How I Made My First AI-Native Film: The Old Man & The Bee
db clay describes making a personal short film in about a day for under $100 with generative tools. The post compares each of the five steps with a traditional film workflow.
Key points
- Use a chatbot as a sparring partner for the script, not a ghostwriter
- Break the script into beats that become prompts
- Base clips from Veo 3, then restyled stills in Midjourney Video
- Edit in a simple timeline tool and regenerate weak shots instead of patching them