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What I built:
"Portal Protocol" It is a 30-second sci-fi short film. I made it as one single shot with no cuts using Seedance 2.5 in CapCut Video Studio. A teenage boy finds a glowing arcade machine, gets pulled into an alien jungle, where he must find the courage to face what's waiting for him
Why I built it:
Real Hollywood movies use special effects but they still feel real because of good lighting, texture, and small imperfections So I tried to do the same thing here. I asked for film grain, real lighting, and natural details like rust and dust, instead of a clean CGI look. I also removed anything that looked like a video game. My goal was simple: even with sci-fi effects, it should still feel like it was real movie as the real filmmakers make
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@Ahmad Samama Salehien The one-shot move from the glowing arcade machine into the alien jungle is a tough continuity test. Did adding rust, dust, and film grain help Seedance keep the lighting consistent?
Good question the rust, dust, and grain mostly made it look real. But what really kept the lighting steady was writing both light sources straight into the prompt: the arcade's blue glow, then the jungle's glowing plants. That gave Seedance something clear to follow through the transition, instead of guessing
Thanks for the love, I saw the vide you reposted, I am very thankful to you, lots of love 😇
Nice work, I love it, this came out clean. How long did generation take?
Thanks! It took a few tries to get the timing right, a few minutes per attempt.
Just text prompts, no reference images, I mainly focused on lighting and material details in the prompt
Thank you 😇
I am wondering that the transition from the arcade to the jungle works well, How did you avoid it looking like a cut?
I wrote the flash of light into the story itself, so it hides the environment change instead of just cutting to a new scene
hmm good strategy
Feel smooth, good continuity for a single shot, did you write it as one full prompt or split it into parts?
I wrote one full prompt with timestamps for each scene
Nice Work
Did this take many attempts to get right?
Yess mostly adjusting the wording around the creature reveal and the transition timing
hahaha I felt it, Ai works well but sometimes we get stuck 😄 Right?
hehehe Absolutely 😅
Great attention to detail in the textures and lighting, doesn't feels like a typical AI generated clip
Thanks, that was the main thing I was aiming for, glad it landed 🙋🏻♂️
Creature reveal is a nice payoff moment, whole thing flows smoothly without feeling rushed
Yeah I wanted the reveal to feel earned rather than sudden
The way the camera moves through this feels so smooth, didn't expect that from AI video
Thanks, that was actually one of the harder parts to get right
All GOOD, BUT have you even made any poster I mean thumbnail for your creation?
hahah Yesss Absolutely I have made one, thank God you reminded me of it I forgot to share that, here it is
OMG 😮, looks SICK man I'm reposting it NOW!!!!
Ahahaah thank you Mr Buddy 😄
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