Example
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The brief
- Format: Mini drama.
- Visual style: Cinematic.
- Framing: 9:16 — Shorts, Reels, TikTok.
- Target length: 15s.
- Narration language: English (US).
- Frame rate: 30 fps.
Published
The cast and locations
Each one was generated once as a reference image, then reused in every shot it appears in.
- seoul_apartment_exterior — Photorealistic single-image location plate of a modest residential apartment building in a Seoul neighborhood on a rainy evening, wet balconies and reflective street, nearby trees and utility lines, distant high-rise apartment lights softened by rain, cool blue night atmosphere with exactly one warmly glowing bedroom window as the focal point, cinematic Korean television drama realism, believable urban architecture, no people in foreground, no text, no collage. Appears in 1 shot.
- yoon_seo_ah — Photorealistic Korean television drama character reference sheet for Yoon Seo-ah, a 25-year-old Korean woman with long dark natural brunette hair, softly expressive brown eyes, delicate realistic features, understated makeup, and a quiet serious presence. Create one clean four-view character sheet with front, three-quarter, profile, and back views, full figure, neutral standing pose, cream cardigan and gray lounge pants, consistent proportions and hairstyle, simple neutral studio background, realistic skin texture, production continuity reference, no text or labels in the image. Appears in 2 shots.
- mothers_wax_sealed_envelope — Photorealistic prop reference of an aged cream paper envelope, subtly stained and worn from years of storage, closed with a dark red wax seal, believable handmade texture, front and back three-quarter views arranged as a clean production prop reference on a neutral background, no legible writing, no logos, no text, cinematic Korean television drama realism. Appears in 1 shot.
- seoa_bedroom — Photorealistic SINGLE CONTINUOUS LOCATION PLATE, one uninterrupted image, for a small lived-in Seoul apartment bedroom at rainy night. Show one coherent eye-level view only: warm bedside lamp, one rumpled bed, modest wooden dresser, framed family photographs, one cardboard box of belongings on the bed, and one rain-streaked window with softly blurred Seoul lights beyond. Warm amber interior against cool blue city night, believable slightly imperfect apartment details, cinematic Korean television drama realism, empty room, no people. Do not create a character sheet, storyboard, collage, grid, split panels, multiple views, or any borders; the entire canvas must be one continuous bedroom composition. No text, no labels, no watermark. Appears in 2 shots.
Shot by shot
The finished film runs 0:15 across 3 shots.
- Shot 1 — Image 1 is the rainy Seoul apartment exterior plate; preserve its modest architecture, wet balconies, cool blue night, and single warm glowing bedroom window. Image 2 is the storyboard guide; use it only for the intended opening composition and shot order, not as a continuous image. Shot 1: Wide establishing view of the apartment building and the quiet Seoul neighborhood under steady evening rain, the single warm bedroom window a clear focal point among cooler windows. Slow, smooth push-in toward the building. Wet street reflections shimmer and distant traffic passes softly. <gentle rain and very distant traffic> Shot 2: The same apartment exterior and the same warm window remain stable as the camera settles into a restrained held view. Rain trails across balcony rails and the window glow holds. <soft rain on concrete and glass> Photorealistic Korean television drama cinematography, natural low-light exposure, restrained contrast, believable rain, stable geometry, no sudden camera movement, no generated text or subtitles, no music. Features seoul_apartment_exterior.
- Shot 2 — Image 1 is Yoon Seo-ah’s character reference; preserve her exact face, long dark hair, cream cardigan, gray lounge pants, and proportions. Image 2 is Seo-ah’s bedroom plate; preserve the warm bedside lamp, rumpled bed, cardboard box, framed photographs, and rainy window. Image 3 is the storyboard guide; use it only as a visual guide to the intended shot, not as one continuous image. Shot 1: Medium interior view in Seo-ah’s bedroom under the same warm bedside lamp, Yoon Seo-ah@Image 1 seated on the rumpled bed beside the cardboard box of her deceased mother’s belongings. Slow lateral camera drift. She quietly sorts folded fabric and small keepsakes with careful hands, head slightly lowered, shoulders still. <gentle rain against the window and distant traffic> Shot 2: The same Seo-ah’s bedroom and the same warm bedside lamp remain anchored. The camera holds closer as Yoon Seo-ah@Image 1 pauses over an item in the box, her fingers resting briefly, then resumes sorting with restrained grief. <soft rain on glass> Photorealistic Korean television drama cinematography, natural facial movement, lived-in apartment detail, subdued amber and blue palette, stable identity, no sudden camera movement, no generated text or subtitles, no music. Features yoon_seo_ah, seoa_bedroom.
- Shot 3 — Image 1 is Yoon Seo-ah’s character reference; preserve her exact face, long dark hair, cream cardigan, gray lounge pants, and restrained performance. Image 2 is Seo-ah’s bedroom plate; preserve the same warm bedside lamp, rumpled bed, box, family photographs, and rain-streaked window. Image 3 is the aged cream envelope with dark red wax seal; preserve its worn paper and seal. Image 4 is the storyboard guide; use it only for the intended shot sequence, not as one continuous image. Shot 1: Close-up in Seo-ah’s bedroom under the same warm bedside lamp, Yoon Seo-ah@Image 1’s hands carefully lift the aged envelope@Image 3 from the cardboard box on the bed. Slow, deliberate camera move toward the dark red wax seal. <gentle rain on the window and distant traffic> Shot 2: Close facial shot in the same Seo-ah’s bedroom with the same warm bedside lamp and blurred rainy window behind her. Yoon Seo-ah@Image 1 studies the envelope just below frame; her eyes stay fixed, lips part slightly, and she whispers in a soft, intimate, clear young adult English female voice {Mom... what is this?} She holds the look on the envelope as the final action. <soft rain on glass, distant traffic> Photorealistic Korean television drama cinematography, natural fluent English dialogue, restrained emotional acting, believable skin and apartment detail, stable identity and location, no sudden camera movement, keep it subtitle-free, avoid any generated text or watermark, no music. Features yoon_seo_ah, seoa_bedroom, mothers_wax_sealed_envelope.
How it was made
- 1 character and 2 locations were designed as reference images before a single shot was generated — that is what keeps a face the same from one scene to the next.
- Generated environments with nano_banana_2; characters with nano_banana_2; props with nano_banana_2.
- 8 assets in all — 3 clips, 2 environments, 1 reference, 1 character, 1 prop.
- Dialogue and effects were generated inside the clips themselves.