How to Make AI B-Roll of Yourself for a Music Video

AI b-roll can put your artist reference into a scene you want for a song: walking through a city at blue hour, waiting beside a parked car, or standing in an empty room. Give the scene one clear action, then choose the shots that belong in the edit.

In LYRC's AI b-roll generator, a saved reference is required. One generation gives you multiple separate clips to preview, choose, and use in your projects. You can generate the footage before creating a song template.

1. Save and Select Your Artist Reference

Save a reference photo of yourself in your account, then use it on the B-Roll screen. Choose a clear image where you can recognize your face and the details you want to carry into the video. Use your own photo or an image you have permission to use.

The prompt can mention a saved reference by its @handle. LYRC uses the first matching saved handle, or your saved artist reference as the default. Check which reference you are using before you start, especially if your account has several images.

The reference guides the generated subject. Review the resulting face, hair, clothing, and movement before choosing footage for a post.

2. Write One Scene With a Clear Action

Decide what the footage should add to the song. A reflective verse might work with the artist walking slowly through a quiet street. A louder hook might call for movement toward the camera. Keep the setting and action easy to picture.

Here is a sample prompt to adapt, using the handle of your own saved reference:

@yourhandle walking along a quiet city street at blue hour, wearing a black jacket. Begin with a wide view of the street, move to a side view of the walk, then a closer portrait as the artist pauses beside a storefront. Cool light, natural handheld movement, a reflective mood.

Replace the setting, clothes, and mood with details that fit your release. Specify the views you need so you get a useful mix of shots rather than several similar portraits.

3. Set the Look and Generation Options

Choose the camera energy, time of day, color look, film texture, and wardrobe controls you want. Keep them consistent with the prompt. A blue-hour street scene gives a clearer direction when the time-of-day control agrees with it.

Request 3–9 shots. You get separate landscape clips from one generation, ready to preview and use individually. The final number of clips can vary from the count you request.

Choose Standard or Fast mode and 480p or 720p, then review the displayed credit cost. Generation requires enough available credits. Pick the settings for the footage you plan to use rather than assuming every project needs the same ones.

4. Review the Footage Before Selecting Shots

Once your clips are ready, preview them in the b-roll gallery. Check likeness through each shot, including head turns. Inspect hands, clothing changes, objects that appear or disappear, and any sudden jump in the subject's movement.

Judge the footage against its job in your edit. A wide view can establish the setting. A closer view can hold attention on a lyric. A detail shot can give you a useful change of picture. Keep the usable shots even if another clip misses your idea.

If you need another attempt, change the detail that caused the problem. Simplify an action, ask for a clearer view, or revise the wardrobe instruction. Each new generation has its own credit cost, so review what you already have first.

5. Build a Project From the Generations You Want

On the B-Roll screen, choose Use in project, select the generations you want, choose a song template, and create the project. The template supplies the song section, timed lyrics, and footage cut markers. The selected generations provide footage for the edit.

Review the shots placed in each slot. Swap an awkward moment, lock a choice you like, and check whether the text stays readable over it. Fill and Shuffle auto-pick clips of 8 seconds or less and skip square clips; longer clips can still be placed by hand.

You can combine generated b-roll with your filmed footage and reuse useful clips in another project. For the song setup and finished edit, follow how to make a lyric video. For animated text over those shots, read how to animate lyrics.

6. Watch the Finished Edit With Sound

Play the full song section and check the opening shot, changes between scenes, and the last frame. Inspect likeness again at the size people will see on their phones. If a generated shot suggests singing, check it against the audio before using it as a performance shot.

B-roll generation and finished video export are separate steps. LYRC export requires a paid plan and uses its export allowance; eligible paid accounts can buy extra exports with credits. Check current plans and allowances. After exporting, watch the downloaded file before posting it.