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Working guides for people making story-driven video with AI. Every article is written for the shot you are trying to get, checked against the live product, and dated so you can see how current it is. Start with consistent characters if a face is drifting between your shots.

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A tennis player mid-rally on a clay court, from the Seedance 2.5 showcase in FORGR
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How to Use Seedance 2.5 in FORGR

How to use Seedance 2.5 in FORGR: the three input modes, reference tags, 4K and duration limits, native audio, and what each generation costs in credits.

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  1. 02How to Connect FORGR to Your AI Assistant With MCPIntegrationsConnect FORGR to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or VS Code over MCP. Add one URL, sign in with your account, and work with FORGR from inside a chat.

    4 min read

  2. 03Move One AI Character Between Two Video ModelsCharacter workA saved character can be reused across models, but each one renders it slightly differently. Here is what transfers, what does not, and how to test it cheaply.

    Updated 6 min read

    One form passing through three differently shaped apertures and keeping its silhouette
  3. 04Build a Character Bible for a Recurring AI SeriesCharacter workOne short film is a memory test you can pass. A ten-episode series is not. Here is the document that keeps a cast, a world, and a look stable across months.

    6 min read

    An open ledger of stacked reference cards with one card marked in accent colour
  4. 05Stage a Vertical AI Story Without Cropping Away the ActionWorkflowCropping a wide shot to 9:16 throws away the half of the frame the story was in. Stage vertically from the start, and build the shot around a tall composition.

    Updated 6 min read

    A tall vertical frame beside a wide frame with the overlapping safe area marked
  5. 06Why You Cannot Compare AI Video Credits Between ToolsProduction economicsA credit is an internal currency, not a unit of work. Here is why 1,000 credits means something different in every tool, and how to compare them properly.

    Updated 7 min read

    Three differently sized measuring units set against one common baseline
  6. 07When Is It Worth Rendering AI Video in 4K?Production economicsGoing from 720p to 4K on an eight-second Veo 3.1 clip costs 68 percent more. Here is when that premium earns its place and when 1080p is the better buy.

    Updated 5 min read

    Three nested rectangles of increasing size with the largest marked in accent colour
  7. 08Why an AI Character's Face Changes Between Wide Shots and Close-UpsCharacter workYour character holds in the wide and becomes a stranger in the close-up. The cause is scale, not your prompt, and the fix is a reference at that distance.

    Updated 6 min read

    One form shown small and large with the larger version showing more detail
  8. 09Keep the Same Room and Lighting Across AI ShotsWorkflowCharacter consistency gets the attention, but scenes fall apart on the room. How to hold location, light direction, and props across a whole sequence.

    6 min read

    A single room volume shown from three angles with one consistent light direction
  9. 10Build an AI Character Reference Sheet That Survives New ShotsCharacter workMost AI character reference sheets fail on the first hard shot. Here is how to build one with three validated angles, and how to test it before you rely on it.

    Updated 9 min read

    Three aligned apertures in stacked planes with one beam of light passing through all three
  10. 11From Storyboard to Finished AI SceneWorkflowApprove every panel as a still before anything moves. A shot-by-shot workflow for taking a storyboard to a finished AI scene, with the generation maths.

    Updated 8 min read

    Separate panels at different depths aligning along one continuous channel
  11. 12Make a Two-Character AI Dialogue Scene That Holds TogetherWorkflowTwo AI characters in one frame drift into each other. Generate a master and two reverses instead, assign one speaker per generation, and cut it in an editor.

    Updated 7 min read

    Two interlocking forms facing each other across a narrow lit gap
  12. 13Budget an AI Short Film by Usable ShotsProduction economicsThe per-second rate is not what decides your budget. A shot accepted on the third attempt costs three times its sticker price. Here is the real arithmetic.

    Updated 7 min read

    A stacked ledger column of blocks with a small marked segment near the top
  13. 14Keep an AI Character's Outfit Consistent Between ShotsCharacter workDescribing the jacket again in shot six re-casts the jacket, and often the face with it. Treat wardrobe as a named reference state instead of prompt words.

    7 min read

    A single dark core form shown between two interchangeable outer shells
  14. 15How to Keep One AI Character Consistent Across Every ShotCharacter workWhy AI characters drift between shots, and the reference-first workflow that holds one face across a whole shot list — plus what it costs in credits.

    Updated 7 min read

    Identical forms threaded on one continuous line, with a single form drifting off it
  15. 16How to Prompt AI Camera Moves That Actually LandDirectionName the move, then direction, speed, framing, lens, duration. A five-part prompt structure for AI camera movement, with a recipe for every move.

    Updated 6 min read

    Receding rectangular frames traced by a single curved motion arc

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