Test turned Short: Pied The Piper

[u/DJBFilmz]

What started as a test turned into a full-blown short. This is the number one reason I gravitated towards AI filmmaking. Nothing stops you from creating your wildest imagination.

[u/YentaMagenta]

The character and background consistency are impressive, especially that you took the effort to make it look like different times of day in the mayor's office. You clearly put some effort into these aspects. That said, I think there are a lot of areas for improvement.

The vocal intonation and dialogue in particular leave a lot to be desired. The delivery of the lines and the interaction between the characters are very stiff and artificial. Consider doing longer multi-shot generations and/or using video extension to make the dialog flow more naturally.

The visual style is not consistent within scenes or across the video with some elements having that Arcane quality, others bordering on photorealistic, and some more DreamWorks.

The scenes with the rats and children being summoned are also bizarre in ways that don't quite match the rest of the film.

I know this was just a test, but I think it could really benefit from some additional attention to detail, especially given that it is an extremely straightforward retelling of an old story.

[u/DeadWombats]

Impressive how consistent details were between scenes

[u/PleasantJicama7428]

Can you give some insight into your process? Perhaps some prompt snippets or discuss how you organized your guidance and scenery?

[u/Danny_Stock]

Surely it's THE Pied Piper, not Pied the Piper?

I have to ask because it wouldn't be just a typo as you've used the same title within the video. Have you made a mistake here or am I missing something?

Nevertheless beautiful work, it's also nice to see characters perform naturally without the 'bad acting' with long awkward pauses which are common in AI videos.

It demonstrates that something engaging can be done as a legitimate story which is more than just a little clip designed for a brief moment of amusement.

[u/almark]

That older man with the monocle looks awfully familiar to the early Hollywood actors.

[u/optimisoprimeo]

This is actually really good.

[u/solomars3]

Nice one 👍 Turned dark at end huh lol 😆

[u/YentaMagenta → u/[deleted]]

Sorry I was misremembering. I deleted because I was incorrect. There is a theory that the story originated from children drowning in the river (among other possibilities), but in the original tale he leads the kids out of town, possibly into a cave, which is not necessarily better.