Video models are getting better all the time. The latest ones are great for continuous 30 second videos without cuts. As this video from Magnific shows, it is possible to generate a 30-second shot without cutting as the camera moves and everything stays locked in place. WAN has a starting price of $0.05 per second in 480p and $0.20/sec in 1080p.
Wan 3.0 holds a 30-second shot without cutting
Moving camera, full scene, every element stays locked in place
Turn the sound on for multi-language audio
Made with Wan 3.0 on Magnific, powered by @alibaba_cloud pic.twitter.com/Ou8swO61oK
— Magnific (@magnific) August 25, 2026
Here is a prompt you can use to achieve this:
One continuous take, no cuts. A restaurant kitchen at full service, shot handheld and close, moving with the food rather than the people. Warm tungsten over stainless steel, heavy steam, high contrast, deep shadows in the corners, a shallow 35mm feel. The camera starts on a ticket printer spitting out a slip, follows a hand tearing it off, and travels down the pass: a saucier plating, a grill cook flipping two pieces of fish, a commis wiping a rim with a cloth. Halfway through, a plate slides too far and is caught one-handed at the edge without anyone breaking rhythm. The camera keeps moving, past the dish pit, past a walk-in door swinging open with cold fog rolling out, and ends framed on the head chef, who looks straight down the lens for the last two seconds and says nothing. Dialogue language: Spanish, Andalusian accent, one line only, shouted over the noise by an off-camera voice at around the 14 second mark: {¡Marchando dos lubinas!} Fast, clipped, no sing-song. Audio: extractor fans, oil in a pan, metal on metal, a ticket printer, plates landing on the pass. No background music.
