Guides
AI video guides
Plain answers to how AI video works, each built around clips we made to test it, with the exact prompts and what went wrong.
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How to make an AI video, in plain English
Which chat apps make video now, how they differ from video apps, and one prompt written four ways with the clip each version made.
Model guide
How to make AI videos with Seedance 2.5
What it can and can't do, whether it's worth it over 2.0, where to use it, and seven reasons a video misses your prompt, each beside the fix that worked.
Consistency
How to keep characters consistent in AI video
Character sheets, reference pictures and a rules block, tested on one girl at three ages, plus what Seedance's face filter blocks and the way around it.
Consistency
How to make a character sheet for AI video, with prompts
Copy-paste prompts for turnarounds, expression sheets, outfits, ages, places, products and props, and which sheets got through Seedance's face filter.
Template
AI product video template: the same product in every shot
A fill-in template tested on three made-up products, a soda, a frying pan and a t-shirt, with every clip and the exact prompts.
Template
How to make an AI music video for your song
One singer who stays the same across three places, your song as reference audio on every shot, and the template we used.
Template
How to make an AI series: the same cast and sets, episode after episode
A series bible, a fill-in episode template, and a three-episode horror test where the cast, the lighthouse and the creature stayed the same.
Template
How to turn a storyboard into an AI video, with one prompt
A free storyboard template, a prompt to write it, a prompt to draw it, and the one line that turned two storyboards into 20-second Seedance 2.5 clips.
App guide
How to make AI videos with Gemini (and when Seedance is the better pick)
What the Gemini app can do, how many videos you get, prompts to copy with the clips they made, and the same prompts in Seedance 2.5.