What does the Character Motion picker do?

It describes what the subject does over the course of a video clip, such as walking in, turning to the camera, waving or dancing, and adds that description to the prompt of the video node it is connected to.

Where do I add Character Motion?

It is its own picker node. Add it from the node picker under Creative Controls › Motion & Time, or click the Look input of a Generate Video node and choose it from the list. It is not a setting inside Generate Video.

How many moves can I chain?

Up to 3, in order. The first move happens, then the second, then the third. Three moves is the picker's limit, not a promise that they fit every clip length.

How do I make the move name my character?

Connect a Character, Face, Object, Creature or Location node to the Target subject input. Its name replaces "the subject" in every move. For two-person moves, connect a second character to Partner.

Does Character Motion work on still images?

No. Movement needs time, so the picker works only with video nodes. Use the Pose picker for a single held position in a still image.

Does Character Motion cost credits?

No. Pickers only change the prompt. You pay only for the video node that uses it.

Character Motion picker — make a character walk, wave, dance or fight in AI video

Direct what a character does in an AI video clip. Chain up to 3 of more than 1,000 moves, such as walk in, wave or hug, and name who performs them.

The Character Motion picker directs what the subject does across a video clip: walks in, turns to the camera, nods, waves, dances, ducks, draws and fires, or walks a runway. You chain up to three moves from a catalog of more than 1,000. Nodaro adds tested wording for the sequence to the prompt of the video node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits.

When to use it

Give a character a clear action in an image-to-video clip, instead of hoping the model invents one.
Choreograph a short sequence: an entrance, then a gesture, then a reaction.
Stage a two-person moment, such as a hug, a handshake or a slow dance, with both characters named.
Reuse a performance: the same moves, in the same order, on every run.

Character Motion describes ordinary movement over time. Its neighbors cover the rest:

Picker	What it describes
Pose	One held body position, also for still images
Character Motion	What the subject does over time
Character FX	A supernatural change to the subject, such as a werewolf transformation
Action FX	An event in the scene, such as an explosion or lightning
Camera Motion	How the camera moves, not the subject

How to use it

Add the picker

Open the node picker and choose Creative Controls › Motion & Time › Character Motion. You can also click the Look input of a Generate Video node and choose Character Motion from the list. Character Motion is its own node, not a setting inside Generate Video.

Choose up to three moves, in order

Click the node and choose moves from the catalog. Search also finds a move by its former name or another common name. The first pick happens first. Use the up and down buttons to reorder the picks, and Remove to clear one. When three moves are picked, a new choice does not replace any of them.

Set the timing

Choose a Position for when the movement happens in the clip and a Pace for its tempo. Both start at Auto, which adds nothing.

Name who moves

Connect a Character Asset node to the Target subject input. For a two-person move, connect a second character to Partner.

Connect and run

Drag from the picker's output to the Look input of Generate Video, then run the video node.

Mira performs three moves in order and hugs Theo. The characters also feed the Assets input, so the model sees what they look like.

Settings

Setting	What it does
Character Motion	Up to 3 moves, in order. They are joined as "then": the first move, then the second, then the third. A new node starts at Auto, which adds nothing.
Position	When the movement happens in the clip. See the table below.
Pace	The tempo of the movement. See the table below.
Custom text (before)	Your own words, added before the movement, for example `after a long pause`.
Custom text (after)	Your own words, added after the movement, for example `still holding the cup`.
Prompt hint	Full (default) adds the full description of each move. Compact adds only the short term for each move. See Full or Compact.

Position	Meaning
Auto	Let the model place the movement
Start	Begins at the opening of the clip
Middle	Begins midway through the clip
End	Happens in the closing moments of the clip
Full	Plays out across the entire clip

Pace	Meaning
Auto	Let the model set the tempo
Slow Motion	The action itself is rendered in slow motion
Slow	Performed slowly and deliberately
Natural	Performed at an everyday tempo
Fast	Performed quickly, brisk and urgent
Explosive	A sudden burst from stillness into full-speed motion

The settings panel shows the words the picker will add under Will inject into prompt. This is the picker's part of the prompt, not the final prompt: other nodes, references and the model's own limits can still change what the model receives.

Name the subject and the partner

The picker has two inputs on its left edge. Each accepts a Character Asset, Create Face, Object/Props Asset, Animal/Creature Asset or Location Asset node.

Target subject. Its name replaces every "the subject" in the moves, and possessives read naturally, for example "Theo's back". With nothing connected, "the subject" stays, and the video model decides who it is from what is in the frame.
Partner. Its name replaces "the partner" in two-person moves, such as a hug, a handshake or a slow dance. With nothing connected, a human partner is introduced once as "another person", and later mentions read "that same person".
Other participants. Moves with an animal, a baby or an object, such as petting a dog, use the Partner input for that participant too. With nothing connected, the move names its default participant, for example a dog. A connected node only gives the participant a name; it does not check that the participant fits the move.
Several targets. Each target performs its own copy of the sequence. With Partner unconnected, each copy gets its own "another person", so two targets never act on the same person. For choreography between people, use separate Character Motion nodes.
Several partners. Their names are joined with "and".

The inputs only supply names. To show the video model what a character looks like, also connect the Character to the Assets input of the video node.

A worked example

Three moves — Walk in from left, Wave hello and Hug — with Position set to Start and Pace set to Slow. A Character named Mira is on Target subject, and a Character named Theo is on Partner.

In Full mode, the picker adds:

Mira walks into frame from the left edge at an even stride, weight rolling heel to toe, crosses toward center and stops facing forward, then Mira lifts one hand to shoulder height, palm forward, and waves it side to side in a friendly greeting before letting the arm drop back to the side, then Mira steps toward Theo, opens both arms and wraps them around Theo's back in a firm hug, holds the hug, and loosens the arms to step back, the movement begins at the opening of the clip, performed slowly and deliberately, each phase of the movement given its full time

In Compact mode, each move is its short term, and the target's name comes first:

Mira: walks in from frame left, then waves hello, then hugs Theo, the movement begins at the opening of the clip, performed slowly and deliberately, each phase of the movement given its full time

Checks in the settings panel

The settings panel reviews your sequence and shows advisory messages about:

Body positions. A move starts from a different body position than the previous move ends in.
Leaving the frame. The subject leaves the frame before another action.
Busy hands. A move needs free hands, but the hands are already holding something.
Timing. A move has a fixed tempo that disagrees with Pace.
Prerequisites. A move needs something that the sequence does not set up.
The same node twice. One node is connected to both Target subject and Partner.
Old or unknown moves. A move was retired or does not exist.
Long choreography. The sequence has many phases.

The messages never block Run. Fix the red messages before you run. A check that shows nothing does not prove that two moves fit together: not every move has this information yet.

Protection for minors

Moves marked adult-only, which are explicitly sensual looks and kissing variants, are left out of the prompt when a Character on Target subject or Partner is a minor. Neutral dance, taking off a coat over an outfit and ordinary hugs stay available. The preview says which picks were left out, including when every pick was left out.

Every move

Filter by category or search by name. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in Compact mode.

Entrances & Exits · 38 options

Auto
None
Walk in from leftwalks in from frame left
Walk in from rightwalks in from frame right
Enter from behind cameraenters past the camera from behind
Approach from backgroundapproaches from deep background
Walk up to camerawalks up to the camera and stops
Run toward cameraruns toward the camera and stops
Run in from left and stopruns in from frame left, stopping near center
Burst in through doorwaybursts in through a doorway
Kick open doorkicks the door open and steps through
Dive through windowdives through a window and rolls
Climb through windowclimbs in through a window
Stumble in — rightstumbles in from frame right
Sneak in — leftsneaks in from frame left
Dash across frame — left to rightdashes across frame left to right
Slide in from left on kneesslides from frame left on both knees, stopping
Sock slide into framesock-slides in from frame left
Drop in from abovedrops in from above and lands
Rise into framerises into frame from below
Pop up from coverpops up from behind an object
Lean into frame — leftleans in and out from frame left
Peek in from frame rightpeeks into frame from the right
Enter through doorwayenters through a doorway
Step out of shadowsteps out of the shadows
Emerge from crowdemerges from a crowd
Step around cornersteps around a corner into frame
Exit frame leftwalks out through frame left
Exit frame rightwalks out through frame right
Run out through frame rightruns out through frame right
Walk away into distancewalks away into the distance
Run away into distanceruns away into the distance
Turn & walk awayturns and walks away
Back out through frame leftbacks diagonally out through frame left
Dragged out of frameis dragged backward out of frame
Exit past camerawalks past the camera and out of view
Duck below frameducks below the bottom of the frame
Exit through doorwaywalks through a doorway and out of view

Turns & Looks · 40 options

Body turn to cameraturns around to face camera
Body turn awayturns away from camera
Quarter turn to profilequarter-turns to profile
Turn profile to cameraturns from profile to camera
Full 360 spinspins a full 360 on the spot
Pivot on heelpivots on heel to face opposite way
Twist to look behindtwists torso to look behind
Turn to face partnerturns to face the partner
Turn head to cameraturns head to camera
Snap head to camerasnaps head to camera
Turn head awayturns head away from camera
Look over left shoulderlooks back over left shoulder
Look over right shoulderlooks back over right shoulder
Glance backglances back over shoulder
Double takedoes a double take
Chin lift to cameralifts chin and eyes to camera
Scan surroundingsscans the surroundings
Head follows across frameturns head to track something passing
Look at partnerturns head to look at the partner
Sultry over-shoulder lookthrows a sultry look over the shoulder
Look uplooks up
Look downlooks down
Look off leftlooks off-screen left
Look off rightlooks off-screen right
Eyes track across frametracks something across frame with eyes only
Flick eyes to cameraflicks eyes to camera
Side-eye glancethrows a side-eye glance
Break eye contactbreaks eye contact
Tilt head curiouslytilts head curiously to one side
Peek around cornerleans out to peek around a corner
Look back and forthlooks back and forth between two points
Snap head toward soundsnaps head toward an off-screen sound
Look partner overlooks the partner up and down
Look at own handsstares at own raised hands
Push back hoodpushes back hood and lifts face
Peer over glassespulls glasses down and peers over them
Peer through door crackopens door a crack and peers through
Look toward frame leftlooks toward frame left
Look toward frame rightlooks toward frame right
Look at connected counterpartlooks toward the counterpart

Head Gestures · 32 options

Eager noddingnods eagerly in small quick nods
Firm single nodgives one firm decisive nod
Knowing nodnods knowingly with a half-smile
Chin-up nodgives a chin-up nod
Nod of thanksdips head in a grateful nod
Listening nodsnods along while listening
Disbelieving head shakeshakes head in disbelief
Sad head shakeshakes head sadly in refusal
Rapid no-no-noshakes head no in rapid tiny shakes
Amused head shakeshakes head with an amused smile
Puzzled double tilttilts head one way and the other, puzzled
Head wobblewobbles head side to side, so-so
Flick hair backflicks hair back with a head snap
Jut chin defiantlyjuts chin forward defiantly
Raise chin proudlyraises chin proudly
Haughty head tosstosses head up and away haughtily
Lower head in shamelowers head in shame
Bow head solemnlybows head in solemn silence
Hang head in defeathangs head in defeat
Head back against walllets head fall back against the wall
Temple against windowrests head against the window
Chin pointpoints with a jerk of the chin
Head beckonbeckons with a jerk of the head
Pull head backpulls head back in surprise
Avert head in disgustaverts head in disgust
Lean in to listenleans head in to listen
Rest chin in handrests chin in one hand
Shake off dazeshakes head to clear a daze
Shake out wet hairshakes water out of wet hair
Duck head sheepishlyducks head sheepishly
Full neck rollrolls head in a full circle
Tilt head toward shouldertilts the head toward one shoulder

Walks & Runs · 44 options

Casual strollstrolls casually, arms loose
Brisk walkwalks briskly with purpose
Power walkpower-walks, arms pumping
Confident stridestrides forward confidently
Jogjogs forward, elbows bent
Sprintsprints flat out
Tiptoetiptoes forward, heels lifted
Sneaksneaks forward in a crouch
Staggerstaggers unsteadily, weaving
Limplimps, favoring one leg
Marchmarches in military cadence
Walk backwardswalks backwards
Skipskips along
Hophops on one foot
Crawlcrawls on hands and knees
Army crawlarmy-crawls on the belly
Wadewades through water
Shuffleshuffles, feet scuffing the ground
Scurryscurries with tiny hunched steps
Hands in pockets strollstrolls with hands in pockets
Walk & talkwalks and talks, gesturing
Trudgetrudges wearily
Pranceprances with high knees
Strutstruts, chest out
Swaggerswaggers, shoulders rolling
Sashaysashays with swaying hips
Panicked runruns in panic, glancing back
Crouched runruns low in a crouch
Climb stairsclimbs the stairs
Descend stairsdescends the stairs
Push through crowdshoulders through the crowd
Sidle along wallsidles along the wall, back pressed
Stomp offstomps off, fists clenched
Zombie shambleshambles, arms stiffly outstretched
Sleepwalksleepwalks, arms held out ahead
Run in circlesruns in tight circles
Brace against windleans into the wind, forearm up
Walk with canewalks with a cane
Wheelchair rollrolls forward in a wheelchair
Pull rolling suitcasewalks pulling a rolling suitcase
Step to subject’s lefttakes one step to their own left
Step to subject’s righttakes one step to their own right
Walk with crutchesadvances with a pair of crutches
Walk with walkeradvances with a walker

Runway & Model · 32 options

Runway walkwalks the runway, feet landing in one line
Walk & turnwalks to the mark, turns and walks back
Mid-stride pivotpivots mid-stride and returns
Editorial stompstomps forward in an editorial walk
Hip-sway walkwalks with an exaggerated hip sway
Walk with rigid armswalks rigid and stiff, arms pinned at sides
Stop and posestops walking and holds a pose
Hand-on-hip stopstops, one hand landing on the hip
Hair flipflips the hair over
Hair sweep backsweeps the hair back with one hand
Remove coat from shouldersslides coat off shoulders, retaining the underlying outfit
Jacket over shoulderhooks the jacket over one shoulder
Over-the-shoulder pausepauses and looks back over the shoulder
Sultry look backthrows a sultry look back over the shoulder
Full turnturns a full circle to show the outfit
Sunglasses offtakes the sunglasses off
Sunglasses uppushes the sunglasses up onto the head
Bag swingswings the bag with the stride
Campaign walkwalks straight at the camera, gaze locked
Walk awaywalks away, back to camera
Gown sweepsweeps the gown train through a turn
Walk with a rhythmic bouncewalks with a bounce, hands in pockets
Stride with one hand pocketedstrides with one hand in the pocket
Skirt twirltwirls so the skirt flares
Cuff adjustadjusts the cuff mid-stride
Lapel adjusttugs both lapels square
Button jacketbuttons the jacket closed
Unbutton jacketunbuttons the jacket mid-stride
Collar poppops the collar up
Coat throw openthrows the coat open
Improvise three posescycles through three poses with improvised choreography
Walk side by sidewalks side by side with the partner

Dance · 56 options

Hip-hop groovegrooves to a hip-hop beat
Sway to the musicsways side to side to the music
Arms-up swaysways with both arms raised overhead
Clap alongclaps along to the beat
Two-steptwo-steps side to side
Grapevinegrapevines side to side
Raise the roofraises the roof
Slow danceslow dances close with the partner
House footworkdoes house footwork with a jacking torso
Toprockdances a breakdance toprock
Windmilldrops into a breakdance windmill
Headspinspins on the head with legs open
Hold an improvised breakdance freezeholds an improvised, floor-supported breakdance freeze
The wormdoes the worm across the floor
Poppingpops with sharp muscle hits
Arm waverolls an arm wave across the shoulders
Lockinglocks with wrist rolls and sharp points
Waackingwaacks with arm whips around the head
Voguevogues with angular hand poses into a dip
Krumpkrumps with chest pops and stomps
Pirouetteturns a ballet pirouette
Arabesqueextends one leg into arabesque
Grand jetésprings into a grand jeté split leap
Drop into splitsdrops into the splits
Reach & fallreaches off balance and falls to the floor
Jazz kickthrows a high jazz kick
Tap dancetap dances with crisp shuffles and stamps
Irish step danceirish step dances with arms pinned
Salsa turnspins a salsa spot turn
Bachata swaysteps a bachata basic with a hip pop
Tango walktangos with the partner in close embrace
Waltz box stepwaltzes a box step with the partner
Lindy swing outswings the partner out in a lindy hop
Underarm turnspins the partner under the arm
Ballroom dipdips the partner backward
Hip shimmyshimmies the hips belly-dance style
Shoulder shimmyshimmies the shoulders
Flamenco flourishflourishes flamenco arms and stamps the heels
Bollywood flourishflicks bollywood hands with a hip bounce
Bhangradoes bhangra with arms up
Afrobeats legworkdances afrobeats legwork
Capoeira gingasways in capoeira ginga
Improvise K-pop point moveimprovises a K-pop point move on the beat
Moonwalkmoonwalks backward across the floor
The robotdoes the robot with stiff isolations
The twistdoes the twist with swiveling hips
Disco pointthrows a disco point across the body
The flossdoes the floss arm swing
Dabdabs into the elbow
The woahhits the woah
The griddydoes the griddy
Running mandoes the running man shuffle
Melbourne shuffledances the Melbourne shuffle
Headbangheadbangs to the music
Hair whip circlewhips hair in a full circle
Body rollrolls the body from chest to hips

Face & Expression · 59 options

Break into smilebreaks into a warm smile
Creeping smilelets a smile creep in
Grin widenswidens smile into a toothy grin
Smile fadeslets the smile fade
Forced smileforces a stiff smile
Smirksmirks, one corner of the mouth curling
Burst out laughingbursts out laughing
Gigglegiggles, shoulders bobbing
Chucklechuckles quietly, head dipping once
Tears well upwells up, a single tear spilling
Break down sobbingbreaks down sobbing
Gaspgasps, mouth and eyes flying open
Jaw dropgapes, jaw dropping in astonishment
Register realizationregisters realization with widening eyes
Surprise to reliefstartles, relaxing into relief
Winkgives a quick wink
Eye rollrolls eyes in exasperation
Slow blinkgives a slow deliberate blink
Eyes drift closedlets the eyes drift closed
Eyes flutter openflutters eyes open and focuses
Blank stare & refocusstares blankly, snaps back to focus
Nodnods in agreement
Shake head noshakes head no
Raise an eyebrowraises one skeptical eyebrow
Narrow eyesnarrows eyes in suspicion
Frownfrowns in displeasure
Scowlscowls in open anger
Glareglares hard without blinking
Clench jawclenches jaw, nostrils flaring
Grimacegrimaces, baring teeth
Wincewinces and recovers
Screamscreams, mouth wide open
Swallow hardswallows hard, throat working
Sighsighs heavily, shoulders dropping
Yawnyawns wide, head tipping back
Sneezesneezes, head jerking forward
Blow out cheekspuffs out cheeks and exhales
Purse lipspurses lips in thought
Poutpouts sulkily
Chew lip nervouslychews lower lip nervously
Soften into tendernesssoftens into tenderness
Bite lipbites lower lip and releases
Lick lipslicks lips suggestively
Smoldersmolders with a heavy-lidded gaze
Show a subtle blushshows a subtle complexion-appropriate blush and glances down
Cringecringes, face scrunching, shoulders up
Coughcoughs into a fist
Nervous laughlaughs nervously, eyes flicking away
Furrow browfurrows brow in confusion
Wrinkle nosewrinkles nose in disgust
Pantpants, out of breath
Stifle a laughstifles a laugh behind a hand
Whistlepuckers and whistles
Stick out tonguesticks out the tongue playfully
Widen eyes in dreadwidens eyes in dread, mouth closed
Darting eyesdarts eyes nervously, head still
Waggle eyebrowswaggles both eyebrows
Bubblegum bubbleblows a bubblegum bubble and pops it
Maniacal laughlaughs maniacally, head thrown back

Gestures · 103 options

Wave hellowaves hello
Wave goodbyewaves goodbye with arm raised high
Thumbs upgives a thumbs up
Thumbs downgives a thumbs down
Beckonbeckons come here with one hand
Stop handholds up a stop hand
Salutesnaps a military salute
Shrugshrugs with palms up
Clapclaps in applause
Slow clapslow claps sarcastically
Facepalmfacepalms
Cross armsfolds arms across the chest
Plant hands on hipsplants hands on hips
Shushshushes with a finger to the lips
Blow a kissblows a kiss
Peace signflashes a peace sign
Heart handsmakes a heart with both hands
Fist pumpfist pumps in triumph
Raise a fistraises a fist overhead
Bowbows from the waist
Curtsycurtsies
Tip a hattips their hat
Adjust glassespushes up their glasses
Run hand through hairruns a hand through their hair
Count on fingerscounts on their fingers
Point off-framepoints off to one side
Snap fingerssnaps their fingers
Wipe browwipes their brow
Cover mouth in shockcovers mouth in shock
Prayer handspresses palms together in prayer
Ok signmakes an ok sign
Finger wagwags a finger
Air quotesmakes air quotes
Talk with handstalks with expressive hand gestures
Chef kissdoes a chef's kiss
Brush off shoulderbrushes off their shoulder
Flex bicepsflexes both biceps
Throw hands upthrows their hands up
Place hand over heartplaces a hand over the heart
Pinch bridge of nosepinches the bridge of the nose
Raise a handraises a hand to speak
Cup hands to shoutcups hands to shout
Wave offwaves a hand dismissively
Dust off handsdusts off their hands
Straighten tiestraightens their tie
Raise hands in surrenderraises both hands in surrender
Present with open palmpresents with an open-palm sweep
Point to selfpoints at own chest in disbelief
Mind blownmimes mind blown from the temples
Stroke chinstrokes the chin in thought
Steeple fingerssteeples the fingers
Cup hand to earcups a hand behind the ear
Cross fingerscrosses fingers for luck
Scratch headscratches head in puzzlement
Jump up and downjumps up and down clapping
Open arms to skyspreads arms wide to the sky
Bury face in handsburies face in both hands
Clutch headclutches head with both hands
Wipe tearswipes tears with the back of a hand
Slam fist on tableslams a fist on the table
Fan and toss cashfans out cash and tosses it
Rub fingers for moneyrubs thumb and fingers in the money sign
Finger gunsfires finger guns
Jazz handsflashes jazz hands
Peekabooplays peekaboo with both hands
Wave both arms overheadwaves both arms overhead
Rub eyesrubs eyes with fists
Rub bellyrubs belly in hunger
Stomp footstomps a foot
Shake fist at skyshakes a fist at the sky
Cross forearms in xcrosses forearms in an x
Raise one fingerraises one finger for a moment
Hoist trophyhoists a trophy overhead
Toss cap in airtosses a graduation cap
Pat pocketspats pockets searching
Shaka signflashes a shaka sign
Rock hornsraises the rock horns
Call me signmimes call me with thumb and pinky
Zip lipszips the lips shut
Lock lips, toss keylocks the lips and tosses the key
I'm watching youpoints two fingers at the eyes, then out
Circle finger at templetwirls a finger beside the temple
Tap templetaps the temple knowingly
Show size with handsholds hands apart to show size
Pinch a tiny bitpinches a tiny gap between fingers
So-so handwaggles a flat hand so-so
Time-out signmakes a time-out t with the hands
Roll hand, keep goingrolls a hand forward to say keep going
Jerk thumb over shoulderjerks a thumb over the shoulder
Tap wristtaps the wrist, time's up
Hands on cheekspresses both palms to the cheeks
Fan facefans the face with a hand
Hold nosepinches the nose and waves off a smell
Cross my heartcrosses the heart with a finger
Hands behind backclasps hands behind the back
Rub templesrubs the temples in stress
Swoonswoons, back of hand to the brow
Raise victory armsthrusts both arms up in a victory v
Finger countdowncounts down three-two-one on fingers
Clap and pointclaps once and points straight ahead
Tap side of nosetaps the side of the nose
Wave while seatedwaves one hand while remaining seated
Rest hands at collarbonerests both hands lightly at the collarbone

Camera Interaction · 44 options

Look into lenslooks straight into the lens
Hold gaze then look awayholds eye contact then looks away
Approach camerawalks straight up to the lens
Lean into lensleans in close to the lens
Walk past camerawalks past the camera and out of frame
Point at cameraraises an arm to point at the camera
Show object to lensholds an object up to the lens
Cover the lenscovers the lens with a palm
Step backsteps back from the camera
Talk to cameratalks to camera vlog-style
React off-screenreacts to something off-frame then back to lens
Wink at camerawinks at the camera
Beckon closerbeckons the camera closer
Push camera awaypushes the camera away with a palm
Wave at camerawaves at the camera
Blow kiss to lensblows a kiss to the camera
Tap the lenstaps the lens with a fingertip
Whisper to camerawhispers to camera behind a cupped hand
Grab the cameragrabs at the camera with one hand
Extend selfie armextends a selfie arm toward the lens
Break the fourth wallflicks a knowing glance to the lens mid-action
Nod at cameranods at the camera
Shake head at camerashakes head no at the camera
Shush the viewershushes the viewer with a finger to lips
Double take to cameradoes a comic double take to camera
Thumbs up to cameragives a thumbs up to the camera
Reach for the lensreaches out toward the lens
Look back at lenslooks back over the shoulder at the lens
Notice the cameranotices the camera mid-scene
Stare down the lensstares hard down the lens
Bow to camerabows to the camera
Shield faceshields the face from the camera
Smolder at camerasmolders into the lens
Sing to camerasings toward the camera
Point up at captionpoints up above the head at a caption
Punch at camerathrows a punch straight at the lens
Lunge at cameralunges at the lens
Toss object to cameratosses an object at the lens
Kiss the lenskisses the lens
Mouth silent wordsmouths silent words to camera
Reach to tap recordreaches to tap record then settles back
Prop phone on surfaceprops the phone on a surface
Show the watchturns the wrist to show the watch
Splash water at lenssplashes water at the lens

Combat & Weapons · 67 options

Draw pistoldraws pistol from the holster
Raise & aim pistolraises pistol to aim
Fire pistolfires the pistol
Fire riflefires rifle from the shoulder
Aim down sightsaims down the sights
Reload magazinereloads a fresh magazine
Rack the slideracks the pistol slide
Pump shotgunpumps the shotgun
Holster pistolholsters the pistol
Tactical advanceadvances with rifle up
Run & gunfires while running forward
Take covertakes cover with the weapon tucked in
Pop out & firepops out of cover and fires
Flip table for coverflips a table and ducks behind it
Tactical hand signalsignals move up with two fingers
Turn & fireturns and fires
Kneel & firedrops to a knee and fires
Lower weaponlowers the weapon
Gun twirl & holstertwirls the pistol and holsters it
Throw grenadelobs a grenade overhand
Draw sworddraws sword from the scabbard
Sword slashswings a horizontal sword slash
Overhead strikedrives an overhead sword strike
Parryparries an incoming strike
Sheathe swordsheathes the sword
Draw & cutdraws and cuts in one motion
Sword flourishspins a figure-eight sword flourish
Raise sword to rallyraises sword overhead to rally
Raise shieldraises a shield to block
Battle chargecharges with weapon raised
Battle cryroars a battle cry
Knife flipflips a knife and catches it
Knife slashslashes a knife horizontally
Throw knifethrows a knife
Spear thrustlunges into a spear thrust
Draw bow & releasedraws the bow and releases
Bat strikeswings a bat in a melee strike
Spin staffspins a staff
Dual-wield flourishflourishes two weapons
Settle into stancesettles into a fighting stance
Circle the opponentcircles the partner with guard up
Throw a punchthrows a straight punch
Jab-cross combothrows a jab-cross combination
Uppercutthrows an uppercut
Elbow strikeswings an elbow strike
Knee strikedrives a knee strike
Front kickthrows a front kick
Roundhouse kickthrows a roundhouse kick
Spinning hook kickthrows a spinning hook kick
Flying kickleaps into a flying kick
Leg sweepsweeps the partner's legs
Blockblocks with the forearm
Dodge a punchslips and weaves under a punch
Combat rollrolls forward up onto one knee
Grapplegrapples the partner in a clinch
Tackletackles the partner to the ground
Hip throwthrows the partner over the hip
Two-hand shoveshoves the partner with both hands
Headbutt feintfeints a headbutt at the partner
Kung fu comboflows through a kung fu combination
Disarmdisarms the partner
Take a hittakes a hit and staggers
Knocked backgets knocked back off the feet
Knockout fallcollapses in a knockout fall
Get back upgets up off the ground
Wipe mouth & grinwipes mouth with a thumb and grins
Power pose after hitlands a hit and strikes a power pose

Athletic & Stunts · 74 options

Vertical jumpjumps straight up and lands
Leap across gapleaps across a gap
Box jumpjumps up onto a box
Precision jumpprecision-jumps onto a narrow rail
Backflipbackflips from standing
Front flipfront-flips from a two-step run
Cartwheelcartwheels sideways
Round-offhurdles into a round-off and snaps down
Vault over obstaclevaults over an obstacle
Wall runruns up a wall and pushes off
Baseball slideslides feet-first into a base
Dive rolldives over an obstacle into a roll
Superhero landinglands in a three-point superhero crouch
Sprint startdrives out of the starting blocks
Skid to a stopskids to a stop
Hurdle jumphurdles a barrier mid-sprint
Lean across finish lineleans across the finish line
Run with arms spreadruns with both arms spread in celebration
Soccer dribbledribbles a soccer ball with a feint
Kick a ballkicks a ball with the instep
Headerheads the ball with the forehead
Bicycle kickbicycle-kicks the ball overhead
Goalkeeper dive savedives full-length for a save
Throw a ballthrows a ball overhand
Catch a ballcatches a ball two-handed
Baseball pitchwinds up and pitch a baseball
Swing a batswings a baseball bat
Golf swingswings a golf club through the ball
Tennis serveserves a tennis ball
Tennis forehandhits a tennis forehand
Volleyball spikespikes a volleyball over the net
Basketball dribbledribbles a basketball with a crossover
Layupdrives in for a layup
Slam dunkslam dunks the ball
Free throwshoots a free throw
Shadowboxshadowboxes with combos and slips
Punch heavy bagpunches a heavy bag
Push-uplowers into a push-up and presses back up
Plankdrops into a plank and hold
Sit-updoes sit-ups
Bodyweight squatsquats down and drives back up
Forward lungesteps into a forward lunge
Deadliftdeadlifts a barbell
Bench pressbench-presses a barbell
Dumbbell curlcurls a pair of dumbbells
Burpeedrops into a burpee and jumps
Jumping jacksdoes jumping jacks
Jump ropejumps rope on the spot
Sun salutationflows through a sun salutation
Tai chi flowflows through tai chi
Hamstring stretchstretches the hamstring on a raised heel
Freestyle swimswims freestyle
Dive into waterdives head-first into water
Cannonballcannonballs into the water
Surface & flick hairsurfaces and flicks the hair back
Pour water over headpours water overhead, keeping hold of the bottle
Skateboard pushpushes off on a skateboard
Surf pop-uppops up on a surfboard
Ski carve turncarves a ski turn
Rope climbclimbs a hanging rope
Rope swing acrossswings across a gap on a rope
Pull-uppulls up until the chin clears the bar
Climb a wallclimbs a wall and mantles over
Climb a ladderclimbs a ladder
Drop and rolldrops from a ledge into a roll
Balance on a beamwalks along a balance beam
Handstandkicks up into a handstand
Kip-upkips up from lying on the back
Jump in a puddlejumps into a puddle with both feet
Bounce on a bedbounces on a bed and flops down
Swing on a swingswings on a playground swing
Tread watertreads water to stay in place
Swim breaststrokeswims breaststroke with synchronized arm-and-leg movements
Swim backstrokeswims on the back with alternating arm strokes

Evasive & Falls · 43 options

Duck underducks under a passing threat
Sidestep dodgesidesteps out of the line of attack
Lean-back dodgeleans back under a swing
Flinchflinches back from a sudden threat
Startled jump backjumps back in surprise
Dive for coverdives for cover
Duck behind coverdrops into a crouch behind cover
Evasive rollrolls out of the way
Hurdle obstaclehurdles a low obstacle
Half-turn and move awayturns halfway around and moves away
Hit the deckhits the deck
Drop pronedrops prone to the ground
Stumble & recoverstumbles and recovers balance
Trip & falltrips and falls forward
Slipslips on a slick surface
Fall backwardfalls flat on the back
Fall forwardfalls forward face-down
Collapse to kneescollapses to both knees
Faintfaints and crumples to the floor
Blast knockbackis thrown backward by a blast
Stagger backstaggers backward
Catch on wallcatches a fall against the wall
Scramble to feetscrambles back to their feet
Scramble backwardscrambles backward on hands and heels
Brace for impactbraces for impact
Cowercowers covering the head
Freeze in placefreezes in place
Recoil from heatrecoils from searing heat
Snatch hand backsnatches the hand back
Shield eyesshields the eyes from glare
Flinch from noiseflinches from a deafening noise
Leap back from edgeleaps back from an edge
Hands-up retreatbacks away with hands raised
Walk into glass doorwalks face-first into a glass door
Peek through fingerspeeks through the fingers
Brace back against doorbraces back against the door
Windmill armswindmills the arms to keep balance
Trip on stairstrips going up the stairs
Tip over in chairtips over backward in a chair
Fall into poolfalls into the water fully clothed
Pulled under wateris pulled under the water
Clutch hat in windclutches a hat against the wind
Run shielding from rainruns with a jacket held overhead

Posture Shifts · 52 options

Sit on chairsits down on a chair
Sit on floorsits down on the floor
Stand from chairstands up from a chair
Stand from floorstands up from the floor
Kneel downkneels down on both knees
Take a kneetakes a knee
Rise from kneelingrises from kneeling
Sit back on heelssits back on their heels
Crouch downdrops into a crouch
Rise from crouchrises from a crouch
Squat to looksquats down for a closer look
Jump to feetjumps to their feet
Lie on backlies down on their back
Lie on sidelies down on their side
Lie on stomachlies down on their stomach
Roll overrolls over onto the other side
Curl upcurls up on their side
Prop on elbowprops up on one elbow
Get up from lyinggets up from lying down
Sit up in bedsits up in bed
Sit up and swing legs out of bedsits up, swinging both legs over the bedside
Wake and stretchstretches and yawns on waking
Flop onto bedflops backward onto the bed
Lean back in chairleans back in the chair
Elbows on kneesleans forward, elbows on knees
Edge of seatshifts to the edge of the seat
Cross knees while seatedcrosses one knee over the other while seated
Uncross & standuncrosses legs and stands up
Put feet upputs their feet up
Reclinereclines, legs stretched out
Settle into couchsettles into a couch
Slumpslumps, shoulders dropping
Straighten upstraightens up, shoulders back
Perch on tableperches on the edge of a table
Hop onto counterhops up to sit on a counter
Lean on wallleans a shoulder against the wall
Push off wallpushes off the wall
Slide down wallslides down the wall to the floor
Lean on counterleans onto the counter on both forearms
Hands on kneesbends over, hands on knees
Snap to attentionsnaps to attention, heels together
Rise onto tiptoesrises onto the balls of the feet
Lean on railingleans on a railing on both forearms
Settle into meditationsettles cross-legged into meditation
Hands behind headleans back, fingers laced behind head
Head onto deskdrops head onto the desk
Crawl head raisedcrawls forward with the head raised
Crab walkcrab-walks sideways
Stop and hold positionstops and holds the current position
Hold current poseholds the current pose
Reach while seatedreaches forward while remaining seated
Rise from floor to standingrises from the floor to standing

Everyday Actions · 104 options

Take a siptakes a sip from a cup
Drink from bottledrinks from a bottle
Sip from a cradled mugsips from a mug held in both hands
Take a bitetakes a bite and chews
Put on jacketshrugs on a jacket
Take off jacketshrugs off a jacket
Put on sunglassesputs on sunglasses
Take off sunglassestakes off sunglasses
Put on glassesputs on eyeglasses
Take off glassestakes off eyeglasses
Put on hatputs on a hat
Take off hattakes off a hat
Pull up hoodpulls the hood up
Wrap scarfwraps a scarf around the neck
Loosen tieloosens the tie
Open a dooropens a door
Close doorturns back and shuts the door
Knock on doorknocks on a door
Pound on doorpounds on the door with a fist
Rattle locked door handlerattles a locked door handle
Unlock door with keysunlocks a door with keys
Press palm to windowpresses a palm to the window
Draw back curtainsdraws the curtains open
Pull back shower curtainpulls back the shower curtain
Wipe steam off mirrorwipes steam off the mirror
Check reflection in mirrorchecks reflection in a mirror
Pick up objectbends down and picks up an object
Put down objectsets an object down
Drop objectdrops an object
Fumble and catchfumbles and catches an object
Throw object across roomhurls an object across the room
Sweep desk clearsweeps everything off the desk
Carry heavy boxlifts and carries a heavy box
Reach for high shelfreaches up on tiptoes for a shelf
Open boxopens a box and looks inside
Unwrap giftunwraps a gift
Pull item from bagpulls an item from a bag
Open letteropens and reads a letter
Tear paper in halftears a sheet of paper into two halves
Pull phone from pocketpulls a phone from a pocket
Answer phoneanswers a phone call
Hang up phonehangs up the phone
Look up from phonechecks phone and looks up
Scroll on phonescrolls on phone with thumb
Take a selfietakes a selfie
Take a phototakes a photo
Tap to paytaps card or phone on a payment reader
Type on laptopopens laptop and types
Write in notebookwrites a line in a notebook
Write on whiteboardwrites on a whiteboard
Sign documentsigns a document
Turn a pageturns a page
Tie shoelacesties shoelaces
Kick off shoeskicks off shoes
Sling bag over shoulderslings a bag over one shoulder
Put on headphonesputs on headphones
Open umbrellaopens an umbrella
Snap on medical glovessnaps on medical gloves
Brush hairbrushes hair in long strokes
Tie hair upties hair up in a ponytail
Let hair downpulls the hair tie and shakes hair loose
Apply lipstickapplies lipstick
Apply skincarerubs cream into the cheeks
Spray perfume on wristsprays perfume on the wrist
Lift and snifflifts to the nose and sniffs
Brush teethbrushes teeth
Splash water on facesplashes water on the face
Light cigarettelights a cigarette
Pour a drinkpours a drink into a glass
Raise glass to toastraises a glass in a toast
Pop and spray champagnepops and sprays champagne
Do a spit takedoes a spit take
Blow out candleblows out a candle
Cut cakecuts a slice of cake
Toss bouquettosses the bouquet over the shoulder
Lick ice creamlicks an ice cream
Stir a potstirs a pot on the stove
Taste from spoontastes a spoonful of food
Chop vegetableschops vegetables on a board
Toss food in pantosses food in a pan
Sprinkle salt flourishsprinkles salt with a flourish
Open fridgeopens the fridge door
Water plantswaters plants with a watering can
Cradle and rock babycradles and rocks the counterpart, head/body supported
Slap alarm clockslaps the alarm clock
Pull covers over headpulls the covers over the head
Put on seatbeltbuckles a seatbelt
Grab keys & leavegrabs keys and heads out
Flip a coinflips a coin
Shuffle cardsshuffles a deck of cards
Sweep flashlightsweeps a flashlight from side to side
Set object downplaces the counterpart on a surface and releases
Hold object stillholds the counterpart still
Wash handswashes both hands under running water
Wipe tablewipes a table with a cloth
Sweep floorsweeps the floor with a broom
Read bookreads an open book without turning pages
Listen attentivelylistens with occasional small nods
Type continuouslytypes continuously on a keyboard
Send phone messagetypes a phone message and taps send
Use computer mousemoves and clicks a computer mouse
Sort documentssorts documents into two piles
Serve plateplaces a plate on a table
Tighten screwturns a screwdriver to tighten a screw

Vehicles & Mounts · 41 options

Get into driver seatgets into the driver seat
Get out of cargets out of the car
Slide across hoodslides across the car hood
Drive offgrips the wheel and drives off
Shift manual gearsshifts manual gears using the nearer hand
Check mirror & turnchecks the mirror and turns
Lean out windowleans out the car window
Sit on hoodhops up to sit on the car hood
Unload the trunklifts a bag from the trunk
Put on helmetpulls on a helmet
Mount motorcycleswings a leg over the motorcycle
Kick-start enginekick-starts the engine
Lean motorcycle into turnleans into the turn
Dismount motorcyclesteps off the motorcycle
Mount bicycle and ride offmounts a bicycle and pedals away
Brake & hop offbrakes and hops off the bike
Push a scooterkicks a scooter along
Mount horse from leftmounts a saddled horse from the left
Ride at a walkrides at a walk
Gallopgallops in a half-seat
Rein inreins the horse to a halt
Dismount horse to leftfrees both stirrups, dismounting the horse leftward
Board the trainsteps aboard the train
Hold the strapholds an overhead strap
Step off bussteps down off the bus
Row fixed-seat boatrows a fixed-seat boat with paired oars
Paddle a kayakpaddles a kayak
Hail a taxiraises an arm to hail a taxi
Climb into truck cabclimbs up into the truck cab
Jump on moving vehiclejumps onto a moving vehicle
Grip the armrestsgrips the armrests
Stretch in aislestands and stretches in the aisle
Turn wheelchair leftturns a manual wheelchair toward their own left
Turn wheelchair rightturns a manual wheelchair toward their own right
Drive powered wheelchairdrives a powered wheelchair forward
Stop powered wheelchairreturns the powered-wheelchair joystick to neutral and stops
Ride bicycle continuouslypedals a bicycle continuously
Brake bicycle to stopbrakes bicycle to rest and plants one foot
Park bicyclestops and rests a bicycle on its stand
Enter car passenger seatopens passenger door and sits in passenger seat
Unbuckle seat beltunbuckles the seat belt and guides it back

Animals & Pets · 38 options

Pet a dogpets the counterpart on the head
Scratch behind earsscratches behind the ears with the counterpart
Ruffle dog furruffles the counterpart's fur with both hands
Scoop up petscoops up the counterpart
Offer hand to sniffoffers knuckles for the counterpart to sniff
Offer treat to dogoffers the counterpart a treat on open palm
Get pulled by leashgets pulled along by the leash
Reel in leashreels in the leash hand over hand
Throw ball for dogthrows a ball ahead of the counterpart
Kneel to greetkneels down to greet the counterpart
Signal dog to sitgives the counterpart a downward sit signal
Call dog overcrouches and beckons the counterpart
Cuddle pet on lapcuddles the counterpart on the lap
Hold cat to chestholds the counterpart against the chest
Lift cat uplifts the counterpart up to eye level
Lift puppy to faceholds the counterpart up to the face
Let bird perchholds out a finger for the counterpart
Feed duckstosses small pieces of food toward the counterpart
Stroke horse neckstrokes the counterpart's neck
Brush the horsebrushes the counterpart's coat
Pat horse flankpats the counterpart on the flank
Mount the horsemounts a horse
Back away slowly from animaltakes cautious backward steps away from the counterpart
Let it approachfreezes as the counterpart comes near
Crouch to photographcrouches to photograph an animal
Tug toy with dogtugs a rope toy held by the counterpart
Wipe muddy pawswipes the counterpart's muddy paws
Brace for jumpbraces as the counterpart jumps up
Dog sitssits down on the hindquarters
Dog lies downlies down with all four limbs resting
Dog wags tailwags the tail
Dog shakes bodyshakes the body from head to tail
Cat stretchesstretches the front legs and back
Horse walkswalks with a steady four-beat gait
Horse trotstrots with alternating diagonal leg pairs
Horse canterscanters in a rhythmic three-beat gait
Bird hopshops forward and settles
Bird takes flightpushes off, beating wings to take flight

Two-Person · 80 options

Hughugs the partner
Long embraceholds the partner in a long embrace
Hug from behindhugs the partner from behind
Bro hugpulls the partner into a one-arm hug
Run into armsruns and leaps into the partner's arms
Bury face in partner’s shoulderburies face in the partner's shoulder
Handshakeshakes hands with the partner
High fivehigh-fives the partner
Fist bumpfist-bumps the partner
Chest bumpchest bumps the partner
Pinky promisehooks pinkies with the partner
Bow to partnerbows to the partner
Toastclinks glasses with the partner
Kiss on the cheekkisses the partner on the cheek
Forehead kisskisses the partner's forehead
Almost kissalmost kisses the partner
Kisskisses the partner
Tiptoe kissrises on tiptoes to kiss the partner
Cup partner’s facecups the partner's face
Lift partner’s chinlifts the partner's chin
Tuck partner's hair backtucks the partner's hair behind the ear
Wipe away a tearwipes a tear from the partner's cheek
Forehead touchtouches foreheads with the partner
Rest head on partner’s shoulderrests head on the partner's shoulder
Head in laprests head in the partner's lap
Hold handsholds hands with the partner
Walk hand in handwalks hand in hand with the partner
Walk arm in armwalks arm in arm with the partner
Lead by the handleads the partner by the hand
Shoulder bumpbumps shoulders with the partner while walking
Sit down togethersits down beside the partner
Pull out chairpulls out a chair for the partner
Hold the doorholds the door for the partner
Drape jacketdrapes a jacket over the partner's shoulders
Straighten partner's tiestraightens the partner's tie
Feed a bitefeeds the partner a bite
Hand over objecthands the partner an object
Receive objecttakes an object from the partner
Slide on ringslides a ring onto the partner's finger
Lift veillifts the partner's veil
Kneel before partnerkneels on one knee before the partner
Kneel to eye levelkneels to the partner's eye level
Tap on shouldertaps the partner on the shoulder
Hand on shoulderplaces a hand on the partner's shoulder
Pat on the backpats the partner on the back
Whisperwhispers in the partner's ear
Cover eyescovers the partner's eyes from behind
Boop noseboops the partner's nose
Ruffle hairruffles the partner's hair
Tickletickles the partner
Shake awakeshakes the partner awake
Lift partnerlifts the partner off the ground
Lift and spin partnerlifts and swings the partner around
Hold small partner overheadsupports the partner (smaller) horizontally overhead
Bridal carrycarries the partner bridal-style
Piggybackcarries the partner piggyback
Shoulder ridecarries the partner on the shoulders
Carry partner across shoulderscarries the partner across both shoulders
Help uphelps the partner up
Catch a fallcatches the partner mid-fall
Support limpinghelps the partner limp along
Drag to safetydrags the partner to safety
Shield partner with bodyshields the partner with the body
Pull closepulls the partner close
Catch wristcatches the partner's wrist
Chasechases the partner
Stare down partnerstares down the partner face to face
Argue in faceargues in the partner's face
Push awaypushes the partner away
Shove partnershoves the partner back
Shake by shouldersgrabs and shakes the partner by the shoulders
Grab partner’s collargrips the partner’s collar with both people grounded
Pin against wallpins the partner against the wall
Slapslaps the partner across the face
Arm wrestle partnerarm wrestles the partner, elbows planted on table
Hold partner backholds the partner back from behind
Release partner and step backreleases the partner and steps back
Offer object and waitoffers a held object to the partner, waiting
Decline offered objectdeclines an object offered by the partner
Pass object to partnerpasses a held object to the partner

Idle & Ambient · 42 options

Breathe visiblybreathes visibly at rest
Sway subtlysways subtly in place
Shift weightshifts weight foot to foot
Fidget with handsfidgets with hands
Blink naturallyblinks naturally
Look aroundlooks around the space
Tap foottaps a foot
Drum fingertipsdrums fingertips on a surface
Adjust clothesadjusts clothing
Crack neckcracks the neck
Roll shouldersrolls the shoulders
Stretch arms overheadstretches arms overhead
Pace restlesslypaces restlessly in a short line
Rock on heelsrocks heel to toe
Fiddle with ringfiddles with a ring
Bite nailbites a fingernail
Hug self against coldhugs self against the cold
Bounce on toesbounces on the toes
Stretch neckstretches the neck side to side
Glance at watchglances at the watch repeatedly
Exhale & settleexhales and settles
Nod to musicnods along to unheard music
Sway with eyes closedsways in place with eyes closed
Twirl hairtwirls a strand of hair
Knead back of neckkneads the back of the neck
Tuck hair behind eartucks hair behind the ear
Wring handswrings the hands
Pop knucklespops the knuckles
Cross & uncross armscrosses and uncrosses the arms
Scuff toescuffs a toe on the ground
Shift in seatshifts in the seat
Stifle a yawnstifles a yawn
Shiver & trembleshivers and trembles
Bounce knee while seatedbounces a knee while seated
Blow hair from faceblows a strand of hair from the face
Swing dangling feetswings dangling feet
Twirl pentwirls a pen
Spin in office chairspins in an office chair
Nod off & jerk awakenods off and jerks awake
Rock huddledrocks back and forth while huddled
Blow into cupped handsblows into cupped hands
Rock in placerocks back and forth in place

Stage & Performance · 42 options

Sing into handheld micsings into a handheld mic
Sing at stand micsings into a stand mic
Belt a high notebelts a high note with head thrown back
Hold note eyes closedholds a long note with eyes closed
Mic out to crowdholds the mic out to the crowd
Rap into the micraps into the mic with a chopping hand
Strum guitarstrums a guitar on the beat
Guitar solo leanleans back into a guitar solo
Knee-drop solodrops to one knee mid-solo
Air guitarplays air guitar
Smash guitarsmashes a guitar on the stage
Play drumsplays the drums
Play pianoplays the piano
Play violinplays the violin
Play saxophoneplays the saxophone
Dj at the decksworks the decks with headphone to one ear
Conduct orchestraconducts an orchestra with a baton
Walk to center stagewalks out to center stage
Strut the runwaystruts down the stage runway
Step up to podiumsteps up to the podium and grips it
Sit on stage edgesits on stage edge, legs hanging down
Raise hands to crowdraises both hands to the crowd
Hype the crowdclaps overhead to hype the crowd
Point to crowdpoints out into the crowd
Wave to crowdwaves to the crowd
Blow kissesblows kisses to the crowd
Hold phone screen light aloftholds a lit phone screen overhead
Jump on the beatjumps on the beat
Headbang on beatheadbangs on the beat
Knee slidedrops into a knee slide across the stage
Improvise eight-count dance breakimprovises an eight-count dance break
Freeze on the dropfreezes in a pose on the drop
Spin the mic standspins the mic stand
Mic dropdrops the mic
Jump into crowdleaps off the stage into the crowd
Stage divedives off the stage onto the crowd
Crowd surfcrowd surfs
Bow to audiencebows to the audience
Take curtain callsteps forward and bows to the audience
Walk off wavingwalks off stage waving
Share a micshares one mic with the partner
Back-to-back soloshreds guitar back to back with the partner

Unnatural & Horror · 25 options

Head twitchtwitches the head sideways
Snap head sidewayssnaps the head to one side
Backbend crawlbackbends into a spider crawl
Stiff board riserises stiff from lying flat
Contort limbscontorts the limbs unnaturally
Marionette jerkjerks like a marionette
Drag self forwarddrags forward on the forearms
Claw at airclaws at the air
Scratch at doorscratches at a door
Roll eyes backrolls the eyes back
Still then lungelunges forward from a dead stop
Stutter stepstutter-steps forward in jerks
Walk backward head turnedwalks backward with the head turned
Hang head limphangs the head, arms dangling
Twitch fingerstwitches the fingers rapidly
Loll and swaysways with the head lolling
Ragged heavesbreathes in ragged heaves
Smile too widesmiles too wide and holds it
Slow blink stareholds an unblinking stare and blinks slowly
Tilt from anklestilts sideways from the ankles
Scuttle awayscuttles away on all fours
Full body shuddershudders from head to toe
Turn head firstturns the head before the body
Head shake blurshakes the head into a blur
Jaw drops openlets the jaw hang open

Moves that were retired still work in saved workflows.

Tips

Order is the story. Pick the entrance first, the gesture second and the reaction third.
Name the performer. Connect a Character to Target subject, so every move names the same person.
Split long choreography. For more than a short sequence, split the action into several shots and check where each clip ends and the next one starts. Adding more motion nodes does not coordinate their timing.
Pair it with the camera. A walk toward the camera with a Dolly Out from Camera Motion reads as one choreographed shot.
Match the pace to the scene. Use Slow Motion for stylized action beats and Natural for dialogue scenes.
Give the moves what they need. A chair to sit on, a horse to mount or a person to hug must be in the frame or in the prompt.
Test complex moves on your model. Each video model follows choreography differently. A singing move describes the visible performance; for synchronized lyrics, use audio with Lip Sync.
Left and right follow the frame. "From left" means the left edge of the frame, unless a move says it means the subject's own side. Check directions together with Camera Motion, especially for exits and tracking shots.