Creator Shares Full Adobe Firefly Boards Workflow for Halloween AI Comedy Short

On November 1, creator MrAllenT posted a thread fully documenting his workflow for making a Halloween-themed AI comedy short, "Take One" ("Don't Trick-or-Treat Like Dale"), with Adobe Firefly Boards—a six-step process complete with prompt templates. The series is #Ad sponsored content for Adobe Firefly, but the workflow itself is broadly reusable.

Confirmed

• Step 2, character design: to keep characters consistent, every character (the greedy uncle, the game show host, even the candy bowl) gets its own full design set, with a complete character-consistency prompt template provided
• Step 3: after batch-generating characters, refine with targeted edits—he demonstrates the prompt for writing "Dale" on the demon character's badge, keeping every version on the board for side-by-side comparison
• Step 4 (optional): final-generation costs add up fast, so do a quick, cheap rehearsal first with pencil storyboard sketches or AI-driven 3D to lock in the comedic timing before committing to final frames
• Step 5, animation: write each segment as a three-shot sequence—hard cuts, precise timing, dialogue in quotes, and a HOLD after every punchline; set generation length to 30 seconds, and he shares the full "high-end stylized 3D animation" video prompt template
• Step 6 (final), editing and assembly: stitch segments together, cut every pause that isn't a punchline, and add music and sound effects; keep plenty of generated footage (close-ups, wide shots, cutaways) on hand, since a single generation rarely delivers every shot you need—the sequence comes together in the edit

Why It Matters

MrAllenT stresses that "comedy with AI is hard, but the magic happens in the edit." This workflow positions AI generation as the footage-production step, with comedic pacing controlled through rehearsal and editing—and it ships ready-to-use prompt templates for character consistency and three-shot sequences, making it a practical reference for creators looking to try AI short-form storytelling.

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