Effect · Cinematic
Pilot — take the controls and lift off.
Pilot seats a person at the controls of a helicopter and flies them away. The sample opens on a young person with long black hair and a white shirt in a plain white room. A door frame and a control wheel appear around them, and the camera pulls back to show a white helicopter rising over a city.
The sample
What happens in the Pilot sample.
The sample opens on a close shot of a young person with long black hair and a white shirt, in a white room. A dark frame edge and a round control wheel slide into view, and they are now seated in a cockpit with hands on the wheel. The camera pulls back to show a white helicopter with a red stripe and a dark blue nose, its rotor blades turning. In the last frames the helicopter hangs in a blue sky over a city and hills, moving right and growing smaller.
The face, hair and white shirt stay the same from the first frame to the last. What changes is everything around the person: the white room gives way to the inside of a cockpit, then the camera pulls far back to show the whole aircraft outside. Since the sample opens on a head-and-shoulders shot with the face to camera, a close portrait like that is the natural start.
The recipe
Pilot, on paper.
Read from the effect catalog the app itself ships, so these are the settings your run will use.
| Spec | This effect |
|---|---|
| Engine | Vidu |
| Resolution | 720p |
| Clip length | 4s |
| Cost | 2 credits (~$0.80) |
| Source images | One photo |
| Aspect ratio | Follows your photo |
| Category | Cinematic |
| Text prompt | Built in (shown below) |
The prompt
The exact prompt behind it.
King AI sends this text with your photo. You do not type it; it is shown so you can see what the effect asks for.
When the image features a pet (or pets): A helicopter suddenly appears from behind the pet. The pet is seated in the cockpit, acting as the pilot. As the rotor blades spin up with a roar, the helicopter gradually lifts off and flies steadily away from the camera, shrinking into the distance. When the image features a person (or multiple people): A helicopter suddenly appears from behind the person (or people). The person/people is/are seen seated in the cockpit, piloting the helicopter. As the rotor blades roar to life, the helicopter slowly ascends and flies away from the camera, gradually getting smaller in the distance. Requirements: 1.Camera Movement: Zoom out. 2.Motion Level:Large ultra HD 8K realistic, smooth motion, realistic physics, highly detailed environment
Your photo
Photos that suit it.
One-tap effects have one input. The photo you pick is your creative control.
Close portrait to start
The sample opens on a chest-up shot facing the lens. A similar close portrait matches how the sample begins.
Plain background is fine
The sample starts in a plain white room, and the cockpit and sky come in later. A simple background is what the sample shows.
One pilot shown
The sample seats a single person at the controls, so a solo portrait mirrors it.
How it works
Running Pilot in four steps.
Pick your photo
The tips above come from what the sample shows. A clear, well-lit subject is the safe start.
Open Cinematic and tap Pilot
In the King AI app on iPhone, iPad or Mac, or in the web studio. Opening the effect does not spend credits.
Choose the length
4s. Cost: 2 credits (~$0.80).
Generate, then try another photo
The photo changes the result more than a second run of the same photo does.
Keep exploring
More Cinematic effects.
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Zoom out from Earth into space
ExploreEvery effect, by category
All the effect pages on one list, grouped the way the app groups them.
ExploreFAQ
Pilot, answered.
What does the Pilot effect do?
A young person with long black hair ends up at the controls of a white helicopter with a red stripe, which lifts off and flies over a city skyline.
Is the Pilot effect a plane or a helicopter?
The sample shows a helicopter. A white helicopter with a red stripe and a dark blue nose forms around a young person with long black hair, who sits at a round control wheel. The rotor blades spin, and the camera pulls back as the helicopter rises and moves off over a city with hills behind. You only need a single photo for it.
How much does Pilot cost?
2 credits per run (~$0.80). New verified accounts receive 3 welcome credits once. The welcome bonus covers one supported first run costing 2 credits.
How long is a Pilot video?
4s at 720p. It follows the shape of your photo. Nothing you export is watermarked, on any plan.
Do I need to write a prompt?
No. King AI sends the built-in prompt shown on this page together with your photo.
Get started
Try Pilot.
New verified accounts receive 3 welcome credits once. The welcome bonus covers one supported first run costing 2 credits. Nothing you export is watermarked.