This might be worth reading first
Unity candle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Then, I think you have a good idea but without the image of the lit candles (one, then two, then the middle) it isn't going to provide much in the way of interesting video. Candles that aren't burning are just plain boring. There are some nice free motion backgrounds available here, maybe you can find something you can use
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