Directing note: pinning the last frame
A last frame fixes where a shot ends, which makes the next shot's start predictable. Most models on the register take one in some form. As of 2026-09-25.
Several keyframes go further, fixing the path as well as the ends.
A model that takes only a first frame leaves the ending to the prompt.
1From the docs
Along with the image for the first frame, you can also upload one for the Last frame to conclude the video.
Adobe, Firefly help: generate videos using images
Close-up : frames the subject tightly, typically focusing on the face to emphasize emotions or a specific detail.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
we developed a unified framework capable of high-quality text-to-video and image-to-video generation across multiple durations and resolutions.
Tencent Hunyuan, HunyuanVideo-1.5 repository
- FrameA first and a last keyframe image can be uploaded as fixed points for the clip
- Camera angles and shot typesShot sizes and angles are defined one by one, from extreme close-up to wide, low-angle and dutch angle
- AbstractText-to-video and image-to-video in one framework
- Capabilities tableStart and end frames to video is supported in VIDEO 2.6 and 3.0
- Turning images into a videoA start frame from an uploaded or generated image
- Advanced featuresThe model supports several keyframes, not only a first frame
- How to usePresets are applied to a clip made from a first-frame image on the LTXV model
- KeyframesKeyframes set a start image, an end image or both
2The film language, written for you
Where “Pinning the last frame” has to be written by hand, SceneMixer's pipeline writes the shots; its guides explain:
A short drama episode has two jobs: stop the scroll in its first seconds, and make the next episode feel necessary in its last.
SceneMixer, Writing Hooks and Cliffhangers Into a Short Drama Script (read 2026-10-13)
SceneMixer writes dialogue into the script analysis, assigns each line to a shot with a speaker and a short delivery note, and the video model performs it — picture and audio generated together, so the mouth forms that sentence in the language you chose.
SceneMixer, AI Dialogue Generator (read 2026-10-13)
3Other notes
Examples are quoted from the models' docs; no model was run.