Don't Let Her Grow Up: Retro Mechanical Film
An exploration of the horror aesthetics of retro mechanical style: Telling a "perfect" story carried by mechanical gears
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- Wei
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- Updated
- 30 Sept 2026
Inside this workflow
30 of 200 runs
Each run is the workflow’s own record: the model it called, the prompt it was given, and what came out.
- 01
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- Screenshot - copy
PromptRemove the characters and mechanical dog on the lawn
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 02
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- Image Node 7
PromptRemove the wine and glasses from the table
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 03
Video generator
Video generatorSeedance 2.0PromptMaintain black and white style throughout Screen description: She appears as an adult. {{Mixed 1}} She is an extremely delicate mechanical woman, with intricate wiring on her silver neck and chest. Become a normal person {{Mixed 2}} During the process of change, she sat in the office, on the subway, at the dining table, and in front of the mirror. In every scene, she has a standard smile. Narration with different voices: “You’re so mature.” “You’re really steady.” “You’re so emotionally supportive.” She nodded and smiled. Lens: Frontal portrait lens, as stable as an ID photo. The picture is beautiful, but depressing. Sound: There was a mechanical sound in the chest, but there was no heartbeat.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 04
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- 0_0
PromptRemove the decoration on the girl's face and remove the earrings
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 05
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana ProPromptThis girl looks like 25 years old
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 06
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- MJ homemade pictures
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 07
script
TextInputPrompt**Every time a girl is asked to be "sensible", an extra mechanical part grows on her body. **\ In the end, she grew up into a perfect adult, but forgot how to cry. # Title: "When I Grow Up" **Duration: 60 seconds**\ **Style: Black and white retro film × mechanical future retro × details of childhood life**\ **Core emotions: from cuteness and restraint to heartbreak and release** --- ## 0-4s｜Story 1: Childhood in old photos **Screen description:**\ Black and white film texture. Little girl in dress standing on the lawn in front of 1950s style old house. The picture has slight scratches and flickers, like a dug-out home video. She was holding a rag doll in her hand, her expression innocent but a little reserved. **Lens:**\ Fixed medium shot, slightly zoomed in. **Voice:**\ The click of an old projector and the sound of wind and birdsong in the distance. **Narration:**\ "As a kid, she thought growing up was cool." --- ## 4-8s｜Story 2: The first fall **Screen description:**\ The girl was running on the grass and suddenly fell down. Her knee was scraped. She looked down at the wound and tears were about to fall. The screen stopped on her face with red eyes. **Lens:**\ The camera follows the footsteps from a low position, then cuts to a close-up of the knees, and then cuts to a close-up of the face. **Voice:**\ The sound of running and the muffled sound of falling. The sound suddenly became quiet. **Voiceover
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Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptBased on the content of this script, generate the first 9 storyboards.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 09
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 10
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptBased on the content of this script, storyboards 1 to 9 are generated.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 11
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptBased on the content of this script, the first 9 storyboards are generated
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 12
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 13
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 14
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- MJ homemade pictures
PromptExpand to 16:9
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 15
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptGet rid of the computers on the lawn
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 16
Video generator
Video generatorSeedance 2.0- Input
PromptSky scene with thunder and rain outside the house, medium shot
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 17
Video generator
Video generatorSeedance 2.0- Input
PromptMedium shot of {{Mixed 1}}, thunder and rain outside the house
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 18
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- 02Go to run 02
- SRXD5F3F
PromptRe-map the first picture, the texture becomes the texture of the second picture, only the texture is changed.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 19
Video generator
Video generatorSeedance 2.0- Input
- last frame
PromptThe girl took back her hand sadly, and suddenly the skin on her hand faded away, accompanied by the sound of mechanical deformation, and her fingers turned into fingers with a mechanical structure.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 20
Video generator
Video generatorSeedance 2.0- Input
- last frame
PromptZooming in from near and far, a very close-up of the red mechanical eyes zooms into the half-length figure, while the mechanical structure on the face is deforming and operating.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 21
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- PBN4ELAD
PromptChange this dish to a dish with half of 3 whole clean carrots, the rest of meat, and a fried egg, keeping the original black and white texture.
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 22
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptAdd food to the plate, including carrots, especially on the girl's plate. Overall black and white film micro-grain texture
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 23
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- Image Node 7
PromptRemove the wine and glasses from the table
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 24
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptRemove all subtitles and numbers
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 25
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
- 0_0
PromptRemove the decoration on the girl's face and remove the earrings
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 26
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptRedraw the girl's head to make it clearer
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 27
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana ProPromptAccording to the content of this script, with the girl {{Image 1}} as the protagonist and the style of {{Image 1}} as the keynote, generate the first 9 storyboards without text or subtitles
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
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Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
- 29
Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana ProPromptAccording to the content of this script, with the girl {{Image 1}} as the protagonist and the style of {{Image 1}} as the keynote, 1 to 4 storyboards are generated, without text or subtitles
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
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Image generator
Image generatorNano Banana Pro- Input
PromptExtract the image of the girl in the picture, close-up
Output1 output — open the canvas to view
The remaining 170 runs are on the canvas in CinAI Studio.