The Dreamers
Three golden-hour moments of joy: a paper airplane released over a city skyline, a sunrise run through the surf, and a couple dancing under falling confetti. A short film made in FXI Studio Director Mode from a one-line idea, planned as 3 scenes.
The idea
The project was started from a single line typed into Director Mode. Director keeps only the opening of that line as the project title, so the record reads:
“The Dreamers: A joyful montage of gorgeo…”
The rest of the line was not stored, so it is not reproduced here. From it, the AI director Bezaleel planned the 3 scenes below, about 18 seconds of planned footage before the cut.
Shot list and prompts
Copied from the project record: the scene line Bezaleel wrote, the prompt each clip was generated from, and the storyboard frame approved for that scene.
Scene 1 · 6s
Beautiful Black girl in a yellow sundress on a rooftop at golden hour, launching a paper airplane that transforms into a white dove soaring over the city skyline, warm cinematic light, 85mm lens.
Prompt
Cinematic golden hour rooftop, warm light, 85mm shallow depth, yellow sundress, black girl, paper airplane morphing into white dove, city skyline below
Scene 2 · 6s
Fit handsome Black grandfather doing a backflip on a beach at sunrise, grandchildren cheering in the background, slow motion splash, wide angle.
Prompt
Sunrise beach, wide angle, fit black grandfather mid-backflip, grandchildren cheering, slow‑motion water splash, golden light
Scene 3 · 6s
Gorgeous young Black couple slow‑dancing barefoot on a rooftop as golden confetti rains down at sunset, doves in background.
Prompt
Sunset rooftop, golden confetti rain, barefoot black couple slow‑dancing, soft romantic lighting, doves flying overhead
Scene by scene: what is on screen
Scene 1. A young woman in a yellow sundress stands at a rooftop rail at golden hour and lets go of a paper airplane. A white dove rises over the skyline behind her.
Scene 2. A beach at sunrise. A man dashes through the shallows in a burst of spray while two children watch from the wet sand.
Scene 3. A couple dressed in white slow-dances barefoot on a brick-walled rooftop as gold confetti falls and doves cross the frame.
Transcript. No spoken words. The soundtrack is music throughout.
Where the output differs from the plan
- Scene 2 asked for a backflip. The model rendered a sprint through the surf instead, which is the kind of miss you retake or keep depending on the cut.
Make your own from one line
Type an idea and Bezaleel plans it as scenes you approve before rendering. Start free with 65 credits, no card required.