BRING YOUR CHOPPER 🪓 Created with Seedance 2.5 Prompts 👇

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Go to Seedance 2.5, upload Rufus, Diesel, the restaurant interior, and kitchen images and use this prompt: "Create a 15s short cinematic adult animated scene. Preserve the exact same @ TAG RUFUS - Rufus character design, @ TAG DIESEL - Diesel character design, @ TAG RESTAURANT INTERIOR - restaurant interior, @ TAG KITCHEN - kitchen environment, lighting, proportions, colors, and visual style from the reference material. Use hard cuts only between shots. NO music. Use only restaurant ambience, wiping sounds, Rufus quietly singing to himself, phone ringing, subtle room tone, and dialogue. SHOT 1 — CLOSE-UP — CLEANING THE COUNTER Start with a tight close-up of Rufus’s large hand holding a dirty cleaning rag, wiping the restaurant counter after closing. The counter is messy from food prep, with small fish scales scattered across the wet surface. The rag drags through the fish scales and moisture, pushing them aside as he cleans. The old red restaurant landline phone is visible on the side of the counter. Rufus is casually singing a simple improvised tune to himself under his breath while he works. SHOT 2 — MEDIUM FRONT SHOT — RUFUS CLEANING Hard cut to a medium front shot of Rufus behind the counter, continuing to wipe it down. Show his full upper body, intimidating size, rough appearance, nose ring, and tired end-of-shift expression. Despite his intimidating appearance, he looks relaxed and content, quietly singing to himself as he cleans. The red landline phone remains visible beside him. Suddenly: RING. RING. Rufus immediately stops singing. His hand stops mid-wipe. He turns his eyes toward the phone. SHOT 3 — CLOSE-UP — RED LANDLINE PHONE Hard cut to a tight close-up of the old red landline phone on the counter. It rings loudly in the quiet restaurant and vibrates slightly. RING. RING. SHOT 4 — RUFUS PICKS UP Hard cut to a medium close-up. Rufus reaches over, picks up the receiver, and brings it to his ear. A short beat. DIESEL, through phone, calm and direct: “You done?” RUFUS: “Yeah.” SHOT 5 — DIESEL AT HOME Hard cut to a separate medium side shot of @ TAG DIESEL standing at his kitchen @ TAG KITCHEN beside a large window, holding the phone to his ear. He is looking out through the window at the dark layered city outside. Keep his body mostly still and his expression serious and controlled. City lights, distant buildings, industrial structures, and atmospheric haze are visible through the glass behind him. DIESEL, low and calm: “Bring your chopper.” Hold briefly on Diesel looking out the window after saying it. SHOT 6 — CLOSE-UP ON RUFUS Hard cut back to the restaurant. Tight close-up on Rufus’s face as he listens. He pauses for a beat but remains completely calm. RUFUS, dry: “Always do.” SHOT 7 — HANG-UP Hard cut to a close-up of Rufus putting the red receiver back onto the phone. CLICK. Hold for a brief ominous beat. HARD CUT."

Upload the first 15 seconds to Seedance 2.5 and extend it with this prompt: "@ TAG VIDEO extend the video by another 15 seconds. Start exactly after Rufus hangs up the red landline phone. Preserve the exact same Rufus design, dark pointed nails/claws, clothing, nose ring, proportions, restaurant exterior, lighting, colors, and painterly visual style from the previous clip. Use hard cuts only. NO music. Use only natural ambience, metal shutter sounds, footsteps, distant city noise, kitten sounds, and the final pig squeal. SHOT 1 — CLOSING THE RESTAURANT Medium shot inside the restaurant. Rufus switches off the restaurant lights. The warm interior immediately becomes darker. CLICK. SHOT 2 — METAL SHUTTER @ TAG RESTAURANT EXTERIOR front shot of the restaurant. Rufus stands outside and pulls the heavy metal shutter down over the entrance. The shutter crashes into place with a loud metallic sound. He locks it. CLANK. The surrounding underground alley is quiet, damp, and dim. Wet pavement reflects the remaining lantern light and cool blue glow of the city. SHOT 3 — WALKING TO THE STAIRS Wide cinematic shot. Rufus turns away from the closed restaurant and walks toward the metal exterior staircase beside the restaurant. Show the huge layered underground city behind him — pipes, bridges, distant lights, mist, waterfalls, and deep vertical architecture. SHOT 4 — WALKING UP THE STAIRS Medium side shot. Rufus starts slowly walking up the metal stairs. His heavy footsteps echo against the metal. CLANG. CLANG. He looks intimidating and completely relaxed. SHOT 5 — KITTEN APPEARS Low-angle shot on the staircase. A tiny stray kitten @ TAG KITTEN appears beside him on one of the steps and gives a small meow. Rufus immediately stops. SHOT 6 — RUFUS SOFTENS Medium close-up. Rufus looks down at the kitten. His hard intimidating expression immediately softens. He crouches down beside it. For the first time, he looks unexpectedly gentle. RUFUS, softly: “Hey, little one.” SHOT 7 — PETTING THE KITTEN Close-up of Rufus gently stroking the kitten’s head with his large hand and dark pointed nails/claws. The contrast between his intimidating appearance and the tiny kitten should feel unexpectedly sweet and funny. The kitten relaxes for a brief moment. Then suddenly it freezes. Its ears pull backward. It stops looking at Rufus. The kitten suddenly gets scared. SHOT 8 — RUFUS NOTICES Close-up on Rufus. He notices the kitten’s reaction. His gentle expression disappears. He slowly lifts his head. His eyes suddenly widen. He sees something deeply intimidating, but the camera NEVER reveals what it is. HARD CUT TO black. A loud, startled pig squeal is heard. END."

That's Episode 21 of my series UNDERGRRROUND! 🔥 What do you think happened to Rufus? 👀 Drop your guesses below! 👇

the red cleaver and the red phone on the counter tie the frame together. Did the character sheet hold that color across shots, or did you fix it in the prompt?

I wonder what he saw👀