Dune Run

How it was made

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1. 1What went in
2. 2The stills
3. 3Motion + sound
4. 4The finished cut

1. 

   Step 1

   What went in

   A typed shot list of 8 beats. No photos.

2. 

   Step 2

   The stills

   Seedream 5

   PromptCopy prompt

   Extreme low-angle wide shot from the road shoulder: a colossal golden sand dune, taller than a twenty-story building, collapsing sideways like a breaking ocean wave, its crest curling over a straight two-lane desert highway, waterfalls of sand pouring off the lip and billowing sand clouds. Beneath the curling wall a single unbranded boxy silver 1980s tanker semi-truck with a plain cab and chrome bumper races toward camera with its headlights on, tiny under the sand. Exactly one truck, no other vehicles. Cinematic 35mm blockbuster disaster film still, late-afternoon desert sun, warm amber and teal grade, light film grain, sharp detail. Original design, no logos, no text, no lettering, no road signs.

   • shape: 9:16
   • resolution: 2K

   22 credits · This is the exact prompt of the opening shot. 8 stills at 2.75 credits each, 1 take each. The opening still was the reference for every other truck shot.

3. 

   Step 3

   Motion + sound

   Seedance 2.5

   PromptCopy prompt

   The giant sand dune in the image keeps collapsing like a breaking wave: its curling crest rolls forward and down, huge waterfalls of sand pour off the lip and billowing sand clouds surge across the road, while the single pale tanker truck races straight toward camera beneath it, headlights on, and roars past the low camera. Camera low on the road shoulder with a slight shake. The truck keeps its exact shape; exactly one truck. Cinematic 35mm disaster film, late-afternoon sun. Sound effects only: deep rumbling sand avalanche, roaring diesel engine, air horn blast, wind. No music, no speech.

   • resolution: 1080p
   • shape: 9:16
   • length: 5 s
   • sound: on

   640 credits · This is the exact prompt of the opening shot. 8 clips of 5 seconds at 16 credits per second, 1 take each.

4. 

   Step 4

   The finished cut

   The best 2 to 3 seconds of each clip, cut hard to the music.