Your pet, swimming underwater
The underwater pool shot is one of the most shared pet clips, and most pets will never do it on cue. Upload a few photos once and RefVid films yours paddling through clear turquoise water, sunbeams dancing around it and bubbles rising, the coat drifting in the current.
5 s · 9:16 · silent
Sign in, pick or add your subject, and the studio opens with this template filled in. Your first 3-second clip is free.
Made from these photos
What you get
- Your own pet from 1–5 photos, coat and markings intact
- 1 shot, 5 seconds, vertical 9:16
- Sunbeams, bubbles and clear water
- No watermark
Who it’s for
For pet owners who love the underwater pet look but whose pet would never put its head under, for pool and beach brands, and for pet accounts that want something different from the usual indoor clips.
The prompt
What the studio fills in for you. Your subject takes the place in brackets; you can change any of it.
- Underwater in clear turquoise sea, [your pet] swims toward the camera with its legs paddling and its eyes open, sunbeams rippling across it, small bubbles rising, its coat drifting gently in the water.
Make it yours
Change the water
Swap the sea for a backyard pool with blue tiles, a clear mountain lake, or a coral reef with small fish.
Add a toy
Write a floating ball or a rubber ring just ahead of your pet, so it swims toward something.
Surface at the end
Describe your pet popping its head out of the water into bright sunlight at the end of the shot.
Photos that work best
Pets: 1–5 sharp photos of the same pet, one face-on at eye level and one of the whole body from the side, so the coat, markings and size come through. Daylight beats flash, which turns eyes green or red.
How it works
- Sign in and add your pet from 1–5 photos. Each subject is saved once, so every later template takes one tap.
- The studio opens with this template filled in: the shot, 5 seconds, 9:16. Change any word you like.
- Press Generate. The clip is ready in a few minutes, without a watermark, and the same subject is there for the next one.
Questions
- Which pets work?
- Dogs, cats, rabbits and most other pets work from a few clear photos; the prompt only says "your pet", so nothing assumes a species.
- Is it safe for my pet?
- Your pet never goes near water: the video is made from photos. Real underwater shots need training and care; this needs neither.
- How much does this template cost?
- A new RefVid account’s free credits cover one 3-second clip. The full template is 5 seconds: buy it as a single video, with no plan, or use credits from a pack or plan. Current prices are on the pricing page.
- How do people film a dog swimming underwater video?
- With an underwater camera, a pool and a dog that loves to dive. This makes the look from photos instead, with no water involved.
- Does cat swimming underwater work too?
- Yes, and it is the only way most cats will ever be filmed underwater: the clip is made from photos.