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A short-film bot in six gated steps: pitch, lock, generate, edit, self-check, deliver

AI video projects drift: characters change faces and regenerations burn budget.

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Ben Truong (@bentruong) published Neon Director, a Grok Bot film crew that turns an idea into a short narrative film while you approve each step. 1) Pitch: a one-page act brief, script, and shot list you approve in text before anything is generated. 2) Lock: character costume anchors written word-for-word into every prompt plus identity checks. 3) Generate: stills, then 6-second Grok Imagine clips at 720p, a hard cap per act; if a shot fails twice, redesign instead of regenerating. 4) Edit: ffmpeg assembly, voice, licensed music, sound effects, HUD overlays. 5) Self-check: pacing, loudness, timing, sharpness, character consistency, as short text results. 6) Deliver: a 720p rough cut, one round of notes, then a 1080p final to Google Drive. Not affiliated with xAI.

What to install or create

Approve in text before spending generation; lock character anchors; cap retries.

Bots

  • Neon Director

    Pitch → lock → generate → edit → self-check → deliver.

Plugins

  • None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.

Routines

  • None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.

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Install click if you want it. The published prompt is still below for anyone who would rather paste.

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The prompt

This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/bentruong/status/2110455084815667212 (credit @bentruong).
  2. 2Install the author's template or write the six steps into your own video bot.
  3. 3Approve the one-page brief, script, and shot list before any generation.
  4. 4Write each character's costume anchor once and paste it word-for-word into every prompt.
  5. 5Set a clip cap per act and the 'fails twice, redesign' rule; review the 720p rough cut before the final.

Approval fence

Nothing is generated until you approve the pitch. Music must be licensed.

What to tweak

Steal 'fails twice → redesign, not regenerate' and the word-for-word costume anchors.

Source

Ben Truong @bentruong · Original post

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