From a Selfie to an Epic AI Duel
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Prompt 4
SEEDANCE 2.0 · 15S · ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT · WITH AUDIO Style: photoreal live-action, filmed on a spectator's handheld smartphone from a lively daytime crowd at a grand ruined-temple open-air theatre (matching @Image1) — towering ancient columns, blue sky, raised phones and animated spectators in the foreground; bright daytime; a FAST, DYNAMIC, two-sided fantasy duel where BOTH fighters are highly active, with spectacular colliding VFX; stylized magic, no blood, no gore. Energetic handheld that whip-follows the exchange and cranes up for the clash, but ONE single unbroken take with no cuts. @Image2 = the steampunk hero (stage-left) — Deniz's likeness, brass-and-leather steampunk armor, glasses, brass DRAGON-HEADED steam-lance venting steam and ember-orange dragon-fire; agile, dashes, vaults, spins. @Image3 = the magnificent warlord (stage-right) — ornate dark-steel-and-gold armor, crowned-horned helm, long cape; wields dark ember-gold energy, a spectral greatsword and a dark energy beast. ONE continuous handheld shot, no cuts, kinetic shake — one unbroken take: 0-3s: both strike at once — the hero lashes a whip of ember-orange dragon-fire, the warlord hurls a wave of dark ember-gold energy; the two blasts COLLIDE mid-stage in a shoving burst of sparks, driving both back a step. 3-6s: the warlord conjures a dark spectral greatsword and swings a shockwave; the hero steam-bursts into a dash, vaults, and spins his lance to parry it in a shower of embers and sparks; in the crowd a spectator hurls a bottle that bounces across the stage as people shout. 6-9s: the warlord raises both hands and summons a dark energy WRAITH-BEAST; the hero thrusts his lance skyward and a COLOSSAL ember-orange fire-DRAGON erupts from its jaws — the two giant constructs CLASH mid-air in a massive collision of fire against dark energy, shaking the arena. 9-12s: the constructs grapple, pushing back and forth; the warlord slams a dark shockwave, the hero answers with a surging steam-and-dragon-fire blast — the fire-dragon overpowers and shatters the wraith in a burst of dark shards. 12-15s: the fire-dragon dives and engulfs the warlord in a vast firestorm; his armor blazes and he is driven down, dispersing into embers and dark smoke; the hero lands in a stylish crouch, plants his steam-venting lance and rises into a cool victory pose as the crowd erupts, roaring and tossing things in celebration. Audio: a LIVELY, LOUD crowd throughout — gasps, oohs and aahs, cheers and scattered shouts ('WHOA!', 'GET HIM!', 'YESSS!'), whistles; clashing energy booms, dragon-fire crackle and a deep dragon ROAR, dark-energy hums and a wraith shriek, steam hisses, lance parries and spark clangs, a thrown-bottle clatter, a huge collision boom, a final firestorm rumble; the crowd erupts loudest on the final frame. Preserve: ONE continuous handheld shot, no cuts; the hero (@Image2) with dragon-headed steam-lance, the warlord (@Image3) in ornate armor and cape; BOTH fighters active with multiple distinct skills; colliding fire-vs-dark-energy VFX; photoreal live-action; grand ruined-temple theatre and lively crowd from @Image1; foreground spectators with raised phones; stylized fantasy, no blood or gore; no on-screen text.
Other prompts in this tutorial
Prompt 1
GPT IMAGE 2 · HORIZONTAL 16:9 · 2K Horizontal 16:9, 2K resolution, quality high. Make a PHOTOREALISTIC character design sheet exactly following the blank template layout in image 1, for the real young adult man in image 2 — a steampunk warrior. Photographic realism, as real as a photograph (NOT illustration, NOT anime): real skin with natural texture and subtle imperfections, real aged brass, leather and steel, natural studio lighting, true photographic depth. Keep his exact likeness from image 2: curly dark hair, dark sunglasses kept on, light stubble and goatee, forearm tattoo, lean athletic build, natural realistic body proportions, identical face across all panels. Wardrobe — ornate STEAMPUNK armor: aged brass and dark leather plating with exposed brass gears, riveted copper pipes, a small pressure-gauge on the chest, buckled straps, and a heavy articulated mechanical gauntlet on one forearm; keep this exact outfit identical across FRONT, BACK, LEFT PROFILE and RIGHT PROFILE full-body views on the height scale. He wields an interesting steampunk weapon with a DRAGON motif — a long brass dragon-headed steam-lance: a mechanical dragon's head at the business end with hinged jaws venting wisps of steam and a glowing ember-orange glow in its throat, gears and copper pipes running along the shaft; held in hand in the FRONT and both PROFILE views, slung across the back in the BACK view. Neutral light-gray seamless studio backdrop, soft even key light. Fill the info block, EXACT TEXT: "NAME: DENIZ", "AGE: young adult", "HEIGHT: 5'11\" / 180", "WEIGHT: 165 lb", "GENDER: Male". Keep the FRONT/BACK/LEFT PROFILE/RIGHT PROFILE column titles from the template. Adjust the height scale to fit the character. No extra text, no duplicate text.
Prompt 2
GPT IMAGE 2 · HORIZONTAL 16:9 · 2K Horizontal 16:9, 2K resolution, quality high. Make a PHOTOREALISTIC character design sheet exactly following the blank template layout in image 1, for an original MAGNIFICENT antagonist — a grand, imposing armored WARLORD. Photographic realism, as real as a photograph (NOT illustration, NOT anime): real metal, real fabric, cinematic realism, natural studio lighting, true photographic depth. A towering, regal, intimidating figure in ornate baroque armor — dark burnished steel plating richly engraved and inlaid with gold filigree, layered pauldrons, a tall crowned-and-horned helm framing cold pale eyes, and a long grand flowing cape; commanding, majestic presence, with subtle glowing ember-gold energy accents at the seams. Show FRONT, BACK, LEFT PROFILE and RIGHT PROFILE full-body views on the height scale, keeping the armor, cape and proportions identical across all four. Natural realistic proportions, identical body shape across all panels. Neutral light-gray seamless studio backdrop, soft even key light. Fill the info block, EXACT TEXT: "NAME: THE WARLORD", "AGE: adult", "HEIGHT: 6'8\"", "WEIGHT: 260 lb", "GENDER: Male". Keep the FRONT/BACK/LEFT PROFILE/RIGHT PROFILE column titles from the template. No extra text, no duplicate text.
Prompt 3
GPT IMAGE 2 Image 1: Steampunk hero identity, face, and armor reference. Image 2: Armored warlord identity and armor reference. A photorealistic smartphone capture taken from a mid-upper spot in a huge crowd at a magnificent, colossal open-air stone theater during a bright epic daytime face-off. In the foreground, silhouetted heads of real spectators and raised smartphones filming the event. On the towering stage, closer and clearly readable, the steampunk hero from Image 1 stands on the left holding his brass dragon-headed steam-lance, facing off against the magnificent armored warlord from Image 2 on the right wearing his crowned-horned helm and long grand cape. The scene features natural skin and metal textures, slight grain and haze, and no glamorization, looking like an authentic daytime phone photo with a dramatic wide sky. Constraints: No text anywhere, no signage, no logos, no captions, no rendered letters.
Tutorial

@DENIZ.AKKABAK · AI WORKFLOW TUTORIAL

From a Selfie to an Epic AI Duel
A complete, copy-paste workflow: build two photoreal character sheets with GPT Image 2, stage them in one scene, then direct a cinematic fantasy battle with Seedance 2.0 — all directly inside invideo.
TOOLS GPT IMAGE 2 · SEEDANCE 2.0 PLATFORM INVIDEO OUTPUT 15S · 16:9 · WITH AUDIO
THE WORKFLOW AT A GLANCE
- 01
Cast your hero
Turn a single selfie into a photoreal steampunk character sheet with GPT Image 2.
- 02
Design the villain
Generate an original armored warlord on the same sheet template — no photo needed.
- 03
Stage the face-off
Combine both sheets into one believable crowd-shot photo of the confrontation.
- 04
Direct the duel
Feed all three images to Seedance 2.0 and choreograph a 15-second, one-take VFX battle.
The whole pipeline is four generations long. Each step produces the exact reference the next step needs — that chain is what keeps the same face, the same armor and the same arena consistent from the first still to the final frame. Below, every step shows the references you attach, the verbatim prompt you paste, and the output you should expect.
STEP 01 — GPT IMAGE 2
Cast Your Hero — Selfie → Character Sheet
Open invideo's image generation and select GPT Image 2. Attach two references, in this order: the blank character-sheet template as image 1, and your selfie as image 2. The template locks the layout (face close-up, FRONT / BACK / LEFT PROFILE / RIGHT PROFILE, height scale, info block); the selfie locks the identity. The prompt does the rest — it dresses the subject in steampunk armor and hands him a dragon-headed steam-lance while explicitly protecting his likeness.
REFERENCE INPUTS — ATTACH IN THIS ORDER


Prompt 1
GPT IMAGE 2 · HORIZONTAL 16:9 · 2K Horizontal 16:9, 2K resolution, quality high. Make a PHOTOREALISTIC character design sheet exactly following the blank template layout in image 1, for the real young adult man in image 2 — a steampunk warrior. Photographic realism, as real as a photograph (NOT illustration, NOT anime): real skin with natural texture and subtle imperfections, real aged brass, leather and steel, natural studio lighting, true photographic depth. Keep his exact likeness from image 2: curly dark hair, dark sunglasses kept on, light stubble and goatee, forearm tattoo, lean athletic build, natural realistic body proportions, identical face across all panels. Wardrobe — ornate STEAMPUNK armor: aged brass and dark leather plating with exposed brass gears, riveted copper pipes, a small pressure-gauge on the chest, buckled straps, and a heavy articulated mechanical gauntlet on one forearm; keep this exact outfit identical across FRONT, BACK, LEFT PROFILE and RIGHT PROFILE full-body views on the height scale. He wields an interesting steampunk weapon with a DRAGON motif — a long brass dragon-headed steam-lance: a mechanical dragon's head at the business end with hinged jaws venting wisps of steam and a glowing ember-orange glow in its throat, gears and copper pipes running along the shaft; held in hand in the FRONT and both PROFILE views, slung across the back in the BACK view. Neutral light-gray seamless studio backdrop, soft even key light. Fill the info block, EXACT TEXT: "NAME: DENIZ", "AGE: young adult", "HEIGHT: 5'11\" / 180", "WEIGHT: 165 lb", "GENDER: Male". Keep the FRONT/BACK/LEFT PROFILE/RIGHT PROFILE column titles from the template. Adjust the height scale to fit the character. No extra text, no duplicate text.
OUTPUT

Why it works: naming the physical anchors out loud — curly dark hair, sunglasses kept on, forearm tattoo — plus “identical face across all panels” is what stops the model from drifting into a generic character between views. The EXACT TEXT block fills the info fields without inventing extra labels.
STEP 02 — GPT IMAGE 2
Design the Villain — An Original Warlord
Run GPT Image 2 again, but this time attach only one reference: the same blank template. There is no photo to match — the antagonist is fully described in the prompt, so the model invents him from scratch while the template keeps the sheet layout identical to your hero's.
REFERENCE INPUT

Prompt 2
GPT IMAGE 2 · HORIZONTAL 16:9 · 2K Horizontal 16:9, 2K resolution, quality high. Make a PHOTOREALISTIC character design sheet exactly following the blank template layout in image 1, for an original MAGNIFICENT antagonist — a grand, imposing armored WARLORD. Photographic realism, as real as a photograph (NOT illustration, NOT anime): real metal, real fabric, cinematic realism, natural studio lighting, true photographic depth. A towering, regal, intimidating figure in ornate baroque armor — dark burnished steel plating richly engraved and inlaid with gold filigree, layered pauldrons, a tall crowned-and-horned helm framing cold pale eyes, and a long grand flowing cape; commanding, majestic presence, with subtle glowing ember-gold energy accents at the seams. Show FRONT, BACK, LEFT PROFILE and RIGHT PROFILE full-body views on the height scale, keeping the armor, cape and proportions identical across all four. Natural realistic proportions, identical body shape across all panels. Neutral light-gray seamless studio backdrop, soft even key light. Fill the info block, EXACT TEXT: "NAME: THE WARLORD", "AGE: adult", "HEIGHT: 6'8\"", "WEIGHT: 260 lb", "GENDER: Male". Keep the FRONT/BACK/LEFT PROFILE/RIGHT PROFILE column titles from the template. No extra text, no duplicate text.
OUTPUT

Why it works: because both sheets share one template, hero and villain now exist in the same visual system — same backdrop, same height scale, same photographic lighting. That symmetry pays off in the next two steps.
STEP 03 — GPT IMAGE 2
Stage the Face-Off — Two Sheets, One Scene
Now merge the two characters into a single believable location shot. Attach the hero sheet as image 1 and the warlord sheet as image 2, and ask for a smartphone photo taken from inside a crowd at a colossal open-air stone theater. The “authentic phone photo” framing — grain, haze, raised phones in the foreground — is what sells the realism, and this image becomes the master scene reference for the video.
REFERENCE INPUTS — ATTACH IN THIS ORDER


Prompt 3
GPT IMAGE 2 Image 1: Steampunk hero identity, face, and armor reference. Image 2: Armored warlord identity and armor reference. A photorealistic smartphone capture taken from a mid-upper spot in a huge crowd at a magnificent, colossal open-air stone theater during a bright epic daytime face-off. In the foreground, silhouetted heads of real spectators and raised smartphones filming the event. On the towering stage, closer and clearly readable, the steampunk hero from Image 1 stands on the left holding his brass dragon-headed steam-lance, facing off against the magnificent armored warlord from Image 2 on the right wearing his crowned-horned helm and long grand cape. The scene features natural skin and metal textures, slight grain and haze, and no glamorization, looking like an authentic daytime phone photo with a dramatic wide sky. Constraints: No text anywhere, no signage, no logos, no captions, no rendered letters.
OUTPUT

Why it works: the prompt assigns each reference a job (“Image 1: identity, face, and armor”) and pins stage positions — hero left, warlord right. Seedance will inherit this exact blocking, so getting it right here means the duel starts from a stable composition. The no-text constraint keeps the frame clean of fake signage.
STEP 04 — SEEDANCE 2.0
Direct the Duel — One Take, Fifteen Seconds
Switch to video generation and select Seedance 2.0. Attach three references in this exact order — the face-off scene, the hero sheet, the warlord sheet — because the prompt addresses them by position: @Image1 is the arena and crowd, @Image2 is the hero, @Image3 is the warlord. Then paste the prompt below. It is written like a shot list: a strict style block, a role block for each fighter, a beat-by-beat timeline in 3-second chunks, a full audio design pass, and a closing “Preserve” list that restates every rule the model must not break.
REFERENCE INPUTS — ORDER MATTERS



Prompt 4
SEEDANCE 2.0 · 15S · ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT · WITH AUDIO Style: photoreal live-action, filmed on a spectator's handheld smartphone from a lively daytime crowd at a grand ruined-temple open-air theatre (matching @Image1) — towering ancient columns, blue sky, raised phones and animated spectators in the foreground; bright daytime; a FAST, DYNAMIC, two-sided fantasy duel where BOTH fighters are highly active, with spectacular colliding VFX; stylized magic, no blood, no gore. Energetic handheld that whip-follows the exchange and cranes up for the clash, but ONE single unbroken take with no cuts. @Image2 = the steampunk hero (stage-left) — Deniz's likeness, brass-and-leather steampunk armor, glasses, brass DRAGON-HEADED steam-lance venting steam and ember-orange dragon-fire; agile, dashes, vaults, spins. @Image3 = the magnificent warlord (stage-right) — ornate dark-steel-and-gold armor, crowned-horned helm, long cape; wields dark ember-gold energy, a spectral greatsword and a dark energy beast. ONE continuous handheld shot, no cuts, kinetic shake — one unbroken take: 0-3s: both strike at once — the hero lashes a whip of ember-orange dragon-fire, the warlord hurls a wave of dark ember-gold energy; the two blasts COLLIDE mid-stage in a shoving burst of sparks, driving both back a step. 3-6s: the warlord conjures a dark spectral greatsword and swings a shockwave; the hero steam-bursts into a dash, vaults, and spins his lance to parry it in a shower of embers and sparks; in the crowd a spectator hurls a bottle that bounces across the stage as people shout. 6-9s: the warlord raises both hands and summons a dark energy WRAITH-BEAST; the hero thrusts his lance skyward and a COLOSSAL ember-orange fire-DRAGON erupts from its jaws — the two giant constructs CLASH mid-air in a massive collision of fire against dark energy, shaking the arena. 9-12s: the constructs grapple, pushing back and forth; the warlord slams a dark shockwave, the hero answers with a surging steam-and-dragon-fire blast — the fire-dragon overpowers and shatters the wraith in a burst of dark shards. 12-15s: the fire-dragon dives and engulfs the warlord in a vast firestorm; his armor blazes and he is driven down, dispersing into embers and dark smoke; the hero lands in a stylish crouch, plants his steam-venting lance and rises into a cool victory pose as the crowd erupts, roaring and tossing things in celebration. Audio: a LIVELY, LOUD crowd throughout — gasps, oohs and aahs, cheers and scattered shouts ('WHOA!', 'GET HIM!', 'YESSS!'), whistles; clashing energy booms, dragon-fire crackle and a deep dragon ROAR, dark-energy hums and a wraith shriek, steam hisses, lance parries and spark clangs, a thrown-bottle clatter, a huge collision boom, a final firestorm rumble; the crowd erupts loudest on the final frame. Preserve: ONE continuous handheld shot, no cuts; the hero (@Image2) with dragon-headed steam-lance, the warlord (@Image3) in ornate armor and cape; BOTH fighters active with multiple distinct skills; colliding fire-vs-dark-energy VFX; photoreal live-action; grand ruined-temple theatre and lively crowd from @Image1; foreground spectators with raised phones; stylized fantasy, no blood or gore; no on-screen text.
OUTPUT

Why it works: Seedance follows timelines remarkably well when every beat has a concrete physical action and a camera behavior. Repeating the hard rules twice — “ONE continuous handheld shot, no cuts” up top and again in the Preserve block — is deliberate; the constraints stated last are the ones the model respects most. The audio paragraph is not decoration either: naming specific crowd shouts, the dragon roar and the bottle clatter is what makes the generated sound feel diegetic instead of like a music bed.
READY TO SHOOT YOUR OWN DUEL?
Everything in this tutorial runs inside invideo.
GPT Image 2 for the stills, Seedance 2.0 for the motion — one platform, one browser tab. Start with your own selfie and see how far the workflow takes you.
TUTORIAL BY @DENIZ.AKKABAK