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Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: Write the script with story structure

2026-08-10 · Academy lesson · Adil · recording, 1:39 · original

Topic: Pre-production & story · mode: Tutorial · tags: course chapter, series

In lesson 3 of Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K, Adil asks Claude Fable 5 for a two-minute script of his footballer drama with every shot at most 15 seconds, one Seedance generation each, and gives his first director's tip: build the story on setup, rising action, climax and resolution.

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 — Why an AI film needs a screenplay; the idea given to Claude
  • 00:00:29 — Director's tip one: setup, rising action, climax and resolution; Claude returns the shot-by-shot script

Threads in this video

  • restate · How long should a generated clip be? — Adil says an AI film needs a screenplay because it tells him which characters, locations and props to build; he asks Claude for a two-minute script with every shot at most 15 seconds, one Seedance 2.0 generation per shot. (00:00:00)
  • restate · How do you write the script for an AI film? — Adil's first director's tip: to make a story work, build it on the structure almost every great movie has, setup, rising action, climax and resolution. (00:00:29)

Mentioned

Central: Claude Fable 5 · Santiago (production)

Also: Claude

Only in the description or credits: Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K · Higgsfield Academy · Seedance 2.0

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: The prompt-builder skill and first Seedance run · Build an Ultra-Realistic Short Film in 4K: Scene 2 assets: kit, keeper, stadium

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