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The Spy Tapes

Ancient Egypt doing modern things, filmed in secret with a 1990s camcorder. 100% AI. Here is how I made it, step by step, with the exact prompts.

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Images nanobananaVideo Seedance 2.5Format 4:3 · 8 s clips
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HOW IT'S MADEFour steps

01

Create the character

Generate the mummy once in nanobanana with the character sheet prompt. This sheet is Image 1 in every video, so the mummy always looks the same.

Mummy character sheet
02

Create the location

One image per scene in nanobanana: the place with the modern object already in it, no people, and something blurry in the foreground for the camera to hide behind. This is Image 2.

Pharmacy location
Pharmacy
Temple hall location
Temple hall
03

Generate the video

In Seedance upload Image 1 and Image 2, paste the video prompt, 8 seconds, 4:3. The prompt is a timeline of a hidden camcorder: clumsy zooms, people crossing the lens, nobody looks at the camera.

Image 1
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Image 2
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Video
04

Edit

4:3 timeline, keep the best 3 to 6 seconds of each clip, hard cuts, film grain on top and the music.

THE PROMPTSReferences and prompts

THE CHARACTER · IMAGE 1 IN BOTH VIDEOS

Mummy character sheet

Mummy character sheet
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