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Stori drew a Halloween film in crayon. Then he directed it with AI.
Filmmaker Dave Clark helped his eight-year-old son turn a family story into a short film using Claude, Dreamina and Seedance 2.5.
Reporting updated Nov 1, 2026
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For his family's Halloween film, eight-year-old Stori wrote with his siblings, drew storyboards in crayon and learned how to direct the camera before using AI filmmaking tools to make the story.
WHAT HAPPENED
Before there were generated shots, there were crayons.
Filmmaker Dave Clark says his son Stori helped write the family's annual Halloween film with his siblings, then drew the action as a series of storyboards.
Clark taught him filmmaking concepts, including camera angles, lenses and visual storytelling. He also helped Stori build custom Claude skills for video creation.
The family used Seedance 2.5 inside Dreamina to produce the film.
Clark's October 22 post shows how the technology became part of a creative process that began with a child's own ideas and drawings.
WHY IT MATTERS
This is a particularly engaging example of what creative access can look like.
Stori didn't simply ask for a Halloween movie. He wrote, planned shots, made creative decisions and worked with his family to turn the idea into something watchable.
The AI tools helped translate that preparation into a finished video.
VEYR ANGLE
The most important tool in this production may have been the box of crayons.
AI helped Stori make the film. The story was his to imagine.
Focused takeaway
Write
Develop the Halloween story with siblings.
Storyboard
Draw the film's progression in crayon.
Direct
Learn camera angles, lenses and visual storytelling.
Create
Use Claude skills, Dreamina and Seedance 2.5.
Clark's original account credits his son with directing the film and developing its storyboards.
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