Application field 01

AI video

Start with real finished works across micro-drama, comic drama, film and commercial video, then follow production, distribution and business decisions.

The work comes first

Start with these projects

Each project separates known outcomes and published process from business details that remain undisclosed.

Official Hongguo poster for season one of Wanyao Tulu Zhuan.View original work
The official poster identifies the work. Open season one on Hongguo; its heat metric changes over time.Poster source: Hongguo official work page; image served by the platform · Poster source · View original work

AI comic dramaCase study

Wanyao Tulu Zhuan: choosing a story, handling discarded shots and building a series

The hit has a documented choice and rework story, while shot-by-shot records and financial accounts remain unavailable.

Hongguo displays 49.59m heat and 81 episodesPlatform response · season one · Result source
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A 24-second drama sample: script, shot decisions and real errorsOpen the creator’s sample
The creator-published 24-second sample shows completion, not audience or income.Visual source: ZenStory official repository README; video hosted by the original repository · View original work

AI short dramaCase study

A 24-second drama sample: script, shot decisions and real errors

How a real sample was made from source text, storyboards and generated clips.

A 24-second vertical sample and an actual run logDocumented resultResult source
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An image in the Xiaoyunque creator interview shows The Accident's title and a school corridor.Watch original film
Watch episode one, then read how its makers handled characters, blocking and unexpected generated footage.Poster source: Image from the Xiaoyunque creator interview; episode one is on whata-ha's Douyin · Poster source · Watch original film

AI short dramaCase study

The Accident: how two students built a serial drama after an earlier attempt stalled

An earlier series that did not take off, a trailer that attracted attention, and the difficulties of keeping a serial story on screen.

Four episodes, roughly 30–40m views and over 2m likesReported audience response · interview date · Result source
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YouTube thumbnail for Robert Gaudette's original film.Watch original film
Watch the whole story, then see why the director rejected some visually strong shots.Poster source: Thumbnail from Robert Gaudette AI's YouTube film · Watch original film

AI filmCase study

A Face Only A Mother Could Love: keeping a character intact across an award-winning AI film

Some generated shots looked beautiful but made the character move unlike himself; the director discarded them.

Runway AI Festival Film Grand Prix; $50,000 cash prize listedFestival result · 2026Result source
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Thumbnail for Migration on Jeremy Higgins's Vimeo page.Watch original film
Watch the film, then compare storyboards, early generated backgrounds and rough cuts on Runway's behind-the-scenes page.Poster source: Thumbnail from Jeremy Higgins's Vimeo film; produced by Runway Studios · Watch original film

AI filmCase study

Migration: bringing hand-drawn characters and AI backgrounds into one film

This team drew its characters by hand, used AI to animate the world around them, and joined the two shot by shot.

Roughly two-minute finished film; first released Hundred Film Fund-supported filmPublicly documented resultResult source
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Tomorrow Is Monday: taking a rights-cleared story to a paid 50-episode comic dramaSearch the platform for the film
Open Tencent Video and search the exact title to watch the original. This is a platform search, not a verified permanent title URL; unverified reuploads are excluded.Entry source: Tencent Video search; co-producer Vidu and IP holder Yanyan Stories confirm release on Tencent Video and Douyin · Search the platform for the film

AI comic dramaCase study

Tomorrow Is Monday: taking a rights-cleared story to a paid 50-episode comic drama

Its reported commercial result comes with a specific production trail: choose a story people still discuss, establish rights and characters, then organize ten people to deliver fifty episodes.

The team said Douyin paid viewing covered costs within two weeksCommercial result · production-team interviewResult source
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Thumbnail for DEPT's official Pit Viper case film, which combines campaign footage and a production account.Watch original film
Watch DEPT's approximately 93-second case film with campaign footage and production context; it is not a standalone complete 30-second ad.Poster source: DEPT® official YouTube channel; linked from Google's case study · Watch original film

Commercial videoCase study

Pit Viper × DEPT: from a brand problem to an AI ad campaign

An eyewear brand needed a younger audience and had four weeks to launch. An official case film, an unchosen concept, the production method and media results are public; a standalone complete ad and financial ledger have not been verified.

10.3 million reached and $2.94 CPM (DEPT-reported)Campaign performance · agency-reportedResult source
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Explore by format

Different formats, different paths

AI comic drama

Serial works, character and shot consistency, audiences and sustained production.

2 published cases

AI short drama

From script and storyboard to finished video, release tests and the next episode.

2 published cases

AI film

Long-form storytelling, direction, compositing, sound and exhibition.

2 published cases

Commercial video

Client briefs, delivery, variants and payment in ads and branded films.

1 published case

How a work reaches its audience

Trace the work through its industry

Use this map to locate questions. The cases supply the actual decisions and results.

  1. 01

    Audience and premise

    Who is it for, and why did the client or creator choose this idea?

  2. 02

    Rights and script

    Can the source be used, and what becomes a filmable scene?

  3. 03

    Capabilities and production tools

    What did models and tools enable, and what did the makers decide?

  4. 04

    Characters and look

    How do characters and scenes remain recognizable across shots?

  5. 05

    Generation and rework

    Which errors occurred, and how were they found and corrected?

  6. 06

    Edit and sound

    How are shots selected, trimmed, voiced and delivered?

  7. 07

    Release and audience

    Where is it seen, and what does the response change?

  8. 08

    Revenue and continuation

    Who pays, and are costs and receipts documented?

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Material to inspect and build on

Creator samples, open projects and process notes are grouped by use. Check each item’s terms before reusing it.

Official code, weights and examples · Image and text to video

Wan2.2: open video models

The official repository lists models, examples and runtime requirements; compare version and compute needs before trying shots.

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Wan-Video / Alibaba
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Repository marked Apache-2.0; inspect weight and use terms for each model.
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Official downloadable workflow and guide · Shot input and generation

ComfyUI: Wan2.2 image-to-video workflow

The official guide links workflow JSON, nodes and model files so you can inspect the inputs of an image-to-video run.

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Comfy Org
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Guide and workflow are publicly accessible; verify model, input and commercial rights separately.
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Open production tool · Characters to voice

aid-studio: script to voice in one project

The public project covers script, assets, storyboards, video and voice; external model calls may add cost.

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gzxx-2025
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Repository MIT; external APIs and generated media have separate terms.
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Public source and usage notes · Planning to final video

ToonFlow: comic-drama pipeline

The project connects planning, writing, storyboards and output as another workflow to inspect; no case here is claimed to use it.

Shared by
Buhaoshawn
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Apache-2.0 with additional commercial terms; check the repository's terms for software redistribution.
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