TapNow’s CreativeOS powers a Shenzhen AI horror hackathon and pushes video creation into one workflow
葬AI · wechat · 2026-07-27
A WeChat long read covers a horror-film hackathon in Shenzhen co-hosted with TapNow, where dozens of AI video creators built short films in 8 hours using CreativeOS.
What the event showed
- The field was far more crowded than expected, with 200+ signups and a packed venue.
- Many teams used AI to handle the repetitive parts of video production: prompt generation, storyboard splitting, three-view conversions, and clip assembly.
- One standout project, Mountain Home, started from a vague idea and used CreativeOS to search for style references, generate prompts, and automate much of the pipeline.
What CreativeOS is trying to be
- The author describes CreativeOS as a more integrated “creative Codex”: a canvas where users can move from ideation to scriptwriting, character design, scene generation, and final assembly without leaving the product.
- Features discussed include plugin connections to Feishu, meeting notes analysis, Brainstorm mode, SkillCreator, and direct export into Frame.io for review.
- For small creators, the all-in-one workflow feels convenient; for experienced creators, the author notes that Gemini or ChatGPT may still be more natural for ideation.
The bigger takeaway
- The piece argues that AI video tools may be converging toward a system product rather than a standalone chat interface.
- It also notes the likely business reality: in AI video, the competitive moat may be thin and prices may matter more than workflows.
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