---
name: character-lock
title: Character consistency
summary: Keep one face, one hairstyle and one outfit across 30+ AI-generated shots.
tags: [video, character, consistency]
---
# Character consistency

## The rules
1. **Costume turnaround first.** Generate one full-body shot of the character turning slowly in a neutral studio. Pick the sharpest front frame. That frame (plus a face close-up) is the reference for the whole film.
2. **One model per film.** Two models draw the same reference differently.
3. **Identity block in every prompt.** Name every item top to bottom: hair, glasses, top, jacket, trousers, socks, shoes, signature prop. Models drop jackets indoors — say "wearing the silver blazer" in indoor shots.
4. **Use the model's own character feature.** For Kling 3.0, plain reference images can fail; create an *Element* (character) from 2–3 images — face close-up, full body, side view — and call it with `@Name` in the prompt.
5. **Check every face.** Build a contact sheet of one frame per second per shot. Anything that looks like a different person is regenerated.

## Identity block template
```
[NAME]: [age and build]. [Hair]. [Face details, glasses]. Wearing [item 1], [item 2], [item 3], [shoes]. [Signature prop]. Does not speak or sing; acts only with expression and body language.
```

## Avoid list
different face, different hairstyle, missing jacket, extra people with the same face, text, logos, watermarks