This African Creator Just Made a Marvel-Budget Short Film With AI

01 · breaking news · ▶ on the show at 6:32

Suno 5.5 demo: humming, beatboxing and voice cloning

By BOOTOSHI

Chris called it, possibly, Andrew's favourite piece of news on the show in a while: a demo of the Suno 5.5 upgrade in which a creator hums, makes beats with his mouth and clones his own voice into finished tracks. Andrew had covered Suno on his own podcast that morning, including a feature that turns your singing into any genre. Chris, who used to turn train noises into thunderclaps with samplers at university, said none of this is new for producers, but Suno now does it for people without musical skill, with a full studio built in.

“It's basically what you would sound like if you was a Grammy award-winning singer.”Andrew Davis · ▶ 9:29

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02 · ▶ on the show at 16:48

The Lost Page (Runway Big Ad Contest)

By Paul Parsons

Our own entry to Runway's Big Ad Contest, made by producer Paul Parsons, mostly with Kling inside Runway. Entrants could pick a paperclip, a fizzy drink, an AA battery or a bookmark, or invent a product, and Paul spotted that hardly anyone was choosing the bookmark. It was a last-minute entry, but it was good to finally get some of our own work on the show after sharing everyone else's work for so long. The chat was kind: Glenn called Paul the goat, win or lose.

“It's so nice to have some of our work on the show.”Chris Branch · ▶ 18:04

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03 · ▶ on the show at 21:45

Dracula Sunscreen (Runway Big Ad Contest)

By Simon Meyer, Nik Behrendt

Chris didn't name the creator before playing it, and didn't need to. Dracula is sick of the dark and wants a normal summer, until he finds a super cheap sunscreen. Simon Meyer made it with Nik Behrendt: every shot was generated inside Runway, with the base images edited in Nano Banana and all the video generated with Kling. Chris put Simon's brilliance down to putting a spin on characters we all know, as with his Frankenstein piece, and landing a proper reward at the end. Glenn in the chat called him the king of the spin.

“It's always like a comedy skit throughout. He's thinking of his scenes, you can see his craft, and instantly you can see it's a Simon Meyer video.”Chris Branch · ▶ 23:33

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04 · ▶ on the show at 26:49

Energy Drink Ad (Runway Big Ad Contest)

By Amit Bimrot, Shefali Khoja

Written and directed by Amit Bimrot, with Shefali Khoja as creative director and producer. A normal bus ride turns into a wild one after a swig of an energy drink the team invented rather than the contest's own fizzy drink, signing off with "Shilajit never lets you down". Chris liked the visual style and the transformation, and it left both hosts struck by how differently everyone interpreted the same brief. With thousands of entries, they agreed judging this contest must be really hard.

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05 · ▶ on the show at 30:10

Even Mermaids Have Their Days Off (Runway Big Ad Contest)

By Itai Gal, Ariel Sagie

A tampon ad from Itai Gal and his wife Ariel Sagie, made with Nano Banana 2, Magnific Precise, Runway's new multi-shot feature and Kling 3.0 for most of the footage. A shark can smell blood from hundreds of metres away, so a mermaid on her period has a problem, unless she's using the right tampon. The hosts loved the light touch on a subject brands often find awkward, and said that if a big agency had made exactly the same ad, it would be up for awards. The hot water bottle on the tummy at the start was a nice detail.

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06 · ▶ on the show at 39:09

Runway Luggage Ad

By Runway

Runway made this luggage ad for itself, using its new ad concept app. As Chris explained, the team started from one suitcase and one reference image and let the app build the rest of the story through text prompts, from the ship with the cat to the tumble down the pyramid. He was a little annoyed, having had a very similar idea himself, and asked why every AI company isn't making watchable ads like this as proof of its own platform. It also led to a big thank you to Runway's creator partner programme.

“You have a general idea, you have two images, you come to Runway, you come out with an ad.”Chris Branch · ▶ 42:45

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07 · ▶ on the show at 46:23

Samsung Galaxy Ad (Samsung Austria)

By Wendelin Amtmann, Trippy Pictures

A real, official AI-generated ad for Samsung Galaxy and Samsung Electronics in Austria, made by the newly opened AI studio Trippy Pictures and produced by Wendelin Amtmann. It plays like a K-pop music video packed with products, mixing anime and live action, ending on "endless possibilities" and the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The hosts found it long and not made for them, which was the point: a viewer, Ziggurat, said it was spot on for its target audience, and another explained there is a huge K-pop scene in Austria.

“I may not personally like this, but does it move the needle with the people that it should do? Because that is the goal.”Chris Branch · ▶ 56:34

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08 · ▶ on the show at 58:01

Dreamina Launch Trailer

By The Dor Brothers

Dreamina commissioned well-known creators to show off Seedance as it became more widely available, and the Dor Brothers delivered an epic, rapid-fire trailer that hops between genres, with a prompt box popping up for each twist. The samurai who end up on a cooking show, chopping vegetables with mini daggers, got a laugh. Andrew said it nailed what a sports-hopping piece from a few weeks earlier hadn't quite managed, and the hosts called it a great brief for any tool maker: show everything the platform can do, with a story holding it together.

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09 · ▶ on the show at 1:09:23

Nokia 3310 Spec Ad

By Giancarlo Saldarriaga

A spec ad, not affiliated with Nokia, made after Giancarlo found his old 3310 in a drawer, using Nano Banana Pro and Kling 3.0 Omni in Freepik Spaces. The hosts loved the nostalgia, visuals, pacing and music, but felt it needed a payoff. Ziggurat in the chat said it stopped in the middle of a story, and the simplest fix suggested on air was to end on "to be continued". The heavily copyrighted soundtrack means this one is likely to be cut from the YouTube replay.

“We love the visuals for this one and the music choice and the pacing and the styling, but the payoff wasn't quite Simon Meyer's sunscreen on the Dracula.”Chris Branch · ▶ 1:11:38

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10 · ▶ on the show at 1:16:00

Grow-It and Shrink-It Ray Guns!

By Jeff Alu

The first piece in the submissions section: a retro TV ad for a fictitious toy from the past whose harmless looking shell hides disastrous consequences. Point the Grow-It Ray Gun at your toys and they grow and come to life, shrink your big sister, and soon the whole neighbourhood is in trouble. Jeff posted it back in December, and Chris said it didn't matter that it wasn't made with the latest models: Seedance would only have fixed a few physics issues, because the retro style and the idea carry it.

“It doesn't need to be Seedance. The idea shines through.”Chris Branch · ▶ 1:18:06

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11 · ▶ on the show at 1:19:34

Thirsty (Runway Big Ad Contest)

By Abhinava Sanyal

A horror comedy submitted to the show by one of our followers, taking the contest's fizzy drink brief to its extreme: FIZZ soda, so good that even the dead can't resist it. It was made with Nano Banana 2 and Kling 3.0 on Runway. Chris hadn't seen any other horror entries and loved that it made the brief personal. In the chat, Jimmy of 404 Films asked whether anyone was actually selling FIZZ, and Chris predicted brands will soon crowdsource thousands of ad ideas through AI platforms instead of going to one big agency.

“It's gonna happen in the near future. Mark my words on that.”Chris Branch · ▶ 1:23:10

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12 · ▶ on the show at 1:26:09

FIZZ: Not Feeling Like Yourself? (Runway Big Ad Contest)

By SAGE

SAGE, whom Chris met at the Bionic Awards, submitted his own fizzy drink entry: a live news report from street level as a giant monster stomps through the city. Chris believed it used Sora 2 and Kling 3, with no Seedance at all, and said VFX like this used to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The monster stayed consistent shot to shot, the physics held up, and the portaloo moment was hilarious. Andrew had already shared it on LinkedIn to promote the show.

“The VFX that we can do these days, guys, is crazy, isn't it? That isn't even with Seedance, that's with Kling and Sora 2.”Chris Branch · ▶ 1:27:41

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13 · ▶ on the show at 1:32:07

Conceptual short film / music video

By Jesús Terrada Gómez

Part short film, part music video, part spec ad: a piece full of heavy symbolism, 100% AI generated from the title card to the last frame, made with Kling 3.0, Nano Banana 2 and Seedance, all through Freepik. Its fast cuts and constant changes of style and character are what put it on the curation list. Andrew said it reminded him of a Gap ad, and Chris added it could be for Mango or any big clothing brand, Chris loved the seemingly effortless transitions, and the hosts agreed that only someone with a long art direction background could have envisioned it.

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14 · ▶ on the show at 1:35:45

A Short Film

By Malik Afegbua

The headline of the night, from a Bionic Award winner who didn't even give it a title. Reports say the moon is moving closer to Earth, and a city runs for its life as a giant wave hits, shot with swapping lenses, a fisheye camera on a dog's back and a shaky run up a staircase. Then it cuts to five years earlier, when the funding was cut. Chris said it was the payoff the Nokia ad was missing, and one of the best short films he'd seen. Andrew had been sent it too, via Anita.

“This short film really delivered everything: the premise, the characters, the VFX, the payoff.”Chris Branch · ▶ 1:42:10

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15 · ▶ on the show at 1:44:25

Wendy's Wonderful Dreamworld (Part One)

By Christopher Gwinn, Grindhouse Glitch

An AI fantasy film in Technicolor, from Christopher Gwinn of Grindhouse Glitch. Wendy, a depressed woman in drudgery-filled Victorian England, uses her dreams to escape to dazzling kingdoms of romance and adventure. The tool list came with the submission: Seedance, Grok Imagine, Nano Banana, ElevenLabs, Suno, Topaz and Magnific. The chat compared it to The Wizard of Oz and said it felt like a restored film, and the hosts loved how faithful it was to the era, down to the music, the speech and the camera drifting in and out.

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16 · ▶ on the show at 1:51:37

The Chronicles of Bone, Prologue Six: The Chosen Knight (trailer)

By Kavan the Kid

We had this ready for the week before but ran out of time, and the full episode went up within the hour before the show. The Chronicles of Bone is Freepik's first Original: Freepik co-produces whole projects with creators on its own suite, and Martin pointed out in the chat that creators keep 100% of the IP. Chris called Kavan Dave Clark level at this genre and said you can spot his signature style instantly. A viewer asked whether anyone worries about being sued when scenes come so close to existing films.

“Don't expect that you'll be able to use these AI platforms and make these amazing things straight away. This guy is Dave Clark levels.”Chris Branch · ▶ 1:53:58

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17 · ▶ on the show at 1:59:26

Runway Skateboarding

By Cristóbal Valenzuela

Chris closed the show solo after Andrew left for a hard stop, with a fun one from Runway's co-founder himself: animals of every kind skateboarding to a hip-hop track. Chris remembered when skateboarding was one of the things early video models got laughably wrong, with boards vanishing and riders flying off in random directions. Now the tricks look real enough to use. The chat loved it, from a cat double flip to a viewer with 20 years of boarding admitting the animals had them beat.

“I think the idea was just to say, look, this is where we're at now. You can have any animals getting any board.”Chris Branch · ▶ 2:03:24

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