Show the legs and leave room to walk
For an original walking shot, the start image should establish the posture and ground beneath the character. Show the feet, separate the legs clearly and leave space in the direction of travel. A close headshot can establish identity, but it does not show the body or runway the model needs to animate. More body coverage also makes the face smaller, so inspect both the posture and the facial styling.
Copy-ready portrait prompt: A fictional adult man with a blunt honey-blond bob, curled handlebar moustache and tailored brown houndstooth suit stands at the far end of a simple fashion runway. Completely serious expression, full body visible including both shoes, arms relaxed at his sides, clear straight path toward the camera, soft audience silhouettes on both sides, realistic anatomy, vertical fashion photograph.
This is a proposed original scene. Review the generated still before animation and reject a frame with merged legs, missing shoes or a blocked path. A detailed text description cannot repair an unsuitable starting image by itself.
Choose one camera treatment
Fixed-camera prompt: The man takes two measured steps straight toward the camera, stops and holds a serious gaze. Small natural arm swing and a restrained posture. Preserve the face, haircut, moustache, suit and runway. Camera remains fixed at eye level, one continuous shot, no cuts.
Tracking-camera prompt: The man walks forward at a slow, steady pace while the camera tracks backward to keep his full body in the frame. Subtle natural arm swing, serious expression, stable runway and audience. Preserve the character and outfit. One continuous shot, no cuts or changes of angle.
Choose one treatment rather than putting “static camera” and “tracking backward” in the same prompt. The first lets the subject grow larger in frame; the second asks the camera and subject to move together. Neither wording guarantees a flawless stride, so review the resulting feet, knees and camera motion.
Use the idea route for a new setting
In the Studio, choose Create your own → Start with an idea, select The runway walk, and describe the runway or other background in Your scene. The scene description guides the portrait; the selected performance supplies the preset motion prompt. Review & continue prepares both prompts for free copying. To try the custom camera prompts above, take the approved start image and text to a compatible external image-to-video tool. To render here, use a verified account with sufficient purchased credits: a new portrait costs $1.00, then the five-second silent HD 720p video costs $18.90 after you approve that portrait. Prepare an original walking scene.
Use the short video to establish one readable walk and stop. A long sequence with an entrance, turn, pose, return walk and several camera angles is a different production task. Start with the part you need most rather than assuming all of it fits into a five-second clip.
Choose a reference clip when the stride matters
If you have permission to use a recording of the intended walk, select Create your own → Use my own motion clip. Use a 3–30 second reference that shows the whole movement and a clear subject. A new portrait costs $1.00 separately. HD motion generation costs $9.90 for up to 19 seconds, while longer clips use the displayed rounded duration quote.
A motion reference guides a different process from a walking prompt. The official Kling 2.6 Motion Control documentation describes a source image and a provided video as its required inputs. Keep the framing and body coverage of your portrait suitable for the reference performance; a small face crop and a full-body walk ask for very different visual information. Read the official motion-control inputs.
Use Paris Fashion Week for its previewed performance
If the Paris Fashion Week preview is the scene you want, click Use, sign in with a verified account, ensure your balance covers the required 990 credits, select an authorized photo, confirm your rights, then click Upload. Wait for the photo and template reference checks to pass, approve the photo and generate at HD 720p. The uploaded photo goes directly into the template workflow without a separate portrait fee.
The template’s name describes its source context. It does not promise a straight runway walk, a tracking camera, the same body type as the preview, or a newly invented nineteen-second scene. Its listed duration is about 17.8 seconds. Select an original prompt or your own reference when those performance details are requirements.
Review the walk before adding a soundtrack
Watch the entire result at normal speed, then check the foot contacts and direction of travel. Look for sliding shoes, changing leg length, a jacket that jumps during a step and an unexpected camera zoom. Compare the start and end frames to see whether the face and outfit have drifted. These checks help you choose a usable result without claiming that any prompt guarantees perfect anatomy.
The site’s template and idea videos are silent. Add music you are allowed to use after downloading if it suits the scene. Describe the published result as an AI-generated interpretation and retain the source attribution for a template reference. Review the current rendering prices. Adapt the character portrait prompt.