Close a book and look up

1. Task and boundary

Use this small sequence as a transition from reading to addressing someone. The book is already partly open on the desk. Closing it creates a visible pause before the reader looks up, so the scene has a clear before-and-after rather than two unrelated gestures.

The related page-turn task follows a single sheet. This task closes the book as a narrative cue, then changes the reader’s attention after the closing action. See MiniMax H3 page-turn prompt: animate blank pages and add exact text in editing.

Replace the book’s existing cover color, the small opening angle and the final gaze target together. Keep the book’s text unspecified; exact printed content is not needed for the story beat and is not guaranteed by this prompt.

2. Authorized first frame

Use an original or authorized image of a consenting adult seated at a desk. Show a partly open book with one half supported and the other cover and page block already raised together. The adult looks down, one hand holds the raised outer edge and the other steadies a separate corner. Keep the face, spine and hands visible.

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: show the lowered gaze, partly open book and two hand positions.
2. Action: close the raised half around the spine while the other half stays supported.
3. Ending: pause with the book shut, then look up without sliding it away.

4. Prompt and timing

Use the supplied first frame with a fixed camera. Keep the adult looking down at the same partly open book. One hand steadies the supported half on the desk while the other lowers the raised cover and the pages beneath it together around the existing spine. Close them onto the supported half without changing the cover or adding pages. Once the book is closed, pause briefly, then raise the reader’s gaze toward the camera with a small natural head adjustment. Keep both hands beside the closed book and preserve the face and clothing. Do not turn a separate page, add text, move the book across the desk 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 same cover and spine stay connected while the raised half closes onto the supported half.
• The book is closed before the gaze lifts; the two stages remain distinguishable.
• The hands retain their connections and the ending keeps the same face and closed book visible.

6. Fix one failure

• If pages multiply, start with the book partly closed and treat the raised cover and pages as one moving half.
• If the gaze lifts too early, state that the closed-book pause comes first.
• If hands merge at the spine, place one at the outer cover edge and one at a separate supported corner.

7. Ending and limits

The original book rests closed on the desk, with the hands nearby and the reader looking toward the camera.

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.

• MiniMax H3 page-turn prompt: animate blank pages and add exact text in editing