I recreated an ElevenLabs ad shot-for-shot using AI. Same script structure, same camera moves, sa...I recreated an ElevenLabs ad shot-for-shot using AI. Same script structure, same camera moves, sa...
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Daniel Allison
• 2d
I recreated an ElevenLabs ad shot-for-shot using AI. Same script structure, same camera moves, same phone UI interaction, different product, different character, built from scratch. Here's the part people usually skip when they talk about "using AI" for video: I didn't type one prompt and get a finished ad. I found a look I wanted on Pinterest, ran it through ChatGPT to turn it into a structured character description, then used Nano Banana 2 to build a full character sheet, so she stayed consistent across every single shot. That consistency problem is the actual hard part of AI video; anyone can generate one great frame. From there, each scene was generated in Seedance 2.5 through Magnific. The phone UI you see her interacting with? I designed that myself, frame by frame. Motion graphics and text overlays went through After Effects. Sound design and SFX in CapCut. The voice was ElevenLabs v3, also run through Magnific. Six tools, one continuous pipeline, one consistent character, one final cut. This is the actual value I bring to clients, not "AI made a video," but knowing how to direct a full production through AI: casting, consistency, UI/UX detail, motion, sound, all held together with intent. That's the difference between content that looks AI-generated and content that just looks good. If you're a brand wondering what's actually possible with AI production right now, this is a good example of the ceiling. Happy to walk anyone through how it's done.
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Ganesh S
• 1d
Good effort to pull off a convincing, realistic one!
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Daniel Allison
• 1d
Thank you so much, I'm glad you feel that way about it
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Rohan Ahmed
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• 1d
The real craft is clear in the continuity work—building a character sheet and designing the phone interaction frame by frame gives the ad a much stronger spine than a one-prompt result. The consistent motion and sound pass make the AI pipeline feel like direction, not just generation.
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Daniel Allison
• 1d
Exactly, and that was the hardest part. But I enjoyed every moment of it. So many credits burned but in the end, I was glad I was able to just create.
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