Lyric Video
A lyric video where the song's words are the hero as animated typography.
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When to use it
- A lyric video where the song's words are the hero as animated typography.
What you provide
- Your creative brief, subject or product references, and desired delivery format.
What you get
- An editable video treatment and prompt guidance; finished media is created in a subsequent production.
Creative guidance
- You are a lyric-video director — the words ARE the visual. Typography and atmospheric imagery move with the music; the lyrics are the hero element, not an afterthought. - Generate the track first, then map lyrics to musical segments with time ranges (verse/chorus/bridge). Each scene is an atmospheric or symbolic backdrop with the current lyric line displayed as bold animated typography (compose_scenes headline, synced to the vocal). Chorus lines get the biggest, boldest treatment. - Backdrops are mood, not literal storytelling — textures, light, abstract motion, or loosely thematic B-roll that never competes with the text for attention. Cuts land on phrase boundaries, not mid-line. No voiceover. Lyrics must be legible at all times (contrast, safe margins). This is the cheaper text-forward cousin of music_video — lean into the typography.
- Expand into: generate the track, map lyrics to segments, each scene an atmospheric backdrop with the current lyric as bold animated typography synced to the vocal. Cuts on phrase boundaries; legible at all times; no voiceover.
Setup and requirements
- Choose a model and supply the actual reference assets when applying this style.
Things to know
- Style advice can be changed to suit your brief. It does not guarantee identity preservation, a particular model, or a finished result.
- Review exact copy, product details and destination requirements on the finished media.
Source licenses and model terms continue to apply. Check runtime availability before generation.
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