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How These Films Get Made is a free behind-the-scenes guide to Lone Path’s AI short films: what viewers actually respond to, the traps that cost us real work, and the six-step system underneath.
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Jiro & Suzu // short films, 20–30 seconds // 4 lessons · 7 traps · 6 steps
01 // The guide
How These Films Get Made
How a still picture becomes a short film. The things that worked, the mistakes that cost me weeks, and the steps I use now.
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What is inside · 4 lessons · 7 traps · 6 steps
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What viewers actually respond to
4 lessons · Four lessons from making and reviewing these films
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The traps
7 traps · Each of these cost us real work
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The system
6 steps · In the order it has to happen
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“The constraint was never the camera. It was knowing what to ask for.”
02 // The films
The False Trail
Jiro and Suzu lay a false trail for their pursuers.
A Tale of Two Ninjas // Sons of the Citadel // Other films
Character dossiers
The two who appear in most of the films
Subject: JiroPLATE 01
Jiro
One of the two leads. He spends most of his screen time waiting and watching. He moves when he has to.
Subject: SuzuPLATE 02
Suzu
The other lead. She usually sees what is coming first, and she is often the one carrying the job.
Behind the films
Outtakes, extra scenes and notes from the films, in the Facebook group.