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This is wild. Every filmmaker needs to try this hybrid AI workflow for precision camera control: 1) Block out your camera in Blender to create a motion reference and animate the camera move 2) Generate your start frame in Midjourney to match the pose and composition 3) Feed both to Seedance It tracks the move almost exactly. This is the most powerful hybrid pipeline I've tried yet.

This is wild. Every filmmaker needs to try this hybrid AI workflow for precision camera control: 1) Block out your camera in Blender to create a motion reference and animate the camera move 2) Generate your start frame in Midjourney to match the pose and composition 3) Feed both to Seedance It tracks the move almost exactly. This is the most powerful hybrid pipeline I've tried yet.

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Ok, this is absurd. You can choreograph a complex action scene in Blender with basic shapes, then let Seedance make it real. You need to try this AI filmmaking workflow: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the action in Blender 3. Feed both to Seedance My Blender reference was just rough timing, camera shake, and spatial choreography, and Seedance tracked the speed, motion, and action way better than I expected. This is the difference between describing a shot and directing one.

Ok, this is absurd. You can choreograph a complex action scene in Blender with basic shapes, then let Seedance make it real. You need to try this AI filmmaking workflow: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the action in Blender 3. Feed both to Seedance My Blender reference was just rough timing, camera shake, and spatial choreography, and Seedance tracked the speed, motion, and action way better than I expected. This is the difference between describing a shot and directing one.

523,730 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Seedance 2.0 is insane. Blender previs is having a moment in AI filmmaking for a reason. I wanted to see how far I could push the workflow beyond a simple camera move in an ambush scene. The workflow: 1. Make a start image in Midjourney 2. Block it out in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance The more I test this pipeline, the more convinced I am that hybrid pipelines are the future. The conversation is moving fast but previs is one of the clearest unlocks so far. Seedance still isn't perfect at matching the reference but it's close. You can experiment with staging, timing, and camera movement before you ever touch the video model. Solve the scene before you generate the shot.

Seedance 2.0 is insane. Blender previs is having a moment in AI filmmaking for a reason. I wanted to see how far I could push the workflow beyond a simple camera move in an ambush scene. The workflow: 1. Make a start image in Midjourney 2. Block it out in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance The more I test this pipeline, the more convinced I am that hybrid pipelines are the future. The conversation is moving fast but previs is one of the clearest unlocks so far. Seedance still isn't perfect at matching the reference but it's close. You can experiment with staging, timing, and camera movement before you ever touch the video model. Solve the scene before you generate the shot.

222,479 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

This is getting ridiculous. You need to try this AI filmmaking workflow. My Blender reference is embarrassingly simple. You can drive a precise multi-character shot with nothing but basic shapes. 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the scene in Blender with boxes, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance This feels like a real unlock. Your 3D reference doesn't need to look good.

This is getting ridiculous. You need to try this AI filmmaking workflow. My Blender reference is embarrassingly simple. You can drive a precise multi-character shot with nothing but basic shapes. 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the scene in Blender with boxes, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance This feels like a real unlock. Your 3D reference doesn't need to look good.

243,279 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

I'm blown away. This AI filmmaking workflow for precise camera control, multiple characters, and dialogue is insane: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Match the poses in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance I didn't think this would work. Two consistent characters, solid performances, the move tracked perfectly through the entire beat. Even the soup looks great.

I'm blown away. This AI filmmaking workflow for precise camera control, multiple characters, and dialogue is insane: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Match the poses in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance I didn't think this would work. Two consistent characters, solid performances, the move tracked perfectly through the entire beat. Even the soup looks great.

221,387 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

AI filmmaking is insane! House of the Dragon reportedly costs $20 million per episode. Now you can create Hollywood-level dragon shots from your bedroom with Seedance. My workflow: 1. Make a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block-out in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance You can build a whole cinematic universe from a handful of blocks.

AI filmmaking is insane! House of the Dragon reportedly costs $20 million per episode. Now you can create Hollywood-level dragon shots from your bedroom with Seedance. My workflow: 1. Make a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block-out in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance You can build a whole cinematic universe from a handful of blocks.

122,912 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Seedance 2.5 is finally available in the US, but something feels off. I'm running comparisons to 2.0 and 2.5 is performing worse in most of my tests so far. Same start frames, references, and prompts. Multiple runs of each. 2.5's motion coherence, prompt adherence, visual quality, and sound all appear to be regressions. Is this just launch scaling issues? Judge for yourself:

Seedance 2.5 is finally available in the US, but something feels off. I'm running comparisons to 2.0 and 2.5 is performing worse in most of my tests so far. Same start frames, references, and prompts. Multiple runs of each. 2.5's motion coherence, prompt adherence, visual quality, and sound all appear to be regressions. Is this just launch scaling issues? Judge for yourself:

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The previs workflow is still leveling up! My AI filmmaking process is starting to feel less like wrangling AI and more like animation. Still just cubes in Blender, but now I’m moving the character through space and doing a handheld camera follow. Same basic process: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the scene in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance Seedance nailed the gritty handheld feel and followed the character movement around the car way better than expected. You can get way more ambitious with your directing than I thought.

The previs workflow is still leveling up! My AI filmmaking process is starting to feel less like wrangling AI and more like animation. Still just cubes in Blender, but now I’m moving the character through space and doing a handheld camera follow. Same basic process: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the scene in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance Seedance nailed the gritty handheld feel and followed the character movement around the car way better than expected. You can get way more ambitious with your directing than I thought.

97,061 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

The part of AI filmmaking people don’t see: You generate a LOT of bad takes to get one great one. You direct the shot, iterate, kill the versions that don’t work, and keep pushing until you get the right take. It’s less “press button, get movie” and more like shooting coverage until something clicks. I generated 16 takes of yesterday's video, and cut together two of them to make the final. This might sound like a lot, but compared to traditional shooting ratios it's really nothing crazy.

The part of AI filmmaking people don’t see: You generate a LOT of bad takes to get one great one. You direct the shot, iterate, kill the versions that don’t work, and keep pushing until you get the right take. It’s less “press button, get movie” and more like shooting coverage until something clicks. I generated 16 takes of yesterday's video, and cut together two of them to make the final. This might sound like a lot, but compared to traditional shooting ratios it's really nothing crazy.

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AI is redefining cinema. A single filmmaker using AI has the leverage of a Hollywood studio and what used to cost millions. In the 70s, Steve Jobs and Woz built the personal computer revolution in a garage. In the 2000s, Zuckerberg built a software empire from his dorm room. Today, filmmakers are building the next era of cinema from their bedrooms. Not because AI replaces vision, taste, or storytelling. It doesn’t. Without the fundamentals, it's just slop. But with them, AI becomes a multiplier. This is just getting started.

AI is redefining cinema. A single filmmaker using AI has the leverage of a Hollywood studio and what used to cost millions. In the 70s, Steve Jobs and Woz built the personal computer revolution in a garage. In the 2000s, Zuckerberg built a software empire from his dorm room. Today, filmmakers are building the next era of cinema from their bedrooms. Not because AI replaces vision, taste, or storytelling. It doesn’t. Without the fundamentals, it's just slop. But with them, AI becomes a multiplier. This is just getting started.

20,792 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

I still can't believe this works! Every filmmaker needs to try the hybrid AI filmmaking + Blender previs workflow for precise camera control. AI dialogue is still flat but I'm going to dive into solving that next. My workflow: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the scene in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance So much of cinematic storytelling is composition, timing, and giving the viewer a spatial understanding of the scene. You can solve all of that before you ever touch the video model.

I still can't believe this works! Every filmmaker needs to try the hybrid AI filmmaking + Blender previs workflow for precise camera control. AI dialogue is still flat but I'm going to dive into solving that next. My workflow: 1. Generate a start frame in Midjourney 2. Block out the scene in Blender, animate the camera 3. Feed both to Seedance So much of cinematic storytelling is composition, timing, and giving the viewer a spatial understanding of the scene. You can solve all of that before you ever touch the video model.

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