A real opening frame
The close-up comes from your own picture, never a stock model.
From close-up to orbit
Earth Zoom Out Video
An Earth zoom out video opens tight on a face and keeps climbing until the whole globe sits in the frame. Give the studio one selfie and it films that climb for you: 4 credits for 5 seconds at 720p, with no drone, no satellite footage and no editor.
- Just a selfie
- One unbroken climb
- 4 credits, 720p
- Vertical for Reels and TikTok
1
Your picture
A single picture works: just you, or the pair of you.
2
Effect
3
Take
Price: 4 credits. Done in roughly 2 to 5 min; if it fails, the credits come back. See prices
The shot
Why the Earth zoom out video works so well
The whole clip is one camera move, and that is the point. Second one is your face looking into the lens. Then the view lifts over the street, the roofs shrink, a layer of cloud slides past and the planet rounds out below, with the lights of cities glowing on the dark side.
Pulling this off by hand means stitching drone shots, satellite stills and a lot of keyframes. Here a Seedance model renders the full climb from your picture in one go. It works for one person or a pair, and the sound is wind and air rather than a song.
Three moves
Make an Earth zoom out video from your photo
01Pick a face-forward picture
The opening frame is a close-up, so choose something sharp and evenly lit, eyes toward the camera.
02Leave the scene as it is
This page opens the studio on Seedance 2.0 Mini, 720p, 5 seconds, 9:16. Adjust anything you like; the price follows.
03Create, save, post
Expect up to about 5 minutes, as our provider estimates. The MP4 also stays in My videos.
Why people post it
The climb always starts with your face
No jump cuts
The studio asks for a single smooth lift, not a string of separate shots.
Bring a plus-one
Two pictures, or one with both of you, puts a pair at the start of the climb.
Cost shown first
4 credits for 5 seconds at 720p. A longer or sharper take shows its own price, and failed takes are refunded.
Getting a cleaner climb
- Let your face take up most of the picture. The first second has nowhere to hide.
- Soft, even light beats a harsh lamp. Dark shadows stay in the close-up.
- Want the opposite move? Play the clip backwards in CapCut or your phone editor and it dives from space down to you, a neat way to open a vlog.
Good moments for a zoom out
- Closing a travel diary, so the last frame is the whole planet you just crossed.
- Announcing a move: climb away from your face, then cut to the new city.
- A graduation or retirement post that starts with one person and ends with the world.
Our own takes
Hotel Lobby Video test renders
Two sample renders, with model, length and source shown under each. They demonstrate the workflow, not a promise about how often a take succeeds.
Made by us
Wan 3.0 · 480p · 10 s · 16:9
- Pipeline test render, made outside the public website.
- Sound: the Hotel Lobby song.
- Compressed 854 × 480 copy for the web. The settings listed refer to the full-size take.
Made by us
Wan 3.0 · 720p · 12 s · 16:9
- Owner test-account render from Oct 3, 2026 on an earlier site version.
- Sound: the Hotel Lobby song.
- Compressed 854 × 480 copy for the web. The settings listed refer to the full-size take.
Around the web
Hotel Lobby Clips by Other Creators
These clips show the format. Other people made them with other tools, and each one is credited and linked to its post. They are not output from Hotel Lobby Video.
Can I make an Earth zoom out video on my phone without an app?
Yes. Open this page in Safari or Chrome, add a front-facing selfie and press create. The finished take is an MP4 you download straight to your phone.
What does an Earth zoom out video cost?
4 credits for a 5 second take at 720p. You pay in credits at the moment you press create. The entry pack is 10 credits for $9.99, and a take that fails puts its credits back in your balance by itself.
I want it to zoom in from space instead. Is that possible?
Yes, with one extra step: reverse the finished clip in any editor and it travels from orbit down to your face.
Can my best friend and I start the zoom together?
Yes. Add a picture of each of you, or one picture of you side by side.
Should I pick vertical or wide?
Vertical 9:16 fits TikTok, Reels and Shorts. A wide frame suits a YouTube intro. Every shape costs the same.
Lift off
Film your Earth zoom out video
One selfie, one climb to the planet. You see the cost before you press create.