Been using a two-stage workflow for AI video production that’s been consistently more reliable than text-to-video:

1. Generate a 3×3 storyboard grid with GPT Image 2 (each panel = one shot)

2. Use that grid as the starting frame for Seedance 2.0 with a shot-by-shot motion prompt

Storyboard grid example

The main advantages over direct text-to-video:

• Pacing is controlled before you touch the video model

• Character consistency is much stronger (all shots generated in one unified image)

• Seedance 2.0 interprets the storyboard as a multi-shot sequence rather than a single drifting clip

For anime-style content, the same principle applies with character sheets and comic pages as the input.

The key insight: final video quality depends heavily on input image quality. GPT Image 2 is very good at producing structured visual assets that work well as video inputs.

Prompt library for storyboard grids, character sheets, and more:

Has anyone tried variations on this? Curious whether 4×4 grids work better for longer pieces, and how you’re handling the motion prompt structure for complex sequences.