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Directing AI Like a Hollywood Set: "ACE APEX" 🎬🤖
Just wrapped up my latest AI cinematic project, "ACE APEX", generated entirely with Seedance 2.0.
The client’s request was challenging: Create a hyper-realistic superhero origin story that feels like it was shot on an Arri Alexa 65 with practical effects—absolutely zero "plastic AI" or CGI look.
To pull this off, I didn't just type what I wanted to see; I directed the AI using pure cinematography:
🎥 Handheld cinema vérité movement
💡 Harsh practical lighting & true lens flares
🧬 Textured practical creature suits & hyper-realistic micro-expressions
The short film tracks a scrawny boy's journey from gritty underground humiliation, to a heavy-metal blockbuster suit-up, and finally to a brutal gladiator battle told entirely through raw, slow-motion close-ups.
The takeaway? AI filmmaking is about directing the virtual camera. By acting as the Director of Photography, we can bridge the gap between prompt generation and true cinematic realism.
Check out the final video below! If you're looking to bring a cinematic vision to life, let's collaborate. 👇
#AIFilmmaking #Seedance2 #Cinematography #CreativeDirection #Contra #Freelance
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Buddi gives kids a friend, not just a game. They pick their buddy, Lea or Leo and travel together across a world of islands, where every stop is a fun minigame secretly training a real skill: focus, memory, impulse control, patience.
And when a kid misses? No "wrong," no "game over." Their buddy misses with them, cheers them up, and says let's try again. Retrying gets celebrated, not punished.
Kids get a world map to explore, badges to collect, and a shop to dress up their buddy with stars they earn. Parents get their own gated dashboard to track behavior, moods, progress, and skill growth, all in plain language.
I built Buddi because I wanted both sides covered: kids get a fun educational game they actually love, and parents finally get a way to see how their child is really doing.
How I built it: research and structure with Claude → every screen designed in Figma → Lea, Leo, and the shop items illustrated in Figma Weave → living prototype in Figma Make, with Claude writing the Make prompts and the buddies' in-game dialogue. Design first, always.
A friend first. Everything good is hidden inside the friendship.
i hope you guys enjoy! and ill be glad to hear feedbacks from all of you!
This is so wholesome I love it !
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yes i saw but have you read prompt? It was like full developer guidance a to z.
Excited to share that I’ve completed the Kling AI Learning and Practice Course and earned my certificate.
It was a great hands-on experience exploring AI video generation, prompt design, and creative storytelling with Kling AI.
Looking forward to applying these skills in real-world AI content creation and continuing to grow in the generative AI space.
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