Animate Midjourney characters with Veo 3: Kelly Boesch's dance film, 1.9M views
Strange, stylish characters set to an original song.
A consistent, recognisable art style turns single clips into a body of work people subscribe to.
Figures as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026) · source
From @kellyeld2323 on YouTube · Oct 2025
The workflow
Made with
MidjourneyImages · AI image generation with a strong art styleTry Midjourney AIMore casesWhere & with what
What they did
- 1The moveAI artist Kelly Boesch makes surreal music shorts in her own recurring style.
- 2Step 2Design characters in an image model
- 3Step 3Animate them with a video model
- 4ResultThe video has 1,910,435 views and 29,896 likes, and her channel has 322K subscribers (YouTube, Oct 20, 2026).
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
Midjourney (ai image generation with a strong art style); Veo (google's ai video model with native sound (veo 3), used in gemini and flow).
How much does it cost?
Midjourney, Veo are paid or trial-based. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Yes, if it is original. YouTube does not monetize mass-produced or repetitive content. Source.
Watch out: Reach, not income; no earnings shared. Use music you have rights to.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Describe 6 original, surreal characters in one consistent art style for a dance video, with a still-image prompt for each and a short motion prompt that matches a [tempo] beat.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open Midjourney, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: For "It's La Vida Loca" she animated her Midjourney images with Veo 3.
Source: @kellyeld2323 on YouTube · Oct 2025. Summarised in our own words; figures as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026). Updated .
