start here, this week
- shoot one take on your sofa, and act out each place with your hands.
- find one real photo of a place on pinterest, with the less AI filter on.
- swap the place with genjutsu lite and the prompt above. 5 seconds is enough to start.
- make two tries, and keep the one where you stay the same size.
- let claude edit it, end on the original video, and post every hook as a trial reel.
you don’t need the yacht. you need one good take.
Straight answers
what did it cost?
0 credits for the AI scenes. all three used free genjutsu lite generations at 1080p on my higgsfield plus plan.
which plan do i need?
a higgsfield account for genjutsu, and a paid claude plan if you want claude to do the edit.
did it work the first time?
the private jet did. the yacht needed a second try with a tighter photo, and the car needed a new photo of someone driving, so my hand would land on the steering wheel.
is the lip sync right?
my lips follow the real take, because genjutsu edits my video instead of making a new one. check every clip anyway. mine came back a tiny bit late, so line each one up with your audio in the edit.
does it work in malayalam?
yes. i speak malayalam in the whole reel. the AI only changes the place, the voice is mine.
should i say it's AI?
yes. turn on instagram's AI label when your reel has AI scenes.