Can You Tell This Commercial Is AI? #AIFilmmaking #Shorts
2026-10-12 · Short / tip · Adil · recording, 0:39 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Cost, credits & plans · mode: Short tip · tags: cut from a long video, fiction
A 39-second Short cut from Adil's full workflow video: his 30-second delivery-app commercial made in Seedance 2.5 with no camera, actors or crew, which he says cost around 2,100 credits against tens of thousands of dollars for a live-action shoot in the US.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — The AI-directed delivery-app commercial and what it cost
- ★★★ Adil says his 30-second delivery-app commercial, directed in Seedance 2.5 with no camera, actors or crew, cost him around 2,100 credits, including a few rounds of iteration. — 00:00:00 · Seedance 2.5, credit, Adil
- ★★ Adil says a professional live-action production in the US with actors and a full crew could cost tens of thousands of dollars, so the AI ad is a saving. — 00:00:00 · Adil · first in: 2026-10-07, How To Prompt Like a Director Using Opus 5.5 + Seedance 2.5 (Full Workflow)
Threads in this video
- restate · What does an AI clip, shot or film cost? — Adil says his 30-second delivery-app commercial, directed in Seedance 2.5 with no camera, actors or crew, cost him around 2,100 credits, including a few rounds of iteration. (00:00:00)
Mentioned
Central: Higo's delivery ad · Seedance 2.5
Only in the description or credits: Claude Opus 5.5
Also centred on Higo's delivery ad: How To Prompt Like a Director Using Opus 5.5 + Seedance 2.5 (Full Workflow)
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