How to enter your favorite movie with AI

1. Choose a short scene

Start with a 4 to 10 second clip from the movie you already have saved. Prefer a scene where the character's face is clearly visible, with few fast head turns and few things passing in front of them.

Use one scene per attempt. Before you start, note how to identify the chosen character: clothing, hair color and where they are in the frame. This description goes into the prompt.

The movie clip is the source material. The narrated video you saw above is only the final demonstration, after editing.

2. Gather your reference photos

Choose a real, sharp photo of your face, from the front, in natural light and without filters. Three-quarter and full-body photos are optional. Your real photos are the main reference for your face.

You can start with a single image of yourself already dressed as the character. The suggested combination is: Image1 with you dressed as the character, Image2 with your real front-facing photo and, if you like, Image3 full body.

More images do not automatically improve the result. Use photos of the same person, with consistent hair and look. An AI-generated full-body image can show the look you want, but it does not document your real proportions.

3. Create a character image

In ChatGPT or another image editor, upload your photos and a frame from the chosen scene. Use the prompt below, replacing [CHARACTER] and [MOVIE].

Check the likeness before moving on to video. The goal is to keep the character's costume with your own features and age, preserving your hair color and length and adapting only the hairstyle.

4. Set up Genjutsu

Go to higgsfield.ai and open Genjutsu. Select Motion transfer mode, as in the screenshots from my example. Upload the movie clip and, with the + button, the reference images you chose.

Check the labels the tool assigns to each file. In my case they were @Video1, @Image1 and @Image2 (the chips may show a space, as in @Video 1). The prompt must use exactly the labels of your uploads.

The screenshots below show the interface on October 9, 2026, and it may change. The credit amounts shown in them, 56 and 70, are examples from that moment, not guaranteed prices.

The official Genjutsu documentation describes a different mode, Objects swap. The limits listed there do not automatically apply to Motion transfer. The 4 to 10 second suggestion is my own, for a first test.

5. Write the video prompt

The prompt is in English in both versions of this guide, because that is what I used. There is no rule that English works better; feel free to adapt it.

In short, it asks: replace only the described character with me; use Image1 for appearance and costume and Image2 for the face; keep the original costume and my hair color and length; follow the character's movements, expressions and timing; leave the other people, setting, camera, cuts and timing unchanged; and add nothing.

The second screenshot shows a prompt asking to replace all the characters. Do not use that one: it replaces everyone. To step into one person's place, use the selective prompt below.

• Replace [CHARACTER NAME AND VISUAL DESCRIPTION] with the character's name plus a description of their clothing and position. Example: the woman in the yellow cardigan on the left.
• If you uploaded only Image1, delete the sentence starting with Use @Image2.
• If you uploaded a full-body photo as Image3, add this sentence:
• The labels in the prompt must match the ones shown on your uploads.

6. Configure and generate

Leave Style without an additional style: to keep the look of the film, it is not needed.

Check the credit cost shown on the Generate button before clicking. If 720p is available, it is a good choice for a first test. Then click Generate.

Generation time and cost can vary, and the tool is not free by default.

7. Review the result

Watch the whole video and check: facial likeness, hair, movement, the other people, the background, the cuts and the audio.

If the original audio changes, keep or restore the movie's sound in editing. Combine separate clips only after approving each one.

Asking to preserve the scene does not guarantee every pixel stays the same. That is why frame-by-frame review matters.

If something does not turn out as expected

The face does not look like me

Use a sharper front-facing photo or an approved character image.

It replaced the wrong person

Describe the character more precisely: clothing, hair and position in the frame.

The image drifts over time

Use a shorter clip and do not apply an additional style.

8. Choose your movie

Now it is your turn: choose your favorite scene, gather your photos and save this guide to follow step by step.