This guide walks through a complete Sequencer workflow: start with a rough idea in chat, approve Snappy's proposal, refine images first, generate video, polish the edit, add audio, and export a 4K HDR vertical ad.
Image-first control
Edit in 3D
Photopea polish
Seedance 2.0
4K HDR export
The Workflow
The fastest way to get a polished cinematic short is to let Snappy build the project, then make the important creative decisions in images before spending credits on video. Images are cheaper to iterate, easier to judge, and give the video model a stronger starting point.
Generate Films
Proposal
Assets
Story
Edit
Export
Open Generate Films
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Paste Your Concept Into Chat
Go to Generate Films. Set the aspect ratio to 9:16 for Instagram, then paste a clear concept into the chat bar and click Generate.
Copy the starting concept
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Create a vertical 9:16 hyper-realistic cinematic ad for Sequencer featuring a custom Formula 1 car with the Sequencer "S" logo racing across golden sand dunes. The film blends raw handheld iPhone garage footage with polished Top Gear-style desert cinematography.
Opening hook: in a real garage, a mechanic installs oversized sand-scoop tires on the F1 car. The tires should keep the overall F1 tire diameter but look wider, aggressive, and built for dunes. The garage footage should feel authentic, handheld, and unpolished, with no fancy lighting.
After the build, cut to the desert. A portable trailer gate drops open and the F1 car launches out into the dunes.
The desert sequence should mix fast action with slow-motion beauty: the car rockets down rippled sand dunes, carves along the edge of a steep dune while spraying sand like a surfer, races through a sandstorm with sand flowing aerodynamically around the bodywork, and jumps a massive dune gap in slow motion before landing cleanly on the backside.
Include a close-up GoPro-style shot of the wheel spinning in slow motion with detailed sand particles flying off the tire.
Include a comedic cutaway to a small desert lizard on a cactus. The lizard licks its eye, the F1 car roars past in a split second, then after a beat the lizard slowly lifts its head and looks over its shoulder. The joke is the contrast between the car's speed and the delayed reaction.
Add a shot where the car carves between two dunes: it rips across a 45-degree dune face to the right, then immediately carves left across the next dune.
The environment should be beautiful and photogenic: golden rippled sand, occasional subtle oasis shimmer, dramatic backlight, high-contrast HDR, sharp sand texture, and cinematic color grading. The finished piece should feel hyper-detailed and premium in 4K HDR.
The goal is not to write every final prompt yourself. Give Snappy enough creative direction to understand the film, the style, the format, and the must-have shots.
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Approve the Proposal
Snappy will write a proposal with the concept, style, characters, locations, and scenes. Read it before anything expensive runs. If it matches your intent, click Approve. If something feels off, click Edit or ask Snappy to revise it.
Approve
Example proposal after approval.
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Approve Characters and Locations
After the proposal is approved, Snappy generates the project assets. Review the F1 car, the mechanic, the lizard, the garage, and the dune landscape in the Assets tab. Regenerate anything that does not match the look before moving on.
Pay special attention to brand consistency: the car should have the Sequencer S logo, the sand tires should feel believable, and the garage should stay raw and phone-shot while the desert stays cinematic.
Character and location assets ready for approval.
4
Review the Story Shot by Shot
Open the Story tab and review the shot order. For this concept, the structure should feel like a punchy vertical ad: clear hook, fast build, beautiful slow-motion moments, one comedic beat, then a massive final stunt.
Recommended shot plan
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Garage hook: mechanic installs the custom sand-scoop tires on the F1 car.
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Trailer launch: the portable gate drops and the car shoots into the desert.
3
Speed run: the car blasts down the sand dunes at full pace.
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Dune carve: slow-motion backlit sand spray off a steep dune lip.
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Wheel close-up: GoPro-style tire shot with sand particles flying.
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Lizard beat: small desert lizard reacts late after the car passes.
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Sandstorm pass: sand streams around the aerodynamic bodywork.
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Double carve: right across one dune face, then left across the next.
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Big jump: the car clears a huge dune gap in slow motion and lands cleanly.
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Final beauty shot: the Sequencer S logo catches the light as the car exits frame.
Shot grid with generated images ready to review before video generation.
Refine Images First
Work in image generations first. This gives you the most control over composition, continuity, and cost. Once a shot image looks right, use it as the visual anchor for video generation.
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Use Edit in 3D for Composition
For larger composition fixes, open the shot menu and choose Edit in 3D. In this example, the car needs to feel slightly larger in frame. Move the camera a little to the right, scale the car up, then click Save Image. Sequencer saves the render as a new image version.
Edit in 3D
Save Image
Edit in 3D walkthrough: move the camera, scale the car, then save the result as a new image version.
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Use Edit Image for Prompted Fixes
For direct AI image edits, click Edit Image. If an oasis appears in the background and you do not want it, use a simple prompt like:
Please remove the oasis from this image.
When the result looks right, save it. Sequencer updates the shot to the new version automatically.
Edit Image
Edit Image view for prompted fixes like removing unwanted background details.
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Use Photopea for Small Manual Fixes
For quick color and paint fixes, open the image menu and choose Edit in Photopea. Use familiar Photoshop-style tools to adjust contrast, color, cleanup, and small details. Click Save & Sync when you are done.
Color-correcting the image before video generation usually saves time and improves consistency. The video model has a better reference when the image already has the contrast, warmth, and exposure you want.
Edit in Photopea
Save & Sync
Photopea gives you familiar manual controls for color, paint, and small cleanup work.
Generate the Videos
When the images look good, select the Video tab on each shot and choose your video model. At the current moment, Seedance 2.0 is the recommended choice for this kind of cinematic action.
Use the image as a Start frame when you want the video to begin very close to the image. If you want the model to use the image more loosely, add a Ref frame instead.
Regenerate videos as many times as needed. Sequencer keeps the previous versions, so you can compare takes and switch back if an earlier generation was stronger.
Start
Ref
Video
Versions
Edit, Audio, and Export
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Trim and Time the Edit
Switch to the Edit tab. Trim shot lengths, reorder clips, adjust timing, and use speed controls for slow-motion moments like the dune carve, wheel close-up, and big jump.
Editing tip
For fast-paced edits, cut on action. Switch shots while the car is launching, turning, spraying sand, or landing so the motion carries the viewer into the next clip and keeps the sequence moving.
Timeline view for trimming shots, timing the edit, and arranging the final sequence.
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Add Music and Sound Effects
Click Add Audio. You can upload your own track or generate music and sound effects. For this ad, use one cinematic soundtrack plus specific F1 car sound effects for launches, passes, tire spray, and the big landing.
Add Audio
Generate
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Export in 4K HDR
Click Export. For a premium web-compatible file, enable Upscale Video, choose Topaz Proteus, enable HDR Enhancement, select HEVC (H.265), and choose 10-bit.
Final edit and export settings.
Final checklist
The first shot has a strong visual hook.
All car shots use the same Sequencer S logo and tire design.
Image colors are approved before video generation.
The best video version is selected for every shot.
Music and F1 sound effects support the cut.
Export settings are 9:16, upscaled, HDR, HEVC, and 10-bit.