The whole process of making a Pixar-style short film
Quy trình toàn bộ để tạo ra một bộ phim ngắn theo phong cách Pixar bằng AI. Sử dụng các mô hình video generation để tạo animation chuyên nghiệp với phong cách Disney/Pixar.
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- 10 Aug 2026
Inside this workflow
30 of 42 runs
Each run is the workflow’s own record: the model it called, the prompt it was given, and what came out.
- 01
Image node 6
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
character diagram
PromptMaintaining the consistency of the character characteristics in the picture, the scene is generated: a quiet and warm outdoor courtyard environment. The boy is sitting on a black old tire swing suspended by a thick rope. His body is slightly leaning forward, holding a thick book in his hand, his legs are hanging naturally, and his posture is quiet and relaxed. From a medium and long shot perspective, the background is a light-colored wall illuminated by the sun. There are mottled swaying tree shadows on the wall and ground. The ground has a natural texture with soil, fallen leaves and grass clippings. The atmosphere of the picture is soft, nostalgic, healing, and quiet. It has a retro movie feel and film tones, the light is warm afternoon sun, the light and dark levels are natural, and the colors are beige, brown, khaki and gray green; the clothing is changed to a cream white shirt, a caramel brown knitted vest, dark brown shorts, gray socks, and brown leather shoes. The overall material is soft and delicate, highlighting the poetry and real photography texture like a children's picture book. The picture is clear and natural, with rich details, the skin texture is clean and transparent, the depth of field is soft, the background is slightly blurred, super realistic, cinematic, and high quality.
- 02
Image node 6
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptMaintain the consistency of the character characteristics in the picture and generate a scene: a quiet and warm outdoor courtyard environment. The boy is sitting on a black old tire swing suspended by a thick rope. His body sits naturally upright, his posture is relaxed, his legs naturally droop, and his hands gently hold a thick book on his lap or Chest, head slightly raised, looking directly at the camera, eyes quiet, clear, with a sense of storytelling, medium and long shot, the background is a light-colored wall illuminated by the sun, with mottled swaying tree shadows on the wall and ground, and the ground has a natural texture of soil, fallen leaves and grass clippings , the atmosphere of the picture is soft, nostalgic, healing and quiet, with a retro movie feel and film tones, the light and dark levels are natural, the light is warm afternoon sun, the colors are beige, brown, khaki and gray green; the clothing is changed to cream white shirt inner layer, caramel brown knitted vest, dark brown Shorts, gray socks, and brown leather shoes. The overall material is soft and delicate, highlighting the poetry of children's picture books and the texture of real photography. The picture is clear and natural, rich in details, the skin texture is clean and transparent, the depth of field is soft, and the background is slightly blurred. It is ultra-realistic, cinematic, and high quality.
- 03
Image Node 2
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
image
PromptAdd detail to the character's skin and hair, but not too much
- 04
Image Node 3
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
image
PromptAdd details to the skin of the character's hands and legs, without moles (teenager setting)
- 05
Cinematic light and shadow correction
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
Prompt/
- 06
Image Node 29
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
image
image
PromptAccording to the storyboard script in Figure 1 and the scene in Figure 2, a 5x5 continuous storyboard is generated, with no borders and subtitles, and the frame size of each frame is 16:9
- 07
Image node 20
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptA 5x5 grid movie storyboard picture (no subtitles or borders), each frame is 16:9, 3D high-quality animation style (similar to Pixar/Disney), warm retro movie-like lighting, afternoon sunlight, mottled light and shadow of leaves. Environment: Outdoor backyard, light-colored mottled walls, dirt, sparse grass and brown leaves on the ground. The only character: maintain the same characteristics as the character in the reference picture, with short fluffy brown hair, big eyes, wearing a white shirt, beige V-neck knitted vest, brown shorts, gray socks and brown leather shoes. The order of the pictures is from left to right, top to bottom: 1. Close-up of leaves and sunlight; 2. Panorama of a boy sitting on a swing reading a book; 3. Medium shot of a side view reading; 4. Close-up of face focused on reading; 5. Over-the-shoulder shot of reading a book; 6. Special Write about fallen leaves falling; 7. Fallen leaves falling in mid-air; 8. Mid-shot fallen leaves falling towards the boy; 9. Fallen leaves falling on the book; 10. Close-up of fallen leaves on the book; 11. Close-up of the boy's eyes; 12. Boy's surprised expression; 13. Hands Reaching for the leaves; 14. Holding the petiole with fingers; 15. Picking up fallen leaves; 16. Lifting fallen leaves; 17. Subjective perspective of leaves blocking the sun; 18. Close-up of face illuminated by sunlight; 19. Close-up of sunlight penetrating leaf veins; 20. Upward shot of boy holding fallen leaves; 21. Boy smiling; 22. Boy lowering his hands to enjoy the breeze; 23. Panoramic view of boy relaxing on the swing; 24. Mottled light and shadow on the wall; 25. Panoramic view of the quiet swing. Cinematic light and shadow, depth of field effect, coherent storyboard layout
- 08
Image node 10
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptA movie storyboard contains nine 16:9 grid images, arranged in a 3x3 format. Global style settings: high-quality 3D animation style, Pixar/Disney texture, movie-level lighting, warm afternoon golden hour, mottled light and shadow. Character setting: A young boy with messy short brown hair, big green eyes, wearing a white shirt, beige knitted vest, brown shorts, gray stockings and brown lace-up leather shoes. Scene setting: Retro white courtyard wall with mottled light and shadow, dirt grass with scattered dead leaves, black tire swing hung with hemp rope. Image 1: distant view. The boy sat quietly on the tire swing, with his hands on a heavy old book in his lap, with the shadows of large leaves on the wall in the background. Screen 2: Medium and close shot. Close-up of the boy's face, looking straight ahead with a hint of melancholy, his brown hair blown by the breeze. Screen 3: Close-up of hands. The boy's hands gently placed on the cover of the heavy old book, ready to open it. Screen 4: Medium shot. The boy slowly opened the old book, and the warm light reflected in the book shone on his face. Screen 5: Close-up of the eyes. The boy's green eyes were focused, and the yellowing text on the page reflected in his eyes. Screen 6: Medium shot. The boy lowered his head and concentrated on reading. The shadows of the trees on the white wall in the background became more exaggerated and vivid, as if they were dancing. Screen 7: Close-up. A dry yellow leaf fell on the open page of the book. Screen 8: Medium and close shot. The boy raised his head and looked into the distance with a smile full of imagination and wonder. Screen 9: distant view, overhead perspective. The boy is sitting on the swing and looking up at the sky. The sun is shining on him. The whole picture is full of warmth and hope.
- 09
Image node 18
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptA 3x3 grid movie storyboard picture with a 16:9 aspect ratio, 3D high-quality animation style (similar to Pixar/Disney), warm retro cinematic lighting, afternoon sunlight, and mottled light and shadow on the leaves. Environment: Outdoor backyard, light-colored mottled walls, dirt, sparse grass and brown leaves on the ground. The only character: maintain the same characteristics as the character in the reference picture, with short fluffy brown hair, big eyes, wearing a white shirt, beige V-neck knitted vest, brown shorts, gray socks and brown leather shoes. Detailed screen descriptions of the 9 storyboards (arranged in order): Screen 1 (top left): Panorama. An empty old tire swing hangs from a burlap rope against a light wall with leaf shadows in the background. Screen 2 (upper middle): Close-up. A pair of feet wearing brown leather shoes and gray socks stepped on the dirt ground covered with fallen leaves. Screen 3 (upper right): Medium shot. The boy was sitting on a tire swing with a thick old book on his lap. He put his hands on the book and looked forward. Screen 4 (middle left): Subjective perspective. Looking down, the boy's hands are gently touching the cover of the old book on his lap. Screen 5 (middle): close-up. A close-up of the boy's face, with his big eyes reflecting the warm sunlight, and his expression focused and calm. Screen 6 (middle right): Close-up. The sun shines on a rough hemp rope tied to an old tire, against a backdrop of blurred walls and tree shadows. Screen 7 (lower left): Close shot. The boy had just opened the old book. A beam of light shone on the pages, and there were tiny glowing dust in the air. Screen 8 (lower middle): elevation shot. The boy raised his head and looked up, the breeze blowing his brown hair, and the light and shadow hitting his face. Screen 9 (lower right): distant view. The boy sits on the swing next to the wall and reads quietly. The whole picture is filled with a quiet and warm afternoon atmosphere, and the fallen leaves on the ground and the light spots on the wall complement each other.
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Image Node 21
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
image
PromptAccording to the storyboard script in Figure 1 and the scene in Figure 2, a 5x5 continuous storyboard is generated, with no borders and subtitles, and the frame size of each frame is 16:9
- 11
Image Node 22
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptStory summary: On a sun-dappled summer afternoon, a gentle breeze blew through the courtyard. A little boy wearing a beige knitted vest was sitting on a swing made of used tires, concentrating on reading a thick old book. The breeze swayed the branches, and a fallen leaf fell quietly, stopping on the page of the book impartially. The boy stopped reading, gently picked up the fallen leaves with two fingers, and held them above his head. The golden sunlight penetrated the veins of the filter leaves. The boy squinted his eyes, and a pleasant and innocent smile appeared on his face, feeling this quiet and beautiful leisure time. Generate a coherent 25-frame storyboard (5*5) based on the story outline and scene map. The frame size of each frame is 16:9, with no subtitles or borders.
- 12
Image Node 27
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptKeep the characteristics of the characters consistent in the picture, and generate a storyboard with a 3x3 grid. Each frame has a 16:9 frame, no borders and no subtitles, Pixar 3D animation style, movie-level light and shadow, and a warm summer afternoon. Scene: Outdoors, a dirt field with fallen leaves, a retro black tire swing suspended by a thick rope, and a light textured wall with beautiful mottled tree shadows. 1: Close-up, the sun shines through the swaying leaves and the mottled light and shadow on the wall. 2: Medium shot, a brown-haired boy wearing a beige vest, white shirt, and brown shorts is sitting on a tire swing and reading a book intently. 3: Close-up of a boy's hands turning the pages of an old book. 4: Mid shot from above, lush branches in summer, a leaf breaks away from the branch. 5: Close shot, a leaf falls in mid-air, the boy looks up at the fallen leaf. 6: Close-up, green fallen leaves lying quietly on the open pages of an old book. 7: Close-up, the boy’s right hand picks up the fallen leaves on the book. 8: Close-up from a subjective perspective. A hand holds a green leaf and points it at the dazzling sunlight. The veins of the leaf are clearly visible. 9: Panoramic view of boy closing book, holding leaf in hand, sitting on tire swing enjoying the breeze. High quality, movie-level light and shadow, summer afternoon atmosphere, quiet and comfortable.
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Image node 28
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptKeep the characteristics of the characters consistent in the picture, and generate a storyboard with a 5x5 grid. Each frame has a 16:9 frame, no borders and no subtitles, Pixar 3D animation style, movie-level light and shadow, and a warm summer afternoon. Frames 1-4: Panorama to medium shot, the leaves are swaying in the wind, and the boy is sitting on the tire swing and reading a book intently. Panels 5-8: Close-up of the boy's hands turning the pages of the book. Frames 9-12: From the upward shot to the overhead shot, a leaf falls from the tree. Panels 13-16: Close-up, leaves falling gently on the open book page. Panels 17-21: First-person subjective perspective (POV). The boy picked up a leaf with his right hand, raised it to the sky and looked at the sun. The sunlight penetrated the veins of the leaf. Frames 22-25: Panoramic view, the boy closes the heavy book and sits on the swing to enjoy the pleasant time. Soft light and shadow, continuous movement, and cinematic composition.
- 14
Gongge Shengtu 1-2
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 1, column 2]
- 15
Image node 42
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptTop 3D animation texture, exquisite Pixar/Disney rendering style, and movie-level composition. This is a classic over-the-shoulder shot (OTS), where the camera is positioned behind the little boy’s left shoulder and the camera is pointed slightly downward over his left shoulder at the books in his lap. On the left edge of the foreground of the picture is the boy's left shoulder, beige knitted vest and white shirt collar with a depth of field blur effect. The visual focus and center of the picture is an open, heavy old book with traces of time. The boy's left hand was holding the withered yellow leaf with clear veins, and he gently placed it flat between the yellowish pages of the book, preparing to use it as a bookmark. The warm and bright sunshine in the summer afternoon passes through the leaves above the head, forming charming and mottled light and shadow, which scatters on the pages of the book, the text, the back of the boy's hands and clothes in an orderly manner. The picture is full of tranquility, comfort and healing summer atmosphere, film-level light and shadow, and ultimate material details.
- 16
Gongge Shengtu 4-4
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 4, column 4]
- 17
Gongge Shengtu 1-1
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 1, column 1]
- 18
Gongge Shengtu 2-1
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 2, column 1]
- 19
Gongge Shengtu 3-1
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 3, column 1]
- 20
Gongge Shengtu 2-3
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 2, column 3]
- 21
Gongge Shengtu 4-1
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptSeparately generate the storyboard image of [row 4, column 1]
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Image node 44
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
14Go to run 14
Crop
PromptGenerate the same scene graph
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Image node 36
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
21Go to run 21
Crop
PromptGenerate the same scene graph
- 24
Image node 38
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
16Go to run 16
Crop
PromptGenerate the same scene graph
- 25
Supplementary scenes
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
Promptcharacter page turn
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Video Node 17
Video generatorVeo3.1 Reference-to-video- Input
Prompt{{CameraPreset 1}} Character movements: The swing is swaying slightly, the boy is reading with his head lowered, and opens the next page of the book with his right hand. Environmental atmosphere: The shadows of the trees on the white wall in the background are slightly swaying
Output - 27
Video node 16
Video generatorVeo3.1 Reference-to-video- Input
PromptThe character is rocking on a swing while the pages of a book are turned
Output - 28
Video node 30
Video generatorVeo3.1 Reference-to-video- Input
PromptLeaves fall quickly
Output - 29
Video Node 19
Video generatorVeo3.1 Reference-to-video- Input
PromptLeaves fall on the books
Output - 30
Video Node 19
Video generatorVeo3.1 Reference-to-video- Input
PromptThe leaves slowly fell on the book. The hand near the leaves picked up the leaves and raised them
Output
The remaining 12 runs are on the canvas in CinAI Studio.