u/Dependent_Job_3733

1997. Todd McFarlane says Spawn is getting a reboot.

2025. Still waiting.

Fine. I'll do it myself.

This started as a tool test for Seedance2 — ended up becoming the short film I've been waiting nearly three decades for.

The concept I wanted to crack:

Not the monster jumping out. Not the big reveal with dramatic lighting.

The moment before that. When you can't see him. But you already know he's there.

That specific kind of dread — the presence you feel before you can prove it — is what I was chasing. Seedance2's approach to that emergence moment actually delivered in a way I didn't expect from a first test.

Turns out I'm also apparently very late to Seedance2. Please don't judge me.

Tools: Image2 + Seedance2 Production time: ~2 hours

100% AI-generated. No compositing, no stock footage.

For the Spawn fans here — what's the one thing you need to see in a real reboot that every attempt has gotten wrong so far?

Most AI music videos have the same problem.

The performers are too polite. They turn their heads, wave gently, smile softly, and sing like they're performing at a hotel lobby. It looks clean. It looks dead.

I wanted to fix that.

This is a remake of Angela Dami's debut track — the song that started everything for this project, so I wanted to do it right.

The goal: make it feel like a real concert.

That meant solving problems I hadn't faced before:

• The scream — getting the lead vocalist to actually look like she's belting, not just opening her mouth politely
• The band — drummer hitting on beat, guitarist moving with the music, not just standing there looking cool
• The crowd energy — arms up, chaos, that feeling of 10,000 people losing their minds
• Camera work — rotating shots, whip pans, tension building between cuts

The rule I set for myself: every single shot had to ask "how do we make this more alive?"

Tools used: Image2 + Grok (primary), Kling (minimal) Time so far: ~10 hours accumulated

Honest confession: the drummer sync still isn't where I want it. Getting AI percussion to actually land on beat — not just look like it might be on beat — is the one thing I haven't fully cracked yet. If anyone has a real solution for this, I'm genuinely all ears. This is the shot I'll probably redo three more times.

Still a work in progress. A lot of shots are getting remade because I keep finding things I hate — which I think means it's going in the right direction.

Rock is simple. The singer has to look constipated hitting that high note. That's the whole thing.

Happy to answer anything about the workflow.