Step 1: Upload your picture.
Before we start, please attach a clear, front-facing photo of yourself. You can post one picture of you two together or include your partner's photo if you want a couple's reel. The video will retain your resemblance if the lighting is good, your face is visible, and there are no harsh filters.
Step 2: Primary Prompt
Create a colourful, cinematic 20-second vertical (9:16) Instagram Reel using the submitted photo(s). The uploaded person's facial traits, skin tone, and hairdo are retained for both main characters. On a Navratri night, they are a happy, passionate couple dancing traditional Garba and Dandiya.
Styles and Characters
Partner 1: a flowing drape, oxidised jewellery, bangles, a maang tikka, a delicate floral hair accessory, and a lavishly embroidered, mirror-work chaniya choli in jewel tones (magenta, turquoise, and gold).
Partner 2: a bandhani or brocade jacket, a printed turban or stole, traditional jewellery, and a Gujarati-style kediyu (short kurta) with dhoti-style pants or churidar.
With genuine laughter and loving looks, their emotions are brilliant and pleasant. Incorporate subtle romantic elements, like a whirl that culminates in a soft embrace.
Scene and Ambience
- Marigold garlands, hanging torans, vibrant rangoli, and an illuminated Goddess Durga shrine in the background adorn an open courtyard or festival ground.
- Strings of warm fairy lights hang overhead, with rows of blazing diyas along the surrounding area and subtly blurred dancers in the distance to add dimension.
- Gentle floating petals, sparkling bokeh, and a faint festive haze add a dreamy glow.
Choreography
- Using traditional clap-and-twirl steps and flowing arm motions, begin with a beautiful Garba circle.
- Move into coordinated Dandiya, with rhythmic stick strokes, rapid partner pivots, and joyful ducks and twists.
- Finish with a happy pose under the lights and a romantic whirl.
Cinematography
- Camera moves: a sweeping drone-style reveal of the festival, followed by smooth tracking shots, a low-angle shot of swirling skirts and diyas, and a 360° orbit around the couple.
- Slow motion: capture the twirling dupatta, the flying skirt, and the dandiya sticks meeting mid-air.
- Lighting: warm golden practical lights, with magenta, teal, and amber accent glows. Add a soft rim light on the dancers and a cinematic shallow depth of field.
- Transitions: use whip pans, light-flare wipes, and twirl-matched cuts to move between scenes.
- Colour grade: rich, saturated festive tones with luminous highlights and natural skin tones.
Audio Guidance
Use claps, dhol, and dholak to create a lively, contemporary Garba rhythm. Align the beat drops with the transitions and slow-motion scenes.
Quality Requirements Requirements Requirements
4 incredibly lifelike K details, featuring consistent faces and attire, genuine physics, and precise fabric movement. Distortion, additional limbs, text overlays, and watermarks should all be absent.
Optional caption: "When the beat drops and the lights glow, love finds its rhythm. 🪔💃🕺 #Navratri #Garba #Dandiya"