The uploaded image is the ONLY valid reference for the characters.
Bring the cover to life as a real behind-the-scenes photoshoot, while preserving absolute character consistency.
Characters must remain IDENTICAL to the original artwork:
same face shapes, proportions, linework, hairstyles, clothing, silhouettes, expressions, and orientation.
Do NOT redesign, reinterpret, restylize, or add realism to the characters.
Characters exist physically only for grounding:
feet touch the floor, natural posture, soft shadows.
Visual style stays unchanged.
The scene is a technical backstage environment:
studio backdrop, light stands, softboxes, cameras, crew, cables.
Do NOT recreate the cover background or add decorative scenery.
Preserve the original composition logic:
character order, pose direction, spacing.
Format: vertical 9:16, high resolution, photorealistic backstage photo.
Do NOT generate horizontal images.
This is a technical consistency task, not a creative reinterpretation.
If characters deviate from the original cover, regenerate.

Use the uploaded image as the exact starting frame.

Animate a realistic behind-the-scenes photoshoot.

CRITICAL — FACE LOCK:
Faces of main subjects must remain IDENTICAL at all times.
No change in facial structure, expression, eyes, pupils, or gaze.

Main characters are frozen:
no movement of faces, heads, mouths, or posture.

Motion is allowed ONLY for:
camera flashes, photographers pressing the shutter,
crew making small localized movements (hands, slight shifts).

Crew members do NOT walk across the frame or change position.

Camera is fixed with very subtle micro-shake only.

Stable studio lighting with brief realistic flashes.

Documentary backstage realism.

This is a motion extension task, not re-generation.

If any face deforms or drifts, regenerate.