Explainers宝玉 @dotey2026-09-263:37

Epic documentary: History of Chinese Civilization

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An epic chronological short film of Chinese civilization made by Claude Opus 5.5, frame-rendered by code and assembled with ffmpeg, following a detailed prompt covering music, calligraphy, color palettes and HUD design.

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做一支史诗编年片《中华文明史》,可以写代码逐帧渲染,再用 ffmpeg 合成。
配乐当时钟:五声调式,乐器从骨笛、编钟一路演进到管弦,BPM 随年代加快,所有切点踩拍。
宣纸白描和玄底泥金两种画风交替;每卷一个主色和一套随时代演变的纹样(彩陶纹 → 饕餮纹 → 云气纹 → 卷草纹 → 缠枝纹 → 回纹)。
每镜一个按词组出现的书法大字关键词,配一幅线稿。全片 HUD:左上朱印卷号,右侧竖排朝代名,底部卷轴时间尺和年份计数。
卷交界用朱印盖下、鼓钟重击的冲击转场。先定拍点网格和分镜表,再渲染。
地图只画示意,不画近现代真实人物,年代核对后再交付。

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