A 15-second cinematic trailer for the Corolla Cross 2026, built as a concept spec ad to demonstrate AI-native production for automotive advertising. Every frame was generated through an agentic pipeline connecting Claude directly to Melius via MCP.

Produce a high-quality automotive spec ad from still photography, with no on-location shoot, no traditional camera operator, and no stock footage. The pipeline had to be reproducible and scalable — not a one-off prompt session.

Connected Melius to Claude via MCP and built two linked canvases through agentic workflows, creating and configuring every node from inside Claude without touching the Melius UI manually. Before generating a single frame, I trained the agent on the Toyota Corolla Cross 2026 brand identity, technical specs, and visual language — then trained it specifically on Seedance 2.5 prompting technique through transcribed tutorial assets pulled automatically via a custom agentic download skill.

From real Toyota reference photos, I generated multiple NanoBanana image plates to serve as precise visual guides for Seedance 2.5. These plates gave the model a controlled starting point for each scene rather than relying on text description alone.

The final edit runs 5 scenes, each built from 4 action shots or beats:

Macro close-ups with spotlight reveals → exterior medium wide angles with 60-degree orbital steadicam movement → full product quick reveal → zoom-in toward the Toyota logo on the steering wheel → match-cut logo outro sequence across multiple surfaces and design styles.

Sound design was built cut-by-cut using Envato Elements licensed SFX assets, timed to every transition.

The reproducible node structure: Claude agent → Melius MCP canvas → NanoBanana plate generation from real reference photos → Seedance 2.5 scene generation (5 scenes × 4 beats) → DaVinci Resolve edit and grade → licensed SFX sound design.

Client: Spec ad — Toyota Corolla Cross 2026 Tools: Claude (MCP), Melius, NanoBanana, Seedance 2.5, DaVinci Resolve, Envato Elements Format: 15-second cinematic trailer Pipeline: Fully agentic canvas build via Claude MCP integration