I finished up my little 'indie movie' test scene. I'll admit to having some trouble keeping the character on model and getting good acting out of AI seems like a losing proposition. But after combining the AI clips with traditional film making techniques (e.g. vfx, sound design, etc.) I think it came together pretty well.

Thank you @Cameron Pierron for the new "Prompt Like a Director" Course 🎊!! I think I'll need it...🕶️ When AI goes wrong:

Hey guys, here's my first pass at creating clips in midjourney and editing them together to make a short piece. Excited to learn and grow alongside you all. Thanks Cameron for the group!

I wanted to really test the limits of the techniques we're all trying here. I decided to put together a sequence that I could probably film myself. I figure if I can get something so familiar looking right then it'll be easier to get more fantastical subjects and settings working believably. So to that end, here's my morning coffee routine. For now it's just a series of images representing each shot in the sequence, all made with Nano Banana. I figure I'll end up needing some more insert shots and cutaways once I get into the video edit, but this is a good place to start.

Inspired by pulp detective comics and film noir b - movies. I'll share my prompt (and hope you will share yours too!) "1950s street at night, wide crane angle, deep focus. Vintage car in foreground under neon sign, hidden bomb inside. Crowds as clear silhouettes in hard shadows, smoke drifting. Sharp chiaroscuro, black and white, cinematic grain, tense film noir atmosphere. Shot on 35mm film, 24mm lens, f/8 aperture, 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Framed like a storyboard: clean lines, strong foreground/midground/background separation, visual clarity for motion planning."