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Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: The prompt-builder skill and first Seedance run

2026-08-10 · Academy lesson · Adil · recording, 1:40 · original

Topic: Video generation & shot direction (also: Prompting & AI assistants, Audio, voice & music, Assets, references & consistency) · mode: Tutorial · tags: course chapter, series, prompts shared, one creator's experience

Adil installs his prompt-builder Claude skill, which splits a scene into shots and picks the framing, then runs the first scene of the football drama Santiago in Seedance 2.0 4K in Cinema Studio (16:9, always 15 seconds), and says Seedance gives each character a voice matched to the character sheet.

Part of another source

This recording is almost entirely part of This is How I Made an Ultra Realistic AI Short Film Using Seedance 2.0 in 4K (Full Workflow) (2026-07-07); what is said in it is covered on that page.

What is said

  • 00:00:00 — The prompt-builder skill and how to install it in Claude
  • 00:00:37 — Seedance 2.0 4K for realistic shots; describing the first scene shot by shot; settings in Cinema Studio
  • 00:01:16 — Elements pull in the assets; the voice tip

Threads in this video

  • restate · Which LLM should be used to write video prompts? — Adil built a custom prompt-builder Claude skill loaded with director hacks: it splits a scene into shots and picks the framing (close-ups, medium shots), so generations get real camera-angle changes like a movie; it can be downloaded from the description. (00:00:00)
  • restate · Which video model should be used for realistic people and film shots? — Adil generates the videos with Seedance 2.0 in 4K inside Higgsfield, calling it the most specialised tool for realistic and detailed cinematic shots, at the highest quality possible. (00:00:29)
  • restate · How do you direct a multi-shot sequence? — For the first scene of Santiago, Adil drops the script into Claude, attaches the assets and describes the scene shot by shot with the camera's position: a push-in for the first shot to raise the feeling, a close-up on Santiago for the second. (00:00:29)
  • restate · How long should a generated clip be? — Adil pastes Claude's prompt into Cinema Studio and sets Seedance 2.0 in 4K, a 16:9 ratio and a duration of always 15 seconds. (00:00:29)
  • restate · How do you keep a character's voice the same across shots? — Adil says Seedance 2.0 automatically generates a unique voice for each character from the character sheet, matching its tone to how they look, so locking the visuals also locks the voice. (00:01:16)

Mentioned

Central: Claude · Santiago (production) · Seedance 2.0 · Seedance prompt Claude Skill (Santiago)

Also: character sheet · Cinema Studio · Elements · Santiago (character, “Santiago”)

Only in the description or credits: Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K · Claude Fable 5 · Higgsfield Academy

Also centred on Santiago (production): How To Direct an AI Short Film Like a Filmmaker (Full Workflow + Prompts) · This is How I Made an Ultra Realistic AI Short Film Using Seedance 2.0 in 4K (Full Workflow) · Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: Thinking like a director · Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: Age your character for flashbacks · Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: Scene 2 assets: kit, keeper, stadium · Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: Write the script with story structure

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