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5 minLesson 2/3

Use motion control and keyframes to direct the first and last frame of a clip.

Letting the AI decide how something moves is fine for a quick clip, but real production needs direction. Motion control and keyframes give you that: you decide where the shot begins, where it ends, and how the movement flows between them.

First frame, last frame

With keyframes you set a first frame and a last frame, and OnZero animates the transition between them. Think of it like bookends: define the two moments that matter and let the tool fill in the movement in between. This gives you predictable, repeatable shots instead of leaving everything to chance.

  1. 1Choose the image that will be your first frame.
  2. 2Set a last frame to define where the motion should end.
  3. 3Add motion control cues to shape how the movement flows.
  4. 4Generate and review the transition between your keyframes.

Keeping the same locked character in both the first and last frame produces smooth, believable motion without the face shifting mid-clip.

Once you can direct where a clip starts and stops, you can plan real sequences - a look to camera, a turn, a reveal. Combine that control with a locked character and your motion stays on-model from the first frame to the last. Next, we give that character a voice and make it talk.