A four-stage control ladder for AI video: one-line prompt, LLM-expanded multi-shot prompt, edited storyboard grid, then saved character/location assets

Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. Youri van Hofwegen (Higgsfield link, 2026-08-11) holds model (Seedance 2.0), 1080p, 16:9 and the idea constant and changes only workflow: (1) one plain sentence - fast for testing, but camera, sound and look are the model's choices; (2) an LLM (Claude) writes a detailed three-shot prompt - deliberate cuts and camera, though a requested dialogue line was dropped; (3) a three-panel storyboard image from GPT Image 2, fixing a wrong detail (paved vs dirt road) by editing only the affected panels, then giving the storyboard plus an LLM prompt written from it - output followed the board shot-for-shot; (4) saved assets: a character sheet made from a COLLAGE of real photos (multiple angles) for identity, a generated location, a six-panel board for two 15 s shots that share assets so they match without chaining, and a per-shot "emotion" setting (vigilance, serenity) in Higgsfield Cinema Studio; dialogue came through. Principle: editing an image is cheaper than re-animating, so fix problems at storyboard stage. Higgsfield runs an image "eligibility check" before animating an uploaded image (platform gate; criteria not stated). Curator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; video metadata checked where cited. Creator video (auto-caption transcript excerpts read by discovery; promotional/affiliate); not curator-verified beyond video metadata. Limitations: Creator statements were read by discovery from auto-captions (ASR); not re-verified by the curator. Sponsored; single run per stage shown; improvement is qualitative. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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