Solo filmmaker grinds a 90-min anime feature on free Wan 2.2 I2V compute: 920 of 5,400 seconds done
PerceptionDecent8167 · reddit · 2026-11-06
A solo filmmaker in Tacoma is cutting a 90-minute mono-ink anime feature, ASH ON THE SHORE, generated almost entirely with Wan 2.2 image-to-video chains on free compute. His feature-surviving workflow:
- The seed IS the cinematography: every shot starts from a hand-picked ink keyframe.
- Chained takes with measured drift: each take chains off the previous take's final frame, so drift compounds and must be measured, not eyeballed.
- Motion floor: frame-difference medians below the line mean a living photograph — and the take dies.
- Four-check panel: motion truth, story clarity, canon/craft, and color census judge what passes.
Of 5,400 seconds of film, over 920 are finished and panel-passed. He funds the project by selling comics and a QC toolkit, and invites process questions.
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