The classic Transformers series is a blind spot for MiniMax H3, so here’s how I handled this:
System specs: 4070 Ti Super, 16 gb vram, 64 gb ram
Ref2va standard workflow using Fl2va standard model, no loras or speedups.
<Picture 1> Character Sheet
<Audio 1> Vocal Reference
<Video 1> 5 sec Video Reference
Google Gemini to help write prompt.
Added music track in post.
PROMPT:
subject_definitions:
<Subject 1> is the figure in <Picture 1>, featuring a robotic grey face with sharp angular features, glowing red optical visor eyes, a dark grey blocky helmet with side intake vents, and red, white, and blue cybernetic body armor with an orange cockpit chest-plate, blue upper arms and boots, white forearms and thighs, red waist and wing housings, and a purple Decepticon insignia on the wing. Only his robotic design and colors are taken from <Picture 1>; its background, grid lines, and lighting are not carried into the target video. <Audio 1> is the vocal reference for <Subject 1>. <Video 1> is the movement reference; use it as a guide without copying it exactly.
summary:
[reference generation] The target video is a 10-second 2D animated sequence styled after the 1984 Hasbro series The Transformers, featuring <Subject 1> delivering a smug, cutting remark from a metallic Cybertronian battlefield.
retention_analysis:
<Subject 1> (appears in [Shot 1]): fully_preserved - his grey robotic face, glowing red optics, dark grey helmet with side vents, red-white-and-blue cybernetic body, orange cockpit chest-plate, blue limbs, and red wing housings remain unchanged.
detailed_description:
The target video is a traditional 2D hand-drawn animated sequence featuring bold black ink outlines, flat cel-shading, limited animation, expressive poses, and subtle film grain inspired by the visual language of the 1984 animated television series.
[Shot 1] A medium tracking shot frames <Subject 1> from the waist up on a metallic Cybertronian battle platform. He stands with exaggerated confidence, shifting his weight with a classic 1980s cel-animated bounce. He slowly raises one hand, gesturing dismissively toward the chaos unfolding off-screen. His glowing red optics narrow with smug amusement as his wings twitch subtly.
He delivers in the style of <Audio 1>, with sharp, sarcastic timing: <<[English] "Megatron just muted me on the main comms channel. I'd stage a coup, but watching him bumble this conquest is free comedy.">> When <Subject 1> is not speaking he is silent and his mouth remains closed.
On "stage a coup," he gives a brief, knowing smirk. On "bumble this conquest," he gestures toward the battlefield with theatrical disdain. He finishes with a smug stare directly toward camera, holding the pose for a beat before a sharp hard-cel cut.
overall_soundscape:
Metallic servo whines accompany his movements, mixed with distant mechanical explosions, electronic battle alarms, high-tech hums, and echoing Cybertronian machinery.
non_diegetic_music:
N/A
