So you have already tried Pika Labs a cutting edge text to video AI. If not, go ahead and check out our guide ‘How to use Pika Labs’. Once you have played around with the /create prompt, you may now want to create scenes that look like they have been clipped from your favourite movies. This is where Midjourney comes in. If you want to learn some amazing Midjourney prompts start with our Midjourney prompt examples hub. Using Midjourney and Pika labs together generates some spectacular results. Want to learn how to do this? Well you have come to the right place.
The magic of Midjourney
Imagine wanting to create a scene from a short sci fi movie that you have conjured up in your head. With Midjourney, all you need is a prompt, and voilà! The AI whips up a variety of images for you to choose from. For this example I have created a cinematic scene of a futuristic car racing down a neon lit city road at night.
Here is the prompt I used and the resulting image:
/imagine: a futuristic car, blue and purple lights glowing as it races down a neon lit city. Lights glow in the neon lit street, cinematic, 4K, unreal engine, unsplash –ar 16:9 –v 5.2
If you want to lean how to prompt engineer prompts like this example check out our article ‘Helpful tips for stunning Midjourney car prompts.’
Animating a Midjourney image with Pika Labs
Once you have your image, it’s time to bring it to life. Enter Pika Labs. In your Discord Pika Labs channel, you can upload your chosen image and set it in motion. Whether it’s flames dancing on the sides of a car or raindrops sliding down a Mustang, Pika Labs transforms your image into a three-second video masterpiece. So let’s see what it can do with our new neon lit car image. Here is how:
- In the Discord channel, simply type /animate.
- Upload your chosen image.
- Add an optional prompt to give the Pika bot more guidance on how to animate your uploaded video. Just click +optional.
- Watch as your static image gets animated!
For our example I added the optional prompt:
Prompt: the car races towards the camera lights blurring -camera zoom in
If you want help creating prompts for Pika Labs using all the optional parameters, check out our FREE PIka Labs prompt generator.
Here is the resulting 3 second clip:
And there you have it – the complete process. Feel free to replicate these steps for any scene you envision and piece them together using your go-to video editor. I trust this has sparked a fresh wave of creativity for you. To further fuel your inspiration, I’ll share some additional Midjourney + Pika labs samples below. Let your imagination run wild! Enjoy!
Bonus examples
Landscape scene
Midjourney image:
Pika Labs clip:
Prompt: Rain falls onto the lake, the clouds move over the mountain tops -camera pan right
Lost girl
Midjourney image:
Pika Labs clip:
Prompt: The girl stares at the camera, head only moving slightly, a tear rolls down her cheek, the cars burn in the background -camera pan up left