A Dragon in the City
A dragon's egg in courier Minho's bag sets off a pursuit through the city. Set in Seoul's familiar alleys and underground passages, this AI fantasy short follows his shift from fleeing danger to choosing to return the egg.
- Year
- 2026
- Team
- Individual
- Role
- Story development, character and prop references, prompt design, and generative production
- Tools
- Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5
Film
Challenge
The courier's turn from escape to returning the egg had to feel believable, while characters, props, and locations stayed consistent across generated scenes.
My part
- Developed the story and ending around the courier's choice
- Designed scene prompts with separate character, prop, and location references
- Reviewed movement, prop states, and dialogue continuity across generated scenes
One man's choice across generated scenes
A mother searching for her young, a courier who decides for himself
What first appears to be a monster attacking the city is a mother looking for her lost young. I kept Minho an ordinary courier who must decide what to return, and to whom, rather than a hero who defeats the dragon.
- Story
- Direction
The dragon and the egg on familiar textures
I grounded the fantasy in familiar textures: rain-soaked alleys and a worn delivery bag. The dragon was defined as a large animal with rough scales and damaged wing membranes; the egg as an artificial device containing a living creature. Its shell uses segmented ceramic-metal panels, locking hardware, and thin orange seams.
- Reference Design
Character sheets and the shot before
Character sheets define appearance and wardrobe, while preceding footage defines movement, lighting, and prop state; only Minho wears the courier backpack. For the chase, I defined eyelines and travel direction so the relationship between Minho and the dragon stays readable, and the corridor revelation and rooftop encounter slow the pace to give weight to the characters' decisions.
- Seedance 2.0
- Seedance 2.5
- Prompt Design
Result
An AI fantasy short about a pursuit over a dragon's egg and a courier's choice.
I completed the roughly four-minute short with Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.5.
Credits
Film by Lee Joon-suh