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5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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Adam James Hill retweeted
REAL OR AI? A GIRL IN A LONG SKIRT JUMPED OVER A GUY AND DUNKED
132,000 likes
night pickup game, she clears the guy guarding her, dunks in a skirt and smiles at the crowd
→ the skirt should tangle her legs
→ the backboard barely moves when she hangs on the rim
→ nobody on a phone
one ordinary place, one move that shouldn't be possible. that's the whole format, and it costs one still and one generation
real or ai, and what gave it away for you?
132,000 likes
night pickup game, she clears the guy guarding her, dunks in a skirt and smiles at the crowd
→ the skirt should tangle her legs
→ the backboard barely moves when she hangs on the rim
→ nobody on a phone
one ordinary place, one move that shouldn't be possible. that's the whole format, and it costs one still and one generation
real or ai, and what gave it away for you?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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TRUMP, MUSK, ALTMAN AND AMODEI RIDE AN ELEVATOR WHILE THE NASDAQ FALLS
27,000 likes
four of the most famous men in tech and politics stand in an elevator to "time in a bottle". the display shows the nasdaq dropping, one of them asks if the others are seriously this calm, and investors the pitch, they give you the money, and if the market keeps falling, give them another pitch
why it lands:
→ you know all four faces before the first line
→ the elevator going down is the market going down, no caption needed
→ the joke is about the ai money cycle, the business story of the year
→ a soft 70s song over a crash makes it feel like a movie scene
→ 31 seconds with the punchline at the very end, so people stay for the last line
parody like this used to need lookalikes, a set and a writers' room. now it's a script, a few character stills and a voice track, done in a day
brands pay for scenes like this because they ride the news while it's still news
write the punchline first, then build one scene around it. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the most realistic part of this clip is the pitch
27,000 likes
four of the most famous men in tech and politics stand in an elevator to "time in a bottle". the display shows the nasdaq dropping, one of them asks if the others are seriously this calm, and investors the pitch, they give you the money, and if the market keeps falling, give them another pitch
why it lands:
→ you know all four faces before the first line
→ the elevator going down is the market going down, no caption needed
→ the joke is about the ai money cycle, the business story of the year
→ a soft 70s song over a crash makes it feel like a movie scene
→ 31 seconds with the punchline at the very end, so people stay for the last line
parody like this used to need lookalikes, a set and a writers' room. now it's a script, a few character stills and a voice track, done in a day
brands pay for scenes like this because they ride the news while it's still news
write the punchline first, then build one scene around it. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the most realistic part of this clip is the pitch
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REAL OR AI? A GIRL IN A LONG SKIRT JUMPED OVER A GUY AND DUNKED
132,000 likes
night pickup game, she clears the guy guarding her, dunks in a skirt and smiles at the crowd
→ the skirt should tangle her legs
→ the backboard barely moves when she hangs on the rim
→ nobody on a phone
one ordinary place, one move that shouldn't be possible. that's the whole format, and it costs one still and one generation
real or ai, and what gave it away for you?
132,000 likes
night pickup game, she clears the guy guarding her, dunks in a skirt and smiles at the crowd
→ the skirt should tangle her legs
→ the backboard barely moves when she hangs on the rim
→ nobody on a phone
one ordinary place, one move that shouldn't be possible. that's the whole format, and it costs one still and one generation
real or ai, and what gave it away for you?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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Adam James Hill retweeted
A GEISHA FIGHTS A LION DANCE BEAST ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS OF A CITY
15,000 likes
two minutes of animated action. a white-faced geisha with a sword asks a shishimai, the lion from japanese festival dances, to hand over a seal. it refuses, and the fight runs across rooftops and over built:
→ midjourney for the stills, seedance to animate them, suno for the song
→ both characters keep the same face and costume in every cut
→ fast camera moves hide where one generation ends and the next begins
→ the song has lyrics, so it plays like a music video
→ the fight stops before it's settled, so you want the next part
two minutes is long for ai. most clips you see are ten seconds because every extra shot is another roll of the dice. this one holds together because the faces never drift
the value is in the series. same two characters, one fight per episode, and every part sends people to the next one
it also works as a pitch. a festival or a game studio sees a full trailer that needed no crew and no motion capture
lock your characters in a few midjourney stills first, then animate shot by shot. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the hardest part of a two-minute ai film is getting the same face to show up twice
15,000 likes
two minutes of animated action. a white-faced geisha with a sword asks a shishimai, the lion from japanese festival dances, to hand over a seal. it refuses, and the fight runs across rooftops and over built:
→ midjourney for the stills, seedance to animate them, suno for the song
→ both characters keep the same face and costume in every cut
→ fast camera moves hide where one generation ends and the next begins
→ the song has lyrics, so it plays like a music video
→ the fight stops before it's settled, so you want the next part
two minutes is long for ai. most clips you see are ten seconds because every extra shot is another roll of the dice. this one holds together because the faces never drift
the value is in the series. same two characters, one fight per episode, and every part sends people to the next one
it also works as a pitch. a festival or a game studio sees a full trailer that needed no crew and no motion capture
lock your characters in a few midjourney stills first, then animate shot by shot. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the hardest part of a two-minute ai film is getting the same face to show up twice
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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was supposed to take a quick look and ended up walking the whole floor
@tavus builds AI you talk to face to face, in real time. they put an entire office of them together
every desk greets you on its own. the front desk asks what you're here to build, partnerships asks if cing a pitch, and the founder waves you into his office
it felt like showing up for a first day at a company where nobody is human
@tavus builds AI you talk to face to face, in real time. they put an entire office of them together
every desk greets you on its own. the front desk asks what you're here to build, partnerships asks if cing a pitch, and the founder waves you into his office
it felt like showing up for a first day at a company where nobody is human
I asked Claude to build an office for the @tavus PALs...
I was not expecting it to build THAT kind of office
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A GEISHA FIGHTS A LION DANCE BEAST ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS OF A CITY
15,000 likes
two minutes of animated action. a white-faced geisha with a sword asks a shishimai, the lion from japanese festival dances, to hand over a seal. it refuses, and the fight runs across rooftops and over built:
→ midjourney for the stills, seedance to animate them, suno for the song
→ both characters keep the same face and costume in every cut
→ fast camera moves hide where one generation ends and the next begins
→ the song has lyrics, so it plays like a music video
→ the fight stops before it's settled, so you want the next part
two minutes is long for ai. most clips you see are ten seconds because every extra shot is another roll of the dice. this one holds together because the faces never drift
the value is in the series. same two characters, one fight per episode, and every part sends people to the next one
it also works as a pitch. a festival or a game studio sees a full trailer that needed no crew and no motion capture
lock your characters in a few midjourney stills first, then animate shot by shot. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the hardest part of a two-minute ai film is getting the same face to show up twice
15,000 likes
two minutes of animated action. a white-faced geisha with a sword asks a shishimai, the lion from japanese festival dances, to hand over a seal. it refuses, and the fight runs across rooftops and over built:
→ midjourney for the stills, seedance to animate them, suno for the song
→ both characters keep the same face and costume in every cut
→ fast camera moves hide where one generation ends and the next begins
→ the song has lyrics, so it plays like a music video
→ the fight stops before it's settled, so you want the next part
two minutes is long for ai. most clips you see are ten seconds because every extra shot is another roll of the dice. this one holds together because the faces never drift
the value is in the series. same two characters, one fight per episode, and every part sends people to the next one
it also works as a pitch. a festival or a game studio sees a full trailer that needed no crew and no motion capture
lock your characters in a few midjourney stills first, then animate shot by shot. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the hardest part of a two-minute ai film is getting the same face to show up twice
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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Adam James Hill retweeted
a pug in a suit lip-syncs "a thousand miles" in the white chicks car scene, while his date in pearls holds a puppy
139,000 likes. people know the song from the first note, so the clip only has to deliver the face
which movie scene should get a pug cast next?
139,000 likes. people know the song from the first note, so the clip only has to deliver the face
which movie scene should get a pug cast next?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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a pug in a suit lip-syncs "a thousand miles" in the white chicks car scene, while his date in pearls holds a puppy
139,000 likes. people know the song from the first note, so the clip only has to deliver the face
which movie scene should get a pug cast next?
139,000 likes. people know the song from the first note, so the clip only has to deliver the face
which movie scene should get a pug cast next?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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a white kitten waits by the elevator. the doors open and a second kitten walks out holding a bouquet of roses
2.8 million likes on ten seconds made in higgsfield. no words and no text on screen, so it works in every language
would you send this to someone instead of real flowers?
2.8 million likes on ten seconds made in higgsfield. no words and no text on screen, so it works in every language
would you send this to someone instead of real flowers?
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Adam James Hill retweeted
computer use, then browser use, now phone use. most of what people actually do still happens in apps with no api, like uber, instagram or their bank. an agent that taps through the app itself skips the integration problem entirely
defining a new category: phone-use
an mcp/api that gives ai agents their own phones
cloud phones. real androids. real iphones.
tell your agent what to do, and it can operate a phone just like you do.
today, ai agents face three fundamental problems and phoneuse solves them 🧵
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computer use, then browser use, now phone use. most of what people actually do still happens in apps with no api, like uber, instagram or their bank. an agent that taps through the app itself skips the integration problem entirely
defining a new category: phone-use
an mcp/api that gives ai agents their own phones
cloud phones. real androids. real iphones.
tell your agent what to do, and it can operate a phone just like you do.
today, ai agents face three fundamental problems and phoneuse solves them 🧵
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A KNIGHT IN FULL ARMOR CHASED A TINY KITTEN IN A CAPE THROUGH A FOREST
5.6 million views
it opens through the knight's eyes, two steel gauntlets reaching for a kitten in a little white cape. the kitten bolts, the knight chases it across a meadow and over a mossy log, and it he kitten up in the snow
why it works:
→ the first shot is from inside the helmet, so you're the knight before you know it
→ huge armor next to a tiny kitten is the whole contrast in one frame
→ it's lit like a fantasy film: golden light, fog, tall trees
→ the cape turns the kitten into a character, not just a pet
→ 14 seconds, no dialogue, the song carries it
this is a mood clip, and mood clips get saved more than shared. people set them as wallpapers, so a pack of stills from the same world is the easiest thing to sell off the back of one
the pair is the asset. the same knight and the same kitten in a new place every week is a series, not a one-off
pick a big-and-small pair, make one cinematic still and animate a short chase. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
would you follow a whole series of these two?
5.6 million views
it opens through the knight's eyes, two steel gauntlets reaching for a kitten in a little white cape. the kitten bolts, the knight chases it across a meadow and over a mossy log, and it he kitten up in the snow
why it works:
→ the first shot is from inside the helmet, so you're the knight before you know it
→ huge armor next to a tiny kitten is the whole contrast in one frame
→ it's lit like a fantasy film: golden light, fog, tall trees
→ the cape turns the kitten into a character, not just a pet
→ 14 seconds, no dialogue, the song carries it
this is a mood clip, and mood clips get saved more than shared. people set them as wallpapers, so a pack of stills from the same world is the easiest thing to sell off the back of one
the pair is the asset. the same knight and the same kitten in a new place every week is a series, not a one-off
pick a big-and-small pair, make one cinematic still and animate a short chase. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
would you follow a whole series of these two?
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Adam James Hill retweeted
krea 3 ultra and microsoft's mai-image-2.6 both sit at 1151 elo on artificial analysis image editing
an independent lab tied microsoft on blind votes
an independent lab tied microsoft on blind votes
today, Krea 3 makes it to the top of image arenas.
- "Fast" pushes the pareto curve of speed and quality.
- "Ultra" ranks top-4, only surpassed by OpenAI models.
the only company valued under $1T in the top-10!
more below 👇
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krea 3 ultra and microsoft's mai-image-2.6 both sit at 1151 elo on artificial analysis image editing
an independent lab tied microsoft on blind votes
an independent lab tied microsoft on blind votes
today, Krea 3 makes it to the top of image arenas.
- "Fast" pushes the pareto curve of speed and quality.
- "Ultra" ranks top-4, only surpassed by OpenAI models.
the only company valued under $1T in the top-10!
more below 👇
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NEMO TOOK ON BRUCE THE SHARK IN A GAME OF SOCCER ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
9.5 million views
nemo is dribbling a soccer ball across the sand while bruce the shark, crush the turtle and dory try to take it off him. he keeps slipping past all of them
why it works:
→ every character ople saw as kids
→ there are painted lines on the seabed, so it reads as a real match instantly
→ the moves are copied from a famous mesut özil play, so football fans recognize them
→ a shark chasing a tiny fish gives the clip its stakes
→ 15 seconds, no dialogue, it plays in any country
this was made with higgsfield genjutsu, which takes the motion from a real video and puts new characters into it. the footwork comes from actual match footage, only the fish are generated
recast clips like this get shared by two crowds at once, pixar fans and football fans. keep in mind these are disney characters, so this works for reach, not for anything you plan to sell
pick a famous sports moment with clean footage, make one still of your character on the same field and transfer the motion. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
which sports moment should get the cartoon treatment next?
9.5 million views
nemo is dribbling a soccer ball across the sand while bruce the shark, crush the turtle and dory try to take it off him. he keeps slipping past all of them
why it works:
→ every character ople saw as kids
→ there are painted lines on the seabed, so it reads as a real match instantly
→ the moves are copied from a famous mesut özil play, so football fans recognize them
→ a shark chasing a tiny fish gives the clip its stakes
→ 15 seconds, no dialogue, it plays in any country
this was made with higgsfield genjutsu, which takes the motion from a real video and puts new characters into it. the footwork comes from actual match footage, only the fish are generated
recast clips like this get shared by two crowds at once, pixar fans and football fans. keep in mind these are disney characters, so this works for reach, not for anything you plan to sell
pick a famous sports moment with clean footage, make one still of your character on the same field and transfer the motion. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
which sports moment should get the cartoon treatment next?
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Adam James Hill retweeted
two swordsmen fighting through a neon dojo, made with seedance 2.5, midjourney for the stills and suno for the music
42,000 likes. three tools and no film crew
which anime fight should get this treatment next?
42,000 likes. three tools and no film crew
which anime fight should get this treatment next?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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Adam James Hill retweeted
THE HALLOWEEN PARTY WAS NORMAL UNTIL MICHAEL MYERS FOUND THE KEYBOARD
192,000 likes
a packed costume party where every horror icon showed up: pennywise, freddy, the nun, leatherface, even a xenomorph in the back. michael myers walks up to the dj table and starts playing, and t next to him
the story is in the setup:
→ every face in the room is a horror movie you've seen
→ michael never says a word, he just plays, which is exactly him
→ pennywise dancing is the reaction shot people screenshot
→ party lights and haze hide the small ai mistakes
→ 25 seconds, and the close-up on pennywise at the end sends you back to the start
a halloween clip with no story dies fast. this one has a twist, a reaction and a crowd of cameos in one shot
cameo crowds are cheap to make now. one scene, ten famous characters, and people hunt for their favorite in the background, which keeps them watching
make one wide still of the party with your cameos placed in it, then animate the main action. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the scariest thing in that room is the setlist
192,000 likes
a packed costume party where every horror icon showed up: pennywise, freddy, the nun, leatherface, even a xenomorph in the back. michael myers walks up to the dj table and starts playing, and t next to him
the story is in the setup:
→ every face in the room is a horror movie you've seen
→ michael never says a word, he just plays, which is exactly him
→ pennywise dancing is the reaction shot people screenshot
→ party lights and haze hide the small ai mistakes
→ 25 seconds, and the close-up on pennywise at the end sends you back to the start
a halloween clip with no story dies fast. this one has a twist, a reaction and a crowd of cameos in one shot
cameo crowds are cheap to make now. one scene, ten famous characters, and people hunt for their favorite in the background, which keeps them watching
make one wide still of the party with your cameos placed in it, then animate the main action. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
the scariest thing in that room is the setlist
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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two swordsmen fighting through a neon dojo, made with seedance 2.5, midjourney for the stills and suno for the music
42,000 likes. three tools and no film crew
which anime fight should get this treatment next?
42,000 likes. three tools and no film crew
which anime fight should get this treatment next?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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a cat food brand put its ad on the "state property" audio and got 245,000 likes
kittens in a truck, one wearing the can as a hat. the product is on screen the whole time and nobody minds
would you buy the cat food after this?
kittens in a truck, one wearing the can as a hat. the product is on screen the whole time and nobody minds
would you buy the cat food after this?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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Adam James Hill retweeted
REAL OR AI? A CAT WALKED DOWN THE STREET ON TWO LEGS
102,000 likes
a tabby strolls along an empty road on its hind legs, stops, looks straight at the camera like it got caught, then keeps walking
what to check before you vote:
→ the walk has weight, every step lands with a to check the camera, the exact beat of a real cat caught doing something
→ the tail balances the body the way it should
→ handheld, low angle, plain street, nothing looks staged
→ 7 seconds, which leaves no time to spot a mistake
the creator tags it #aicat and people still argue about it. that argument is a big part of how it passed 100k
"pet does one human thing" is about the cheapest format there is: one real-looking street, one animal, one impossible move. no set, no actors, short enough to loop
start from a still of a real-looking cat on a plain street and animate one human move. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
real or ai, would you have believed it?
102,000 likes
a tabby strolls along an empty road on its hind legs, stops, looks straight at the camera like it got caught, then keeps walking
what to check before you vote:
→ the walk has weight, every step lands with a to check the camera, the exact beat of a real cat caught doing something
→ the tail balances the body the way it should
→ handheld, low angle, plain street, nothing looks staged
→ 7 seconds, which leaves no time to spot a mistake
the creator tags it #aicat and people still argue about it. that argument is a big part of how it passed 100k
"pet does one human thing" is about the cheapest format there is: one real-looking street, one animal, one impossible move. no set, no actors, short enough to loop
start from a still of a real-looking cat on a plain street and animate one human move. image-to-video off one still is the cheapest way in
real or ai, would you have believed it?
5.9 million likes for 12 seconds of kittens walking out of a tree
that clip follows one of 7 formats behind almost every viral ai video right now. all 7 inside, with the numbers and the money x.com/i/article/2111…
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