From Photos To A Claymation Stop Motion Animation Short…in 48 Hours

Road Testing Runway ML’s Game Changing References, Character Consistency & Generative Video AI Features

The message arrived late Friday evening. The mission? Join 3000 participants globally in a short film createathon with just 48 hours to leverage unlimited credits and explore near limitless creative potential through Runway ML’s generative video platform empowered by AI.

For someone growing up on hand drawn animation, black and white film (the kind where you took your photos to a dark room or the Kodak store to process) this version of the future’s always seemed unimaginable.

From my Kenyan vantage point, a magical land in many ways — disney level animation studio tooling hasn’t historically been on my bingo card as something i’d ever have access to. How times change. Now…opportunity knocks — invitation accepted!

Magic Behind the Curtain