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Make an AI Animated Short: Scene 4 — The Cyberpunk Rooftop

2026-08-10 · Academy lesson · Adil · recording, 1:26 · original

Topic: Image generation & editing (also: Video generation & shot direction) · mode: Tutorial · tags: course chapter, series, one creator's experience

In scene 4 of his animated short, a slow-motion stop-motion cyberpunk rooftop, Adil gets the keyframe first try from a short Soul Cinema prompt built on the keywords "stop motion" and "futuristic helicopter", then gives Claude the keyframe and the first video's prompt to write the animation, which took a couple of tries.

Part of another source

This recording is almost entirely part of How To Make an AI Animated Short Film (Full Workflow) (2026-04-09); what is said in it is covered on that page.

What is said

  • 00:00:00 — Scene 4 plan and the Soul Cinema prompt for the stop-motion rooftop
  • 00:00:28 — The keyframe first try; keyframe and first video's prompt into Claude
  • 00:00:56 — The slow-motion beats, a couple of tries, the finished scene

Threads in this video

  • restate · Which LLM should be used to write video prompts? — With the same workflow, Adil gives Claude the keyframe and the first video's prompt and describes scene 4: a slow-motion rooftop, an android shooting from a helicopter, the bullet in extreme slow motion, the hero panicking, fumbling the watch and hitting it with a centimetre to spare (as heard). (00:00:28)
  • restate · Should prompts be short or long? — For the scene 4 keyframe Adil's Soul Cinema prompt is "stop motion style character in a black suit", looking over his shoulder with a futuristic helicopter behind him; he says "stop motion" and "futuristic helicopter" are the keywords. (00:00:00)
  • restate · Which image model should be used for keyframes, edits, text and outfits? — Adil's Soul Cinema keyframe for the rooftop, with clay texture, moody lighting and the helicopter in the background, came out on the first try with no iteration. (00:00:28)

Mentioned

Central: Make an AI Animated Short · Soul Cinema

Also: Claude · keyframe

Only in the description or credits: Higgsfield Academy

Also centred on Make an AI Animated Short: Make an AI Animated Short: Scene 6 — Clay Hell · Make an AI Animated Short: Scene 2 — The Cowboy Chase · Make an AI Animated Short: The full film, and the workflow behind it · Make an AI Animated Short: Scene 7 — The Wedding Crash · Make an AI Animated Short: Scene 5 — The Manga World · Make an AI Animated Short: Scene 3 — The Low-Poly Arena

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