Justin Hackney

Co-founder Wonder Studios | ex-CD ElevenLabs | Realdreams ✨ Biological boot-loader with questions.. fine tuning the sim 🤘

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

BAFTA award winning editor makes an ai film with @WonderStudiosX + @capcutapp

This is just the beginning.. film screening going down in our creative studio / church tomorrow night 😮

🍿 🎥 🤘 🤖

[Wonder Studios @WonderStudiosX]

Here's a peek into @HalWatmough 's (@___Edit9) filmmaking workflow in @capcutapp 🎬

This clip of Shona was built frame by frame - starting with a character reference image generated in Nano Banana, fed into an agent as the first frame, then iterated with cinematic prompts: handheld, dynamic, specific lighting and camera preferences.

The magic is in the back-and-forth. You see what works, give feedback, get suggestions, and fine-tune, without rolling from scratch every time. The agent holds all your references so your vision stays consistent throughout.

This is what AI-assisted storytelling looks like in practice. ✨

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

Such a shame that the trolls got to a creative trying to push the boundaries with technology. Animation as an art form has been been driven by new tools and technology since its the very beginning..

But trolls get a hold of the narrative, manifesting serious negative actions in the very place where a creative like this should be..

This is a loss for creativity as a whole.. and a huge shame that bullying and misinformed fear mongering got the best of this one.

[el.cine @EHuanglu]

just copy the prompt below and paste on Utopai

the PAI agent turns it into script, create storyline, generate clips and edit all by itself

prompt:

High-energy 3D CGI animated comedy short, Pixar quality, ultra-detailed character animation, exaggerated physics, vibrant colors, warm orange kitchen lighting with glowing flames, bright daylight city streets, dynamic camera work with fast pans, tilts and dramatic angles, subtle motion blur on fast movements, comedic timing and expressions, upbeat energetic music with whooshes and impacts.

**Main Character Casting Descriptions:**
- **Pizza Chef - Jack (main actor in kitchen)**: Early 50s energetic male, messy silver hair, large prominent nose, thick expressive eyebrows, sharp intense eyes, fair skin with slight blush from heat. Wears white double-breasted chef jacket, wear white chef hat with text “el.cine” in front, gree neckerchief. Highly animated face — furrowed brows, focused squint, dramatic determination turning to exhaustion.
- **Pizza Delivery Guy - Tom (main actor on street/scooter)**: Late teens/early 20s lanky male, long blue hair, huge expressive brown eyes, long nose, very animated facial expressions (surprise, determination, panic, relief). Wears white helmet with spinning yellow propeller on to, light blue leather with text el.cine at back, white pants, sneakers. Fast, exaggerated movements.
- **Customer (final shot)**: Large, middle-aged stern woman, brown hair, heavy eyebrows, downturned mouth, wearing beige suit jacket, white shirt, dark trousers. Standing in doorway with impatient/annoyed expression.

SHOT 1 (0:00–0:02) – Cinematic fast motion, dramatic low angle with subtle Dutch tilt and intense push-in: fast push from kitchen wide shot to close up on the Pizza Chef’s face in the bustling kitchen. He grips the large pepperoni pizza on a metal tray with raw, over-the-top determination — brows dramatically furrowed into deep angry V-shapes, eyes sharply narrowed with a fierce glint and slight crazy wideness at the edges, teeth gritted in heroic effort, dramatic sweat beads flying off his forehead. Bright orange flames explode upward from the pizza in the foreground with massive sparks and heat waves licking toward his face.
Dynamic camera orbits left while pushing in for maximum tension, subtle motion blur on the flames. Background shows chaotic kitchen with stacked pizza boxes, glowing ovens, and flying embers.

SHOT 2 (0:02–0:04) – Medium close-up, eye-level: Chef lifts the flaming pizza higher with both hands, leans forward, eyes wide with concentration as flames lick upward toward his face.

SHOT 3 (0:04–0:06) – Medium shot, eye-level, dynamic pan: Chef dramatically spins the flaming pizza on the peel in a huge fiery arc above his head, left hand on forehead in dramatic pose, right arm extended. Flames trail in a perfect circle.

SHOT 4 (0:06–0:08) – Low-angle dramatic shot looking up: Chef tosses the flaming pizza high into the air with both hands. The camera follows the spinning fiery pizza as it arcs toward the ceiling tiles.

SHOT 5 (0:08–0:10) – Extreme low-angle on ceiling: The flaming pizza spins in a perfect circle of fire against the tiled ceiling, sparks flying.

SHOT 6 (0:10–0:12) – Wide dynamic shot, low angle: Chef does a full acrobatic flip in mid-air, upside-down, catching the flaming pizza behind his back while still in the air.

SHOT 7 (0:12–0:14) – Wide action shot, eye-level: Chef lands in a wide stance, spins the flaming pizza on one hand like a basketball, then dramatically throws it forward toward the open doorway with full body power, flames trailing, quick push in and follow the close up of the flying pizza in slow motion

SHOT 8 (0:14–0:16) – Medium shot on street, eye-level: Pizza Delivery Guy stands outside the shop holding an empty pizza box, looking down at his watch with bored expression, propeller on helmet slowly spinning.

SHOT 9 (0:16–0:18) – Medium close-up, eye-level: Chef (partially visible inside doorway) throws the flaming pepperoni pizza directly toward the Delivery Guy. Delivery Guy looks up with wide-eyed shock.

SHOT 10 (0:18–0:20) – Medium shot, eye-level: slow motion, close up of the flaming pizza flies straight into the open pizza box held by the Delivery Guy. Flames whoosh past his face as he catches it perfectly.

SHOT 11 (0:20–0:22) – Close-up on Delivery Guy’s face: His eyes go extremely wide in surprise, mouth open, propeller spinning faster, and talk excitedly

SHOT 12 (0:22–0:24) – Extreme close-up on smartphone screen held in hand: Red digital timer clearly shows “00:30” counting down.

SHOT 13 (0:24–0:26) – Close-up on Delivery Guy’s face: Expression changes from shock to intense determination — eyebrows lowered, mouth set in a smirk, eyes focused.

SHOT 14 (0:26–0:50 end) – Wide tracking shot from behind, fast-paced: Delivery Guy jumps on his purple scooter and speeds away down the sunny city street, pizza box secured on the back. Camera follows as he weaves between cars, jumps over red-and-white construction barriers, rides up stairs, does rooftop jumps, and finally stops smoothly in front of a house. He turns with a confident smile as the stern Customer opens the door and stares at him and says with an angry tone “you are late” cut to Tom smiling awkwardly and scratch the back of his head, he takes the pizza from his back and suddenly he slide and fall down on the ground

Cinematic 3D CGI animation style, highly exaggerated comedic action, perfect continuity of the flaming pizza and characters, dynamic camera movements exactly matching the original video’s pacing, framing, and energetic tone. Photorealistic 3D render quality, 1080p, 24fps.

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

@parazar @splinetool @omma_ai Cue romantic slightly sensual music

[Joseph Azar @parazar]

Built a pottery app today, where your real hands throw virtual clay 🏺

Hand tracking > clay deformation > real-time physics

No controller. No stylus. Just hands.

Everything built within @omma_ai + threejs
Model of the puppet hand: credit to LiamVandeWouwer (SketchFab)

[Coworker.ai @coworkerapp]

Token costs are exploding

Companies have to choose: cut AI spend or cut people?

Coworker is the 3rd option

> Same frontier AI
> Chat, Cowork, Code
> 5X more tokens per dollar

Live today.

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

@venturetwins lol this is so on point

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

AI cinema needs its own stage.
WONDER TV is live.

Curated films.
Creator payouts.
No algorithm.

Huge shout out to all the filmmakers on the first lineup 👁️

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

@henrydaubrez Say whaaaaa

[Wonder Studios @WonderStudiosX]

Something big is happening 🎬

Join us for the grand opening celebration and the launch of Beyond the Loop, Season 2: an evening of cocktails and canapés, candid conversations with the people shaping the future of AI and film, and a first look at what's ahead.

The night ends with the world premiere of The Trials, screened at sunset 🌅

This one's a moment - come be part of it.

Limited spots available - https://t.co/7vgg74sLDK

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

Sign up here 🤘 https://t.co/CJ8Vs7KeF1

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

LIVE STREAM LATER TODAY! MASTER AI WORKFLOWS, Q&A AND EPIC DISCOUNTS CODES ON @magnific (formerly Freepik)!

All on the Wonder Studios APP! https://t.co/fCyvAQJVNu

Join us live and you'll get:
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-available now in the Perks section of the app

@martinleblanc is an absolute legend in this space.. excited for this one

Don't miss it - Link in the comments 👇🏼

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

@mom_agency_ yeah i watch the office everyday and i say... this is needed.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Peter Jackson on AI being used in film

“I don’t dislike it at all ... to me, it’s just a special effect"

“As long as you’ve licensed the rights to do that off the person you’re showing, I don’t see the issue"

🎥 @Blewis1103

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

@aifilmmaker I need this prompt in my life bro.

Let me jump into this latent space right now

[Xavier Collins @_Xaviercollins_]

A cup of coffee a month = great perks, great content and great people

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

My life right now

[Cipher @Cipher_twt]

So true

[Justin Hackney @JustinHackney33]

@Markoslavnic @runwayml Writing on this one is top.
Incredible comedic timing..
Really great work here man!

Want to see more of this world for reals

[Marko Slavnic @Markoslavnic]

The quality of animation you can create on your own is truly amazing. We really are just limited by our imaginations at this point. Go tell your story!

Made in @runwayml in a few hours and a handful of gens.