The author presents a NOAGI contest entry exploring a near-future world, completed largely solo over a brief development period.

Project overview and timeline

The film was produced by a single creator over 13 days, covering concept, script, sound mixing, and color grading from start to finish.

«NOAGI contest entry about a near-future world. Author»

Tools, models and audio

The core visual pipeline relied on Seedance2.0 and Kling 3.0 / Wan2.2 for creative upscaling, alongside Vid2Vid workflows and the Magnific upscaler.

Audio assets used Suno 5 for generation and Elevenlabs for voice work, integrated into the final mix and mastering stage.

Budget and iteration

The reported cost for model generation amounted to approximately $300, covering compute and synthesis during development and refinement phases.

Initial expectations were modest, intended primarily to test Seedance capabilities rather than to produce a polished short film at the outset.

«the visuals are on fire»

After several days and a 30-second demo, feedback from peers in production and graphics prompted a two-day rewrite focused on expanding the narrative.

Creative constraints and reflections

The creator notes that strict randomness in generative outputs and model-specific limitations prevented strict adherence to the original script across all scenes.

Some sequences were judged unreproducible elsewhere, and the author limited certain shots to avoid lowering the overall project quality under model constraints.

The final piece satisfied the creator, who acknowledged that additional time and fewer model restrictions would have enabled further improvements.