Visual Hooks

Stop the Scroll with a Visual Hook

The first two seconds decide whether someone keeps watching. These Director-mode hook templates drop a jaw-dropping opener around your real car — meteors, monkey camera crews, mechanical reveals, and more. Upload one photo, pick a hook, and generate.

Open Video Mode

Open Video mode from the app or website. This is where every cinematic clip starts.

iOS App
Step 1 – Open Video Mode (iOS)
Web
Step 1 – Open Video Mode (Web)

Switch to Director Video Mode

Change the video mode to Director. This unlocks the template library and the scripted, scene-by-scene shots.

iOS App
Step 2 – Switch to Director Video Mode (iOS)
Web
Step 2 – Switch to Director Video Mode (Web)

Upload a Picture of Your Car

Upload one clear photo of your vehicle. Every hook builds the shot around your actual car, so a fully-visible, well-lit photo gives the most convincing result.

iOS App
Step 3 – Upload a Picture of Your Car (iOS)
Web
Step 3 – Upload a Picture of Your Car (Web)

Open the Hook Category

In the template list, filter to the Hook category. These are short, scroll-stopping openers built to grab attention in the first two seconds — pick the one that matches the vibe you want.

iOS App
Step 4 – Open the Hook Category (iOS)
Web
Step 4 – Open the Hook Category (Web)

Generate

Hit Generate and wait a few minutes while the clip renders. Download it, post it, and watch the hook do the work.

Web & iOS
Step 5 – Generate (Web & iOS)

Meet the Hooks

Seven ready-to-go openers in the Hook category. Each one is fully scripted — just bring your car.

Meteor Impact

You're calmly filming your car when a meteor streaks across the sky and slams into the ground — a shockwave erupts and dust swallows the whole scene.

Passenger POV Reveal

Shaky passenger-seat POV: the driver looks stunned and points, you whip the camera to the window, and your car is sitting there in full glory.

Slushee on Windshield

POV from inside the car looking out. An angry stranger walks up and hurls a green slushee that splatters across the entire windshield. Pure chaos energy.

Mechanical Assembly Drop-In

A VFX reveal where your car hovers as hundreds of mechanical pieces, then snaps together part by part and lands on the ground fully built.

Engine Pistons Pull-Out

Start tight on pistons firing with little explosions, then pull the camera out through the front grille to unveil the whole car. A motorhead's dream opener.

Monkey Camera + Dog Director

A monkey in a camera rig circles your car filming it, then the camera pans to a golden retriever in a director's chair, headphones on, looking shocked.

Monkey Camera BTS

The stripped-back version: a monkey wearing a gyro camera harness walks around your car capturing raw behind-the-scenes footage. Absurd, scroll-stopping, instantly sharable.

Ready to Hook Them?

Open Director mode, upload your car, pick a hook, and let it render.

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