AI and Live-Action Hybrid Short Film Workflow

mrjonfinger · x · 2026-07-16

This post details the making of the short film **Encore**, where Jacob Russo blended live-action performance with AI tools to create a hybrid production pipeline. Key steps in the workflow include: - Shooting actor movements on an **iPhone** to serve as motion inputs - Translating these performances using **Luma Labs's Ray3.2** - Generating all characters and environments with **Uni-1** - Creating keyframes via **Uni-1 + GPT Image 2** - Handling music and sound design through **ElevenLabs** The main takeaway isn't about a single model, but rather a multimodal workflow connecting performance, video generation, image generation, and audio production.

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