AI short film made for $1.88: 47-shot production breakdown is a planning masterclass
lmoroney · x · 2026-10-18
Laurence Moroney highlights @QaiWorks' breakdown of The Night Train, a four-chapter AI short film about a paper fox with 47 shots, no dialogue, and just $1.88 in total generation cost.
The thread's real value is planning discipline:
- Every character is measured to a fixed scale and composited onto two master plates so sizes stay consistent across shots
- Each shot gets start and end keyframes
- Each chapter gets a free animatic cut from stills before any paid video generation
His advice for beginners: adopt that last habit first — rough-cut an animatic from stills, check the story, and only then spend credits on motion.
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