Flow AI Video Scenes: The Eight Presets Explained

Scenes are the shortcut at the heart of this flow AI video generator. Each one bundles a camera move, a lighting mood, and a motion style, so you pick the look and your photo does the rest. This page explains all eight presets, the photo each one wants, and where the output fits best.

Photo to Video

The classic. Your photo breathes: a smile spreads, hair stirs, dust drifts, the camera pushes in slowly. Best photo: a clean portrait or any single subject filling the frame. Post anywhere. If you only try one scene, try this one.

Cinematic Scene

Film-grade treatment: shallow depth of field, practical light bokeh, a slow dolly-in that settles on your subject. Best photo: a person or object with some distance from the background so the depth of field reads. Fits portfolios, channel intros, moody product heroes.

Vertical Hook

A 9:16 scroll-stopper built for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. Your subject snaps into motion on the first beat: a turn, a point at the camera, a reaction face, with one quick punch-in on the strongest gesture. Best photo: creator-style portrait, plain background. Post it the day you render it.

Product Showcase

The e-commerce workhorse. Your product rotates on a seamless pedestal while a light sweep travels across the surface, camera orbiting a smooth 180 degrees to a hero angle. Best photo: product on a plain background, single light source. Drops straight into a store listing or an ad.

Aerial Reveal

Drone-style sweep over a landscape: clouds drift their shadows, water flows, the camera banks and descends toward the most interesting feature. Best photo: a landscape or landmark shot with a clear focal point. Strong for travel content and openers.

Anime Scene

Hand-drawn anime treatment: clean line art, cel shading, a lateral tracking shot with parallax while petals drift through frame. Best photo: a person whose look translates to 2D, hair and accessories visible. Made for fan communities and stylized intros.

Fantasy Realm

Scale play: your subject stands in a vast fantasy landscape with floating islands and glowing flora while the camera cranes up to reveal the realm. Best photo: single subject, full body if possible. Concept art communities eat this one.

Pet Spotlight

Documentary treatment at pet height: ears twitch, a curious step toward camera, a head tilt. The camera sits low and pushes in gently. Best photo: pet at eye level, ears clear, markings visible. The single most shareable category in short video.

Picking between scenes

Two questions decide it. Where will the clip live? Vertical feeds want Vertical Hook and Pet Spotlight, product pages want Product Showcase, everything else takes 16:9. And what does your photo anchor well? Faces and pets anchor identity naturally; landscapes and products anchor scenes. When in doubt, start from Photo to Video and branch out. The prompt guide explains the camera language each preset uses.