Jordan Daniel Chesney
@jordandchesney • 3,907 subscribers
• Most Important: Christian • Filmmaker & Commercial Director • Traditional + Generative AI • Reps: Wonder Studios & Nostro People
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What’s the point of 4K? Honestly, most people use 4K for those hyper-detailed, slow-mo macro shots. And I get it—they work because they grab attention. But I’m interested in something else: a raw, realistic aesthetic that feels less like a digital file and more like a real film—the kind that forces you to stop and watch, rather than just scroll past. When CapCut invited me to try Seedance 2.0 4K, I didn't want to make just another promo ad. I wanted to see if I could push the tech into territory that feels like a real film. I set up a few stress tests to see if this 4K could handle cinematic storytelling: - Dark Environments: Low-light gradients that usually turn to digital mush at lower resolutions. - Vibrant Color: Hyper-saturated schemes that often band and block. - Macro Shots: Using those "attention-grabbing" angles, but giving them a narrative purpose rather than just using them as a gimmick. I channeled the gritty, flashing-light aesthetic of Gaspar Noé for this. (A quick warning: his films are intense—careful.) The result is "Salty." Seedance 2.0 4K handled the mood and the detail better than I expected. Whether you're making films for fun or for a living, it’s a powerful tool for bringing those wilder, cinematic ideas to life. Huge thanks to the team at CapCut for trusting me with early access to Seedance 2.0 4K. Getting to experiment within CapCut Video Studio was a true honor—I really appreciate the creative freedom they gave me for this film. Salty A film by Jordan Daniel Chesney Produced by CapCut Music by Brendon Moeller CapCut #capcut 4K YouTube version in the comments.
Jordan Daniel Chesney117,457 views • 22 days ago
I'm not saying the Higgsfield AI 🧩 UNLIMITED Seedance for 30 days campaign is a SCAM, but... 1. I don't see any confirmation that this is actually Seedance 2.0 at checkout on in their post. Is it 2.0? 2. They say it's unlimited UP TO 8 SECONDS, and then seem to contradict themselves and say, UP TO 7 SECONDS. Which is it? 3. From my experience, unlimited is just another way of say VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY SLOW. I'm not saying that's what this is, but I wouldn't be surprised. Is it slow or as they like to say "relaxed"? Sometimes posts like this, calling out the LACK OF CLARITY is what's necessary for outfits like Higgi to simply be clear. The real question is, are they intentionally be unclear?
Jordan Daniel Chesney54,573 views • 1 month ago
Making commercials and films with AI isn’t just exciting — it’s the future. That said, the hardest part isn’t the technology, it’s finding people you genuinely love working with, and sharpening your storytelling skills. Those two things will never be replaced by “clicking buttons.” The fundamentals that carry over from traditional filmmaking remain the same: 📕 Strong stories 🤝 Strong relationships If you treat these as secondary, you’ll eventually feel stuck and frustrated. But if you keep them front and center — valued, protected, and constantly nurtured — you’ll thrive in this new era. I’m deeply grateful to Julien Vallée and Google for giving me the opportunity to be part of this project. Here’s to many more. Director: Julien Vallée (Julien Vallee) Composer: Blackpaw AI artists: Julien Vallée, Jordan Daniel Chesney Motion design: Kyle Harter, David Urbinati Flame artist: Mathieu Arvisais VFX artists: Le Jumper, Empty Frame (Jeremie Drapeau & Francois Careau) Designer: Kelsey Lim Sound design: David Urbinati Producer: McKenzie Hayes Lead producer: Angela Long Google Maps Brand Creative Senior Brand Marketing Director: Max Kaplan Group Creative Lead, Search & Maps: Daniel Chandler
Jordan Daniel Chesney103,000 views • 3 months ago
You know that super annoying overlay texture pattern you get on AI images, particularly with Nano Banana Pro and GPT 2.0? Here's how to get rid of it. Toss your image into Magnific as a reference, select the Nano Banana Pro model, and prompt: Recreate this image exactly, detail for detail and restore fidelity, making it high resolution, and crisp, and clear. Exactly maintain the original colors. Credit to David LaChance, Jr. for figuring this out. Hope this helps.
Jordan Daniel Chesney30,804 views • 2 months ago
A year ago, I would NEVER have been able to create this AI COMMERCIAL. Shooting this on set and creating Fluffy with CGI would have cost a small fortune. If you're interesting in learning AI, go for it! If you're interested in commissioning a creative agency to make your next commercial with AI, go for it! This is the greatest technological revolution since the internet and the world is officially your oyster. Also, I've been pumped to enter this into Freepik (now Magnific)'s #Freepik24AIDays challenge. Freepik was and is a MASSIVE part of my workflow, so winning MILLIONS of credits or a LIFETIME sub would be a huge deal. Here's hoping, and thank you Freepik for putting this awesome campaign together! 👍 Team: Created by Jordan Daniel Chesney Co-Creator: David LaChance, Jr. Produced by JDC Entertainment Client: DoControl 👌 Tools: Images: Freepik (now Magnific), Midjourney, Flux & NB 🍌 Image Editing: Photoshop Beta Videos: Kling AI 2.1 & 2.5 Turbo Video Extension: Freepik (now Magnific) Kling + Veo 2 VFX: Qwen Wan Vace on fal + AE Upscalers: Magnific.ai & SeedVR2 Music & Foley: Epidemic Sound Post: After Effects (AE) Edit: Premiere Pro
Jordan Daniel Chesney66,577 views • 7 months ago
Over the shoulder reverse shots in Nano Banana are easy, right? I would say YES and NO. Most important part: YOU GOTTA FLIP IT! In this video I show the results AND how to, but keep in mind, it really, really depends on your shot, primarily your environment. Some will be easy, others hard. However, the principles in this tutorial should hold up. Hope it helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Dialogue shots genned with Veo 3 Quality and Leo's shots genned with Kling AI 2.1
Jordan Daniel Chesney64,397 views • 9 months ago
All these demo videos make HEAD SWAPPING with Nano Banana look so easy, but then you give it a try and you're like... uh... what? Why didn't that work? Here's what I've found. Nano Banana reads your image, almost literally, so if you write on the image, it reads the text. This is how Higgsfield AI 🧩 has capitalized on the tech: "Write on the image" and give it direction, right? Totally true, but you don't need Higgi to write on your image. Nano Banana will understand your direction regardless of where you write on your image. On one hand, Higgi is really smart, because they're hranessing the tech in a unique way, but the whole "Higgsfield's Banana Placement" is a bit of a misnomer. It's more of a "Banana Placement" and Higgi is just giving you a sort of basic Photoshop-type tool to work with (again, pretty smart), but the real tech is the Banana. 🍌 This is how I head swapped heads in Runway, but Nano Banana maintains the aesthetic qualities of your image almost perfectly, whereas Runway Reference spits out a very Gen-4 looking image. I like using Nano in Freepik (now Magnific), mainly because it's fast and I can get 4 gens at a time, and you need to gen a dozen times of so before you get a winner (most of the time). I was pumped when I saw Freepik introduce the @ reference feature, just like Runway has, but it doesn't seem to work for head swapping. My guess is because that's not really how Nano Banana tech works... ideally. Marco is the person I saw using this "A" and "B" method, back when Nano was on LM Arena, and man-oh-man, it just works... like a charm. You need experiment with how much of the face you blot out, and the angle and facial expression of your new head if you want the blend to be perfect. All of the results in this video are 100% Nano Banana. I did not do any Photoshop work to the images after the fact. I really hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm happy to help. And I'll keep posting videos like this if you guys find them useful. Let me know! And if you want more serious, one-on-one AI consultation you can throw something on the books here:
Jordan Daniel Chesney61,803 views • 10 months ago
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Anyone can get a 90+ second shot with AI, right? Yes! The first 90 seconds of "The Alliance" are a clear cut example. HOW you achieve this a pretty straight forward. But WHY you should do a long shot is the bigger question. After all, storytelling is about communicating very specific things for very specific reasons, and not just doing stuff because it "looks cool". If you're just flying your camera through an exploding city because it looks cool eventually you're gonna bore your audience. To me, good blocking and cinematography is all about motivating the audience to genuinely want what I'm withholding. I want the audience to beg for it! I want the audience to desire what I'm withholding, so that when I give it to them they are satisfied. And if I want to tell a tragedy, I'll betray that trust and withhold what I've motivated them to desire. None of this is about tech. This is all about motivation. To me, this is what creates a good shot, especially a long shot, because long shots typically ask more of the audience. If you ask for more, you want to give more. Anyways, most of the conversations surrounding AI filmmaking are about tech, so I wanted to talk a little about the reason behind the tech, the storytelling. I really do hope this helps. If you want me to breakdown how I got this 90 second shot, just let me know and I'll tell all, but I really do hope "The Alliance" is helpful for more than just the tech. I hope it helps your storytelling. And I hope you enjoy the ride. P.S. This is the CENSORED VERSION. See my Highlights for the uncensored version.
Jordan Daniel Chesney12,963 views • 1 month ago
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The Alliance Created by Jordan Daniel Chesney Presented by Invideo
Jordan Daniel Chesney15,179 views • 2 months ago
Sum up 'The Alliance' in one word: "Insane" - Simon Mayr "Visceral" - PJ Ace "Intense!!" - DAN · MXVDXN "Chilling" - Justin Hackney "Whoa" - Gabe Michael "Sheeeesh" - B O E Y "Wild" - Julien Vallee "Lynchian" - Christopher Fryant "How!?" - Rourke Heath "Captivating" - Billy_Boman "Incredible" - James D Phillips 2 "Exquisite" - Elena Savlokhova "Powerful" - Ahn Jae Hong Coming soon A short film by Jordan Daniel Chesney Produced by JDC Entertainment Presented by Invideo
Jordan Daniel Chesney13,475 views • 3 months ago
Making AI commercials takes 5 minutes and costs $5, right? That's what we keep hearing, so is it true? Short answer, no. If you want a good AI ad then I'd encourage you to engage a person or studio that has demonstrated that they can do these 2 things well: ☝ Tell a STORY (conflict and resolution) ✌ Control the consistency of a SCENE Often you'll find that "consistency" is demonstrated by having the same character in 20 different locations, and yes, that is a form of consistency. But the greater challenge of control is consistency within a scene. That doesn't just require your character to be consistent, now everything in the room, everything, must be consistent. However, storytelling is primary, because everything can be consistent, but that doesn't make it interesting. In short, the best way to demand a good story from yourself is to motivate every single cut. My rule is, if you're going to cut to a new shot, the previous shot must motivate that next shot. Each action of a character must be motivated, each scene, and so on. And yes, you need a team. David LaChance, Jr. and Robby are powerhouse AI artists, and I'm always honored to go shoulder-to-shoulder with them. Guys, you rock! DoControl is not only an awesome company, the people who run the ship are amazing people. It's a joy to mix it up with you.
Jordan Daniel Chesney25,803 views • 8 months ago
Change Your Camera Angles: 👊Qwen vs. Nano Banana. 👊 I hear a lot of people saying, "Finally, we can move our camera around in a scene with Qwen!" And that's true. But you've definitely been able to do this with Nano Banana, it's just more work. However, the 🍌offers far more control. I wanted to do a comparative analysis: Qwen vs. Nano Banana (on Freepik). What do you think? Who's the winner? I believe Nano Banana 2 is about to drop. Who knows... maybe this tutorial will be dated by the end of the day🤞 Qwen:
Jordan Daniel Chesney18,443 views • 8 months ago
Get NATURAL DIALOGUE with Veo 3.1 A lot of the time, the greatest tell that something is AI is the stiff dialogue. But, like almost all AI, it's not the model it's how you're prompting. Note the way I'm establishing the characters mindset, their accents, and most importantly, notice the bad grammar and the accompanied (actions/thoughts) within the dialogue. This is the key. If you want it to feel human, write the way people speak. Justinas Vosylius made an awesome post about pacing your performances in Veo 3.1. Thank you for the great tips, brother, and for allowing me to piggyback off of your tutorial. Maybe this type of collaborative tutorialization will take off! Check out his post:
Jordan Daniel Chesney16,555 views • 8 months ago
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