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They let him go. So he went and built his own thing.
They Let Him Go, an AI-made music video for everyone who lost a job this year.
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"Nobody Else" won one of The Next Ten at Sloptoberfest.
Thanks to everyone who voted!
Thank you @boneGPT and the Bone Zone Slop Council for running it.
Hey I really like your stuff. Absolute bangers and hope to see more.
I spent quite a bit on the tools after I found out that the competition only accepted videos using their tools. Then an entry had to make it into the top 20 voted artist to be considered by the judges.
Really hope something works out for you and your situation. Wishing you all the best.
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No. Characters and location were largely on point, but the details were not due to wrong direction in prompts. So those had to be redone
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Mostly rerolls because they didn't communicate what I wanted that scene to communicate.
I couldn't get the camera to track properly, but because most of the scenes were ok, I just accepted them as is.
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And if you enjoyed it, I'd really appreciate your vote for Nobody Else in #Sloptoberfest 🙏
It takes a minute with a Google, X or email sign-in.
Only the top 20 go to the judges, and voting closes Friday night US time:
sloptoberfest.slop.cc/vote?f…
Thanks!
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And here's the version I cut first, with all the on-screen jokes, before I had to rebuild it inside Slopcannon:
youtu.be/mb5EFoQgveI
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If you're curious how it all came together, I put the final prompts and the costs on one page:
structops.io/nobody-else
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4. Getting the camera to move exactly how you picture it? Honestly the hardest part. The video model kept doing its own thing, however I worded it.
5. Learn everything your tool can do first. I only found Slopcannon's text overlays at the very end, which is why they're just in the last scene. I'd have built the whole film around them.
6. Read the contest rules before you start editing. I cut the whole thing locally, then found out every edit had to happen inside Slopcannon. Oops.
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1. Test the concept before you build it. Look into whether the idea holds up first.
2. Ideate with AI, then keep iterating with it. My rough idea went back and forth with Claude through the whole process.
3. Make more stills per scene, with clearer direction. I would have spent less on video generations and retakes.
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So I made a 5-minute AI music video by myself this month. Well, me plus Claude and Codex doing most of the prompting 😅 37 scenes, $228.
Here's what I'd tell a friend who wants to try it 👇
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Watch the full 5:11. A public vote picks the top 40 for the judges, and voting closes Friday night US time:
sloptoberfest.slop.cc/vote?f…
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Watch The People Glow by @zealcaiden:
Positive vibes instead of the usual AI p(doom).
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Star Minds by @thesoragirls:
Catchy, and worth a second listen.
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