Animating George Washington’s Statue

🐎 Animating George Washington’s Statue

Welcome to another AI magic tutorial! In this lesson, you'll learn how to bring the iconic George Washington statue on horseback in NYC to life using Pixverse.ai, ElevenLabs.io, and CapCut.

🖼 Step 1: Upload the Statue Image to Pixverse

Head over to Pixverse.ai, and click Create. Upload your image of the George Washington statue.

❗ Important tip:
 Avoid using the "Alive Art" mode, it might misinterpret the horse as a person. Instead, choose "Image or Text to Video."

⚙️ Step 2: Set Video Parameters in Pixverse

  • Model: Select the highest available AI model
  • Duration: Set to 8 seconds (better for editing speed later)
  • Resolution: Choose 720p
  • Camera settings: Leave as is
  • Prompt:
A man on a horse jumping down onto the ground.
  • Audio prompt: Use the same as the visual prompt
  • Motion setting: Set to Standard (avoid slow-mo)

💸 This animation costs around 140 credits to render. Once you're ready, hit Create and wait for the result!

📥 Step 3: Download & Speed It Up in CapCut

Go to CapCut (free for Mac and Windows). Pro plan is optional but helpful.

  • Import the animation into your timeline
  • Select the clip and go to Speed
  • Adjust to 1.7x for a natural motion effect
  • Preview to confirm

🎧 Step 4: Add Custom Sounds with ElevenLabs

Visit ElevenLabs.io and go to the Sound Effects section:

  1. Prompt: "horse" → Generate → Download → Add to CapCut timeline
  2. Prompt: "horse hooves" → Generate → Download → Place on landing moment
  3. For a second hoof sound:
    • Duplicate the previous clip (hold Alt / Option and drag)
    • Set speed to 0.90x
    • Align it with the second hoof hit

🎯 Fine-tune timing to make the landing realistic!

📤 Step 5: Export Final Video

In CapCut:

  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Codec: H.264
  • Format: MP4
  • Frame Rate: 30fps
  • ✅ Audio enabled
  • Hit Export and choose your save location

✅ Done! You now have a dynamic, AI-enhanced animation of the George Washington statue jumping off its pedestal.

Thanks for watching, see you in the next AI magic tutorial! ✨

My sample result:

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