Changelog

This edition, dated 6 November 2026, replaces the edition of 31 October 2026. Each topic shows its last-reviewed date (see Sources and changelog → Last reviewed).

What changed in this edition:

• The Guide is rebuilt as 19 chapters that follow the production path, each split into sections, with one home per subject and a page per topic. Old addresses forward to the new pages.

• In every topic the method comes first; the tool steps sit in one "Do it yourself" block at its end.

• Every prompt is written for this guide, with invented brands. Creators are credited by name and link; no creator's prompt text is reproduced.

• Every method carries its evidence label; house rules read "(decided)"; options name their trigger.

• New chapters: Sound design and mix, Genres, Tools at a glance, Glossary, and this one, Sources and changelog. Start here adds reading paths.

• Stylised films make their stills in Seedream 5.0 Pro. GPT Image keeps two jobs: transparent cut-outs, and graphics with text, which include every staging map and position image.

• A storyboard is never attached to any generation. Nothing is fixed pixel by pixel. The client's product is always pristine.

• Video runs in a sample batch with two 480p drafts per sample shot, then production batches. Background life is 2–4 natural motions outdoors and 0–1 in a quiet room.

• Speaking shots move gently during the words. Route 2 is the Arabic default and Route 1 an option for close-up hero lines. Seedance never voices Arabic, crowd murmur included.

• Suno makes all music, hero tracks included. Each on-screen line is placed in its shot's space with the dry take kept beneath.

• Grain goes on once; gate weave only for film-era looks. The 25 fps TV version is made by speed-up. Short social ads are mastered at −14 LUFS beside the −16 online master.

• The Guide teaches no experiments: only checks of one asset, and measurements from takes made anyway.