Adding noise to a still photograph to make it look live

Question

If I record some video of a static scene, there is noise in the video that makes it obvious that it is video and not a still photograph. But if I add a photograph to a video in a non-linear video editor, it is obvious that it is a still photograph because of the lack of this noise. How can I add such noise? My first thought was to create a mostly transparent layer that just has low-level noise, but then I realize that this will give it more of a noisy effect that doesn't resemble live video. What are some other effects that I can use to make a still photograph look like it was shot as video?

If it makes a difference, I am using the OpenShot editor. (There doesn't appear to be a tag for this)

Answer 1

I suggest to use the very noise that your camera captures and blend it with the photograph.

1. point your camera against a white object (e.g. wall, door)
2. The automatic exposure should stop down the lens until the white becomes a mid grey.
3. capture as long as you need
4. In your Editor, blend the grey noise with the photo by using a layer blending mode like "multiply" or "overlay" (at least shotcut has blending modes)

Answer 2

drake7 's answer is fine if you want to stick with the noise idea. You could also download some "video noise" effect from the internet.

But we have some more options.

You could overlay some flares, some film burn effects.

You could make a zoom in-zoom out or panning effect. The combination of both is the KenBurns effect.

Or you can even use some other software to twist the photo on a 3D environment, like if you were turning around the photo.

There are online tutorials on separating the photo into different elements, the subject, the background on different layers, and assembling them into a 3D scene.