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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