I wanted to take a break from horror, sci-fi, and big action pieces to explore something a bit more quirky and intimate, and focus on exposition and characterization. Generative AI is an incredible tool to quickly establish aesthetics, tone, palette, and texture. But I was curious—how far could I push these tools with actual characterization and dialogue? For this short—set in Brooklyn, 1989, inside a magical bookstore in Little Tokyo—I chose an intimate location as my creative sandbox. I wanted to rely entirely on dialogue, character body language and facial expressions, as well as interaction, to see if I could convey a believable, grounded scene—one in which the characters not only feel real but are also aware of each other and the space they inhabit. I’m barely scratching the surface, but... I think the characters have some degree of personality. * Images: MidJourney 6.1 + Magnific * Motion: Kling 1.6 * Performance Capture & Facial Animation: Runway Gen-3 Act 1 * Voice-over: Eleven Labs Voice-to-Voice * Editing & Sound Design: CapCut Mobile #AI #GenAI #Kling #midjourney #sora #Luma #magnific #Runway #Act1 #Gen3 #ElevenLabs #CapCut #FilmMaking #storytelling