Who Wins? 3 Video Models, 1 Frame

How it was made

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1. 1The character
2. 2The first frame
3. 3Model 1: MiniMax H3
4. 4Model 2: WAN 3.0
5. 5Model 3: Seedance 2.5
6. 6The finished cut

1. 

   Step 1

   The character

   No text prompt: Dot Marlow, an original character saved in Character Studio. Her three photos lock the face.

2. 

   Step 2

   The first frame

   Seedream 5

   PromptCopy prompt

   Vertical cinematic film still. The woman from the reference images (same face: silver buzz cut, gap-toothed, early 50s, deadpan) stands on a sunny wooden harbor pier in a teal work jumpsuit with orange reflective stripes, tool belt, red high-tops, a yellow radio clipped to her belt, holding a steel thermos cup at chest height in one hand. She stands in the lower half of the frame, three-quarter view, calmly looking toward camera-left. Behind her and to the left, a giant glossy red-and-white striped inflatable beach ball, as tall as a two-story house, is bouncing down the pier straight toward her, mid-bounce in the air, planks under it. Sparkling blue harbor water, white fishing boats, gulls, bright midday sun, warm golden grade, 35mm film, light grain. Exactly one person, one beach ball. She has exactly two arms and two hands. Original character. No text, no logos, no brand designs.

   • shape: 9:16
   • references: Dot Marlow, 3 Character Studio photos

   2.75 credits · 1 take at 2.75 credits.

3. 

   Step 3

   Model 1: MiniMax H3

   MiniMax H3

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   The woman in the image (same face, same silver buzz cut, same teal jumpsuit) stands on the sunny harbor pier holding her thermos cup. The giant red-and-white striped inflatable beach ball bounces hard down the pier toward her, wobbling and squashing on each bounce, planks rattling. At the last moment she calmly takes one small step to the side without looking worried. The ball bounces right past her, off the end of the pier, and lands in the harbor with a huge white splash; gulls scatter, boats rock on the waves. She takes a slow deadpan sip from her cup. Steady camera, medium-wide shot, water and sky moving naturally. Exactly one person, one ball; she keeps two arms and two hands. Sound effects only, no music, no speech: rubbery boings, wooden pier thuds, big splash, gulls.

   • first frame: the still above
   • length: 8 s
   • resolution: 2K (image-to-video)
   • shape: 9:16

   32 credits · 4 credits a second at 2K, 1 take. The ball sails over her head into the harbor.

4. 

   Step 4

   Model 2: WAN 3.0

   WAN 3.0

   PromptCopy prompt

   The woman in the image (same face, same silver buzz cut, same teal jumpsuit) stands on the sunny harbor pier holding her thermos cup. The giant red-and-white striped inflatable beach ball bounces hard down the pier toward her, wobbling and squashing on each bounce, planks rattling. At the last moment she calmly takes one small step to the side without looking worried. The ball bounces right past her, off the end of the pier, and lands in the harbor with a huge white splash; gulls scatter, boats rock on the waves. She takes a slow deadpan sip from her cup. Steady camera, medium-wide shot, water and sky moving naturally. Exactly one person, one ball; she keeps two arms and two hands. Sound effects only, no music, no speech: rubbery boings, wooden pier thuds, big splash, gulls.

   • first frame: the still above
   • length: 8 s
   • resolution: 1080P
   • shape: 9:16
   • audio: on
   • prompt extend: off

   32 credits · 4 credits a second during WAN Week. Set aspect_ratio 9:16 or WAN renders 16:9 even from a vertical frame.

5. 

   Step 5

   Model 3: Seedance 2.5

   Seedance 2.5

   PromptCopy prompt

   The woman in the image (same face, same silver buzz cut, same teal jumpsuit) stands on the sunny harbor pier holding her thermos cup. The giant red-and-white striped inflatable beach ball bounces hard down the pier toward her, wobbling and squashing on each bounce, planks rattling. At the last moment she calmly takes one small step to the side without looking worried. The ball bounces right past her, off the end of the pier, and lands in the harbor with a huge white splash; gulls scatter, boats rock on the waves. She takes a slow deadpan sip from her cup. Steady camera, medium-wide shot, water and sky moving naturally. Exactly one person, one ball; she keeps two arms and two hands. Sound effects only, no music, no speech: rubbery boings, wooden pier thuds, big splash, gulls.

   • first frame: the still above
   • length: 8 s
   • resolution: 1080p
   • shape: 9:16
   • sound: on

   128 credits · 16 credits a second at 1080p, 1 take.

6. 

   Step 6

   The finished cut

   Three 7-second clips back to back, labeled with the model and its price, then Who wins?