How to get shots of your presenter that you never filmed
Give Vizard Agent an episode as well as the credits. The shots a title sequence needs, such as the host turning to camera or laughing, were never filmed. They have to be generated from reference frames taken out of the footage you already have, which is what keeps the person recognisable.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Describe the shots you want, not just the credits. A credits list produces cards; a sentence like "her turning to face the camera, smiling, and one of her laughing" produces a sequence about the person who presents the show. Spell the names exactly, and say the length and where the logo lands.
Prompt
What does Vizard Agent actually do?
Much of the work is looking at the programme before generating anything. A shot built from a description produces a plausible presenter; one built from clean frames of the actual host produces her, in her own lighting and the show's colours. Vizard Agent also checks prices before generating. In the session behind this article it:
- Sampled frames from an existing talk show and looked closely at the host, the logo on set and the network's style.
- Checked the available generators, effect treatments and fonts, and the generation prices before committing to shots.
- Scanned the first ten minutes for clean shots of the host's face, pulled closer frames, and prepared and uploaded reference crops.
- Generated the two host shots, two backgrounds and the theme music in one pass, and reviewed the clips before building around them.
- Rebuilt the show's logo in its own typeface with its glowing ring, so it could animate rather than scale as a flat picture.
- Generated the animated credit and tagline overlays and previewed them.
When does this not work well?
Some shows have nothing usable to build from. If the footage is a low-resolution stream capture, the host is never in clean light, or the brand has no settled typeface or colours, Vizard Agent has to invent a look rather than express yours. Very long credit lists also fill twenty-five seconds quickly.
Common questions
Do I need to film anything new? No. Vizard Agent works from the episodes you already have.
Will the host look like themselves? That's what the reference frames are for. Ask Vizard Agent to show them first.
How much does generating the shots cost? Ask Vizard Agent first. It checks the prices before generating.