Look at an object before reaching for it

1. Task and boundary

Make a reaching action easier to understand by separating attention from movement. The eyes first identify a cup already visible on the table; only then does the nearby hand reach toward it. This short version stops beside the cup, making the target relationship clear without adding a grip or lift.

The related gaze-and-turn exercise separates eyes from head motion. This task connects attention to a later hand reach, with both actions aimed at the same visible object. See Eyes first, head second: a small gaze-and-turn exercise.

Replace the target, its side and the chosen hand consistently. Keep the endpoint beside the target; adding pickup requires a separate grip-and-support plan. Eye direction is a visual intention, not an eye-tracking measurement or coordinate guarantee.

2. Authorized first frame

Use an original or authorized upper-body image of a consenting adult at a table. Show the eyes clearly, a resting hand near the center and one cup at frame right within easy reach. Keep the space between hand and cup clear, and choose an angle that shows both the face and tabletop.

3. Use the generator

Open the image-to-video generator, supply your authorized first frame and paste the prompt. Check available settings and cost before submitting; this page does not upload or submit for you.

1. Opening: identify the forward gaze, stationary cup and resting hand.
2. Action: change attention first, then extend the nearest hand toward the cup.
3. Ending: stop beside the cup and retain the gaze-to-target relationship.

4. Prompt and timing

Use the supplied first frame with a fixed camera. Keep the same cup stationary at frame right. The adult first shifts their gaze from forward to the cup, with only a small natural head adjustment if needed. After that attention change, move the hand nearest the cup from its starting place across the table toward the cup. Keep the wrist and arm connected. End with the hand resting beside the cup without touching or lifting it. Maintain the gaze toward the cup during the reach. Preserve the face, clothing and cup shape. Do not let the cup move toward the hand, add another target or move the camera.

5. Inspect the output

Inspect the opening, action and ending. Record a frame and pass, fail or inconclusive for each criterion; mark hidden or unreadable details inconclusive.

• The attention change toward the existing cup begins before the hand reach; unreadable eye direction is inconclusive.
• The hand follows a continuous path toward that same cup while the cup stays still.
• The hand finishes beside the cup without passing through it, and the wrist remains connected.

6. Fix one failure

• If gaze and reach disagree, use only one prominent object and reduce its distance from the hand.
• If the hand jumps, shorten the reach and keep the entire forearm path in view.
• If the cup slides toward the hand, explicitly hold its table position and stop the hand before contact.

7. Ending and limits

The adult looks toward the stationary cup while the nearby hand rests beside it, leaving both the hand and target visible.

Original, untested shot brief; no generated sample is supplied. Check the actual motion as well as the ending, and do not treat an attractive result as proof of a product claim.

Save your output with the authorized input, exact prompt, actual settings and inspection notes using the available result controls.

Original, untested video brief. No input image or generated result is supplied.

• Eyes first, head second: a small gaze-and-turn exercise