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Orphic Beauty — AI-Generated Spec Ad (Nightlife UGC)
A 15-second spec ad created entirely with generative AI for Orphic Beauty's
Shimmer Dry Oil, designed to feel like authentic UGC nightlife footage
rather than a traditional commercial.
The brief I gave myself: make a beauty ad that doesn't look like a beauty
ad. No studio lighting, no perfect framing, no product hero shots. Just a
girl at a club, a guy who can't stop filming her, and a casual reveal of
why she's glowing.
Built as a single continuous shot in Seedance 2.0, no cuts, no edits, no
compositing. The character, performance, environment, dialogue, and
product reveal are all generated. The goal was to push past the "AI
commercial" aesthetic that's becoming saturated and produce something
that genuinely passes as real handheld phone footage.
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