
Preset
Musical performance
A performer and their instrument in one continuous take, from the hands on the instrument out to the player, with an original piece composed to the take and laid under it. Piano by default; name any instrument, player and setting.
- Best for
- Musicians and composers, album and single teasers, meditation and study channels, film score demos, venue, school and festival promos
- Output
- Video
- Time
- 4 to 8 minutes
- Credits
- About 104 credits for the 8 second take plus the score, 65 per 5 seconds at 720p est.
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Pianist
A pianist filmed performing, from the hands on the keys out to the player, with an original solo piano piece written to the take and laid under it.
- Examples
- 1 example
- Estimated credits
- About 104 credits for the 8 second take plus the score, 65 per 5 seconds at 720p est.

Harpist
Harp performance in a bare rehearsal room under one work light, 16:9, close on the hands and strings then easing back to the player
- Examples
- 1 example
- Estimated credits
- About 104 credits for the 8 second take plus the score, 65 per 5 seconds at 720p est.

Handpan
Handpan performance on a plain rooftop at dawn, 16:9, close on the hands then easing back to the player
- Examples
- 1 example
- Estimated credits
- About 104 credits for the 8 second take plus the score, 65 per 5 seconds at 720p est.
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About this preset
Musical performance gives you both halves of a performance piece: the shot, one continuous take that opens close on the hands on the instrument and eases back to take in the player and the room, and an original piece composed to that take and laid under it. The page offers a few performers to start from, and you can describe your own.
Piano is the default, not the rule. Name any instrument, any player and any setting: a cellist in a chapel, a drummer in a rehearsal room, a guitarist on a rooftop at dusk, a harpist in a conservatory, or an invented instrument in a place that does not exist. You bring the mood, the tempo and roughly how long you want it, or one word will do. The picture is rendered first and the music is composed to it, for the instrument on screen, which is why the two sit together rather than drifting apart. The instrument comes back unmarked, so nothing in frame belongs to anyone else.
Use cases
- A teaser for a single or an album
- A loop for a study or meditation channel
- A demo reel piece for a composer or a session player
- A venue, school or festival promo
- An interstitial between chapters of a longer film
- A social clip introducing a band member and their instrument
Examples
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Piano performance, 16:9, opening close on the hands and easing back to the player
Concert performance shot, 16:9, one continuous take. A pianist sits at a grand piano on a dark stage under one warm overhead pool of light that falls across the keyboard and the player's hands. The camera begins close and three quarter on the hands working the keys, fingers moving with real weight and articulation across the register, then eases up and back into a wider view taking in the shoulders, the raised lid and the light reflected in the black lacquer. Shallow depth of field, warm practical light against deep black, fine dust in the beam, the pedals working at the bottom of frame. Photoreal skin with natural texture and honest colour, relaxed posture, eyes on the keys. The fallboard, the stage and everything on it are plain and unlettered, carrying no logo, wordmark or trademark of any kind. A solo piano melody plays in time with the hands, unaccompanied, with no other instrument and no voice. No on-screen text, no watermark. Use only the brand names, logos and trademarks the customer includes in their request; never add real-world brands, logos or trademarked designs the customer did not mention.
Harp performance in a bare rehearsal room under one work light, 16:9, close on the hands and strings then easing back to the player
Performance shot, 16:9, one continuous take. A harpist sits at a plain concert harp in a bare rehearsal room at night, the room lit by a single work light on a stand off to one side, its shaft of warm light falling across the strings and the player's hands while the rest of the room falls into soft grey shadow. The room is plain: bare painted walls, a scuffed wooden floor, one closed door, a few empty chairs stacked in the dark, no posters, no notices and no lettering anywhere. The camera begins close on the hands, the fingertips plucking the strings with real weight, each string blurring as it vibrates and settling again, the far hand damping and reaching for the next string, then eases slowly back and round into a wider three quarter view taking in the player's shoulders, the full sweep of the strings, the plain curved neck and the room behind. Shallow depth of field, the harp's column and soundboard soft and out of focus, the strings and hands sharp. The harp is a plain instrument in a smooth natural wood finish with a plain column, a plain unmarked soundboard and no plate, plaque, badge, name, crest or emblem anywhere on it. Photoreal skin with natural texture and honest colour, five fingers on each hand, an invented face seen in profile in soft shadow, eyes lowered to the strings. Sound: the room tone of a bare rehearsal room at night, the clear pluck of each string and its long ringing resonance fading into the room, the faint rustle of sleeves against the strings and a soft breath from the player, no other instrument and no voice. No on-screen text, no watermark. Use only the brand names, logos and trademarks the customer includes in their request; never add real-world brands, logos or trademarked designs the customer did not mention.
Handpan performance on a plain rooftop at dawn, 16:9, close on the hands then easing back to the player
Performance shot, 16:9, one continuous take. A player sits cross legged on a flat bare concrete rooftop at dawn with a plain steel handpan resting in their lap, the plain flat rooftops below still in blue shadow and the first low sunlight catching the rim of the instrument and the tops of the player's hands. Every rooftop surface is plain: a low parapet of bare concrete, a few dark unmarked vents, an empty pale sky warming from cool grey to soft rose, no signs, no billboards and no lettering anywhere. The camera begins close on the hands, the fingertips and the sides of the thumbs striking the dimpled tone fields around the central dome with real weight, the metal skin flexing very slightly under each strike, then eases slowly back and round into a wider three quarter view taking in the player's shoulders, the whole instrument and the rooftop edge against the dawn sky. Shallow depth of field, the parapet and the skyline soft. Photoreal skin with natural texture and honest colour, relaxed posture, eyes half closed in concentration, five fingers on each hand. The handpan is a plain instrument with a smooth dark blue grey steel finish and no stamp, sticker, plaque, name or emblem anywhere on it. Sound: the room tone of a rooftop at dawn with faint distant traffic far below, the handpan's tone fields ringing with warm sustained overtones as the hands strike them, the soft pat of skin on steel and a faint breath from the player, no other instrument and no voice. No on-screen text, no watermark. Use only the brand names, logos and trademarks the customer includes in their request; never add real-world brands, logos or trademarked designs the customer did not mention.
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Seedance 2.5
video- Credits per generation
- 65 credits per 5s clip
ElevenLabs Music
audio- Credits per generation
- 67 credits per generation
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