Shrug both shoulders and settle them with the arms hanging

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

1. Task and boundary

Show the upper shoulder contours rising toward the ears and settling back. Judge the change through the gaps between shoulders and ears, not simply the height of a shirt seam in the frame. Keep enough of the torso and arms visible to distinguish a shrug from bending the elbows, lifting the arms or moving the entire body upward.

Use one mild bilateral shrug and one return. The arms hang naturally and may be carried a little by the shoulder rise, but they should not actively swing or lift out to the sides. Do not demand frozen elbows in world space while the shoulders move; that would make the pose internally inconsistent. This brief concerns visible relative movement, not posture correction or exercise instruction.

2. Authorized first frame

Provide an image you own or may animate of a consenting adult in a relaxed standing or seated pose. Use a nearly frontal view from above the head to below the hands, with both shoulders and elbows visible. Start with shoulders relaxed and arms resting down. Choose a simple, moderately fitted top whose shoulder contours can be seen without bulky pads or a scarf.

Leave clear space between the head and each shoulder. Include a stable vertical background edge and a visible waistband or seat reference. Avoid crossing the arms, placing hands on the hips or cropping out the elbows. Those starting poses make it difficult to separate a shoulder rise from a different arm action.

3. Use the generator

Open the current image-to-video generator in a mode accepting your authorized first frame. Paste the complete prompt, check the available settings and cost estimate, then submit only when ready. This page supplies text; it does not upload an image or start a generation.

4. Prompt and timing

Start with my authorized image of the same adult, head level, shoulders relaxed and both arms hanging naturally. Lock the camera and keep the head and lower torso at their original height. Raise both original shoulders slightly toward the ears in one smooth shrug. Let the hanging arms be carried only by that small shoulder movement; do not actively lift or spread them. Keep the elbows nearly straight and preserve the original clothing and body proportions. Hold briefly with smaller shoulder-to-ear gaps, then let both shoulders settle continuously to the starting level. Finish relaxed. Do not lower the head to fake the reduced gap, stretch the neck, bounce the whole body or add a hand gesture. No cut, zoom or second shrug.

Opening: locate the ear-to-shoulder gaps, waistband or seat reference and relaxed elbow positions.
Middle: confirm that the shoulder contours rise toward stable ears while the lower torso stays in place.
Ending: check both shoulders settling and compare the restored gaps with the opening.

These beats are author suggestions, not exact model timing guarantees. Adapt their proportions to the clip length actually available.

5. Inspect the output

After inspecting your own output, record a time or frame, visible observation and pass, fail or inconclusive judgment for each condition. A convincing ending alone does not verify the preceding action.

Both shoulder contours rise relative to the ears instead of the head dropping.
The lower torso remains at its starting height without a whole-body bounce.
Arms remain hanging, allowing small passive carriage but no deliberate side lift.
Elbows do not bend into a curl or turn the action into a hand gesture.
Both shoulders settle back without a sudden change of shirt shape.
If thick clothing hides the shoulder contour, mark shoulder motion inconclusive rather than using fabric ripples alone.

6. Fix one failure

The head sinks between the shoulders: anchor the head and describe shoulders moving toward fixed ears.
Arms lift outward: remove celebratory gestures and retain hanging arms throughout.
Elbows bend sharply: show the full arms in the first frame and request near-straight elbows.
Only the shirt ripples: use an input with a readable shoulder contour rather than amplifying cloth motion.
The entire figure rises: constrain the waistband or seat reference and reduce the shrug height.

7. Ending and limits

End in the original relaxed pose with both shoulder-to-ear gaps restored and the arms still down.

Save your own generated result through the available result controls, together with the authorized input, exact prompt, settings and inspection notes.

No generated take or joint measurement is supplied. Visible contours can support a comparison of shoulder height, but they do not establish muscle recruitment, pain, mobility or posture quality. Hidden joints remain unresolved.

Compare this with Standing bow: a hip hinge, a pause and one return. A bow changes the torso angle relative to the legs; the shrug keeps the lower torso steady and reduces the gaps between shoulders and ears. Checking which body region moves helps reject a whole-body bob or a forward hinge that merely brings the shoulders closer to the camera.