Soft-Serve Stan vs. the Car Wash

How it was made

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1. 1Build the character
2. 2Character sheet
3. 3The still (one per shot)
4. 4Motion + native sound
5. 5The finished cut

1. 

   Step 1

   Build the character

   • traits: bold, man, 60s, ultra muscular, broad shoulders, mega jaw, soft serve, white, round, thick brows, gap teeth, dimples, push broom, athleisure, jewelry
   • details: powder-blue velour tracksuit unzipped over a white tank top, red terry wristbands, chunky gold chain, white sneakers, huge grin
   • takes: 4

   5 credits · No text prompt. Stan is 15 trait picks plus one line of outfit details. 4 takes for 5 credits, and take 2 was kept.

2. 

   Step 2

   Character sheet

   Seedream 5

   PromptCopy prompt

   Character turnaround sheet of the exact same man from image 1, six views in one row on a plain warm grey studio background: front, three-quarter left, left profile, back, three-quarter right, and a head-and-shoulders close-up of his grinning face. He is a bold stylized caricature man in his 60s with an ultra-muscular body, huge rounded shoulders and arms, a massive mega jaw, a tall swirled soft-serve-shaped white hairdo, round eyes, thick white brows, a white push-broom mustache, gap-toothed grin and dimples. Outfit identical in every view: sleeveless powder-blue velour tracksuit jacket unzipped over a white tank top, matching powder-blue velour track pants, red terry wristbands on both wrists, a chunky gold chain, plain white sneakers. Each view shows exactly one man with exactly two arms and two hands. Even soft studio lighting, photoreal 3D caricature render. No text, no labels, no logos.

   • shape: 16:9
   • size: 2560x1440
   • references: Stan, builder take 2 (1 image)

   2.5 credits · One take at 2.5 credits. Kept for future episodes. The shot stills used the builder take as their reference.

3. 

   Step 3

   The still (one per shot)

   Seedream 5

   PromptCopy prompt

   Vertical medium-wide action shot inside a bright tunnel car wash: the muscular caricature man from image 1 (same face, same tall white soft-serve swirl hairdo, white push-broom mustache, gap-toothed grin, sleeveless powder-blue velour tracksuit jacket over a white tank top, powder-blue velour track pants, red terry wristbands, chunky gold chain, white sneakers) walks straight toward the camera on foot, towing a boxy unbranded 1980s cherry-red station wagon behind him with a thick yellow tow rope slung over his right shoulder, both hands gripping the rope at his chest, leaning forward with a huge determined grin. Giant spinning blue and pink car wash brushes on both sides, rainbow-colored foam raining down and splattering, water spray, wet glossy floor reflecting everything. The man fills the lower two thirds of the frame, the car close behind him. The car has chrome bumpers, square headlights, no badges and no license plate. Exactly one man with exactly two arms and two hands. Glossy high-budget commercial look, 35mm film, vivid saturated colors, crisp detail. Original design only, no logos, no brand names, no signs, no lettering, no text anywhere.

   • shape: 9:16
   • size: 1440x2560
   • references: Stan, builder take 2 (1 image)

   20 credits · Exact prompt of the opening shot. 7 stills at 2.5 credits each, one take per shot.

4. 

   Step 4

   Motion + native sound

   Seedance 2.5

   PromptCopy prompt

   The man in the image (same face, same white soft-serve swirl hairdo, same outfit) leans into the roaring blast from the overhead air dryers, laughing with his eyes squeezed shut; his push-broom mustache flaps wildly, his velour jacket ripples, his swirl hairdo wobbles like jelly but keeps its shape. Mist and water droplets streak sideways past him. Steady camera, minimal body movement, keep his face identical to the first frame. Sound effects only, no music, no speech: roaring air blowers, whooshing wind, flapping fabric.

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

   640 credits · Exact prompt of the air-dryer shot. 7 clips at 80 credits each.

5. 

   Step 5

   The finished cut

   Best 2.0 to 3.4 s of each clip cut hard to the score, two supers and the Pixel Dojo end card.