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AI character sheets: the two views to review
A character sheet gives an AI video model a stable picture of the person and their outfit. In fairytale video, the layout is two panels side by side: a front face close-up on the left and a complete head-to-toe front view on the right. The second view is useful even when the ad will be cropped at the waist, because it establishes one coherent outfit.
Inspect each panel for a different reason
The face panel is for identity: hairline, eyes, nose, mouth and the small features visible in a close shot. The full-body panel is for proportions, clothing and footwear. They should describe the same person, rather than two plausible people wearing similar clothes. Do not treat the wider panel as permission to invent a different face.
Hypothetical example: an uploaded portrait shows a consenting presenter in a green shirt, but their trousers and shoes are outside the original photograph. The sheet may supply those unseen parts. Those choices are character styling, not facts established by the photograph; review them deliberately before using the person in a walking ad.
- The close-up keeps the hair, whole head and neck intact.
- The full-body view includes the top of the head, both feet and all footwear.
- Neutral margins separate the person from panel edges; hands and sleeves are not clipped.
- The same hair, face and visible accessories appear in both panels.
- The face looks natural, without a forced smile or exaggerated invented traits.
Use input photos that answer identity questions
A sharp, unobstructed front photograph provides stronger face information than several distant party photographs. Additional permitted photographs can clarify features, but conflicting haircuts, heavy filters and different ages make the desired identity harder to specify. Explain which appearance belongs in this ad. Keep clothing direction separate from identity direction so a new outfit does not become a new person.
Uploading character photos selects the reference straight away. If its sheet is missing, the paid video generation prepares that sheet first and includes it in the displayed credit quote. A described character or a new look follows its own paid flow. Shared characters can be used unchanged. Review the drawn reference together with the resulting video when it was prepared during generation.
Check the sheet against the actual shot
For a seated tabletop ad, inspect hands, cuffs and the section of torso behind the product. For a standing reveal, inspect trousers, shoes and the silhouette. A sheet does not guarantee that all motion will stay correct: compare the finished face and outfit at the start, middle and end.
Use wardrobe continuity to record accessories that must stay fixed, and product and face continuity for frame-by-frame review. A better sheet reduces ambiguity; it does not remove the need to judge the finished ad.