First Scene 01 video pilot accepted
SH03 became the first accepted Flow/Omni dialogue render. The Adams attached voice reads higher, sharper, and more intense than Franklin, giving useful character contrast.
About
A small film project, a workflow experiment, and a public progress room.
This site is for friends and collaborators who want to understand what I am making without needing to read every production note. The film is a theatrical scene about Franklin and Adams working toward the phrase that will become "self-evident"; the process is a test of how script, reference images, voice tests, and AI video renders can become something coherent.
Current focus
Scene 01 has an accepted pilot for every shot except two.
SH01 and SH02 are now accepted alongside SH03 and the SH06-SH10 run, leaving only Adams's two pushback beats, SH04 and SH05, without video. In parallel, work has started on a new Shot 00 prologue and a Messenger-light interstitial pattern for transitions between shots and scenes.
Active pathGoogle Flow/Omni video pilots
Accepted pilots11 clips across 8 story beats
Current pressure pointSH04/SH05 video; interstitial grammar still being tuned
Next visible actions
Keep the render tests narrow and measurable.
01
Render the last two Scene 01 video pilots: SH04 and SH05.
02
Lock the opening sequence: Shot 00 prologue, then credits/narrator material, then SH01.
03
Pick an interstitial direction: combine the committee-room fidelity of the tighter tests with the haze and Messenger-light intensity of the more atmospheric ones.
04
Decide how to handle Google Flow/Omni's visible export watermark before committing to a final delivery pipeline.
05
Review Ed's cloned voice against the earlier ElevenLabs reads and settle on a narrator voice.
Production state
The control package is now producing usable video.
Accepted video pilotsSH01, SH02, SH03, SH06A/B, SH07, SH08A/B, SH09A/B, SH10
Continuation methodSave Frame bridging + split action/dialogue clips
Still needs videoSH04, SH05
Production pathGoogle Flow/Omni only, watermark under review
Recent work
What changed since the first review hub went live.
Save Frame practice added
Save Frame is now the default continuity tool when a clip needs to begin from an approved final frame, especially for handoffs, exits, entrances, and prop changes.
SH06 split render accepted
Franklin's long definition beat was split into SH06A and SH06B. The continuation held together well across two 10-second generations.
SH07 continuation accepted
The SH07 retry confirmed that continuation prompting works when the intended final frame is used as the bridge.
SH08 scope tightened
Near-miss and rejected attempts showed wrong exit direction, duplicate Franklin, duplicate candles, and voice drift. SH08 is now only the candle pickup and line.
SH08 split into action and dialogue
Asking one render for candle pickup, standing, and speech at once diluted the prompt. Splitting into a silent SH08A action clip and a separate SH08B dialogue clip fixed it, and both were accepted.
Native Omni voices assigned
John Adams now uses Omni's Sadachbia voice and Ben Franklin uses Algenib. The ElevenLabs reads below were the original casting exploration; dialogue generation has since moved to Flow/Omni's native voices.
SH09 and SH10 accepted
SH09 followed the same split-beat pattern: Adams's "don't be long" line, then Franklin's exit through the garden door. SH10 closes the scene with Adams writing alone. Every shot from SH06 through SH10 now has an accepted pilot.
Shot 00 prologue concept added
A new shot opens the film before the committee room: Franklin reveals he has been approached by unknown visitors. Proposed order is Shot 00, then credits/narrator material, then SH01.
SH01 and SH02 accepted
Both of the scene's opening dialogue shots now have accepted Flow/Omni renders. Testing accepted clips together in Flow's Scenebuilder tool surfaced a brightness mismatch on SH03 to address later with color correction or a transition.
Messenger-light interstitial tests
Three exploratory renders led to a working transition grammar: a lit room that quickly darkens as narrator voice-over and Messenger lights appear, meant for use between shots and scenes.
Interstitial style narrowed to two directions
Six more interstitial tests were reviewed. Three read strongest for Messenger-light atmosphere and two for approved committee-room continuity; the likely direction combines both.
Ed's cloned voice added as narrator candidate
A voice clone test joins the narrator search, to be weighed against the earlier ElevenLabs reads. Narrator voice remains unfinalized.
Storyboard
The full Scene 01 panel board is restored as a standalone page.
The panel board includes SH01 through SH10 with keyframes, dialogue beats, motion notes, continuity notes, and render priorities. It is the director-facing map for moving from approved stills into video.
Open storyboardScene 01 - The Committee
Only SH04 and SH05 are left without video.
SH01
Establish the committee room
Pilot accepted
- Camera
- Camera A
- Duration
- 8-10 sec
SH02
Franklin objects to the wording
Pilot accepted
- Camera
- Camera C
- Duration
- 5-7 sec
SH03
Adams attacks "sacred"
Pilot accepted
- Camera
- Camera B
- Duration
- 12-16 sec
SH04
Adams attacks "undeniable"
Keyframe approved, video pending
- Camera
- Camera C
- Duration
- 10-13 sec
SH05
Adams asks the question
Keyframe approved, video pending
- Camera
- Camera B
- Duration
- 7-9 sec
SH06A/B
Franklin defines the missing word
Two accepted clips
- Camera
- Camera C
- Duration
- Split render
SH07
A word for the feeling
Pilot accepted
- Camera
- Camera A
- Duration
- 10 sec
SH08A/B
Franklin takes the candle
Two accepted clips
- Camera
- Camera A/C
- Duration
- Split render
SH09A/B
Franklin exits to the garden
Two accepted clips
- Camera
- Camera A
- Duration
- Split render
SH10
Adams alone
Pilot accepted
- Camera
- Camera A/B
- Duration
- 8-12 sec
Voice Lab
ElevenLabs reads test how character and narrator voice change the line.
These are test renders of a line from the play using four different ElevenLabs character voices. The goal was not final casting; it was to hear how age, pace, warmth, and argument change the dramatic shape of the same material. Production dialogue has since moved to Flow/Omni's native voices: John Adams uses Sadachbia, Ben Franklin uses Algenib. These four reads remain here as the original casting exploration.
ElevenLabs voice render
Jon
Warm and grounded storyteller direction; useful as a calmer Franklin-leaning benchmark.
ElevenLabs voice render
Grandpa Spuds Oxley
Older, characterful read for testing how much age and texture the line can carry.
ElevenLabs voice render
George
Warm, captivating storyteller option; a polished baseline for narration or reflective delivery.
ElevenLabs voice render
Adam
Sharper named option for testing whether the performance can support Adams's argumentative edge.
The narrator voice is still unfinalized, separate from the two character voices above. Ed's cloned voice is the newest candidate, alongside the earlier ElevenLabs reads.
ElevenLabs voice clone
Ed
Cloned voice test; newest narrator candidate, still pending review against the earlier reads.
Scene 01
The Committee is now a video-render test bed.
Scene 01 is where the project is proving whether a theatrical exchange can survive current AI video constraints: recurring faces, seated blocking, candle continuity, dialogue rhythm, and editable shot length. As of late July, every Scene 01 shot has an accepted pilot except SH04 and SH05. A new Shot 00 prologue and a Messenger-light interstitial pattern are being developed to open the film and bridge its transitions.
Scene 02
The garden remains the tonal destination.
The garden material is still the emotional contrast point: quieter, more reflective, and more atmospheric. The Messenger-light visual grammar being developed for Scene 01's transitions is intended to carry through here too.
Decisions locked
The working rules are becoming clear.
SH03 is the first accepted Flow/Omni video render test; Adams voice and lip sync are promising.
SH06 should stay split across SH06A and SH06B because Omni's 10-second limit can still preserve one dramatic thought with Save Frame bridging.
SH07 works as a continuation after SH06 when the correct saved final frame is selected.
SH08 should no longer include the exit walk. Keep it to the candle handoff and line delivery; SH09 handles the crossing.
Any shot that changes candle state or crosses the stage is split into a silent action clip (A) and a dialogue clip (B). This fixed instruction dilution on SH08 and SH09 and is now the default pattern for multi-beat shots.
Native Omni dialogue voices are the production voice path: John Adams uses Sadachbia, Ben Franklin uses Algenib.
Scene 01 opens with a new Shot 00: Franklin reveals he has been approached by unknown visitors, followed by opening credits/narrator material, then SH01.
Interstitial transitions use a lit-room-to-dark Messenger-light grammar with narrator voice-over, generated as full 10-second Omni clips, reused between shots and scenes rather than as a one-off fix.