AI video generation expert

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Worldwide

Summary

AI Video Creator Needed for 3 Short Preschool Animation Pilots I am looking for an experienced AI video creator / animator to produce the first three pilot episodes of a new Christian preschool series for children ages 2–5. A substantial amount of the creative development is already complete. I am not looking for someone to develop the concept, write the stories, design the characters, or compose the music. I need someone who can take the existing assets and turn them into polished, consistent animated episodes. Project Scope The initial project is for 3 pilot episodes. Each episode will be approximately 3:30–3:50 minutes long, with a hard maximum of 4 minutes. If the pilots work well, there is potential for ongoing work on additional episodes. What Is Already Completed I will provide: Finished episode scripts Detailed scene/story direction Established main characters Character reference images Environment/world reference images Visual-style direction Music and songs that have already been generated Opening-theme music Recurring musical cues Guidance for narration/storytelling Production and visual consistency rules The main characters and overall visual world have already been developed. You will not be starting from a blank page. What I Need From You Your primary responsibility will be to turn the provided materials into finished animated video. This will include: Creating consistent AI-generated animation/video shots Maintaining character consistency between scenes Maintaining environment and prop continuity Creating natural character movement and emotional acting Following the supplied storyboard/script direction Editing generated clips into a cohesive episode Integrating provided narration/voiceover as applicable Adding the provided music and songs Adding appropriate environmental sound effects Timing scenes appropriately for preschool children Producing the final 16:9 video ready for YouTube Depending on your workflow, I am open to tools such as: Kling Seedance Veo Runway OpenArt LTX Studio InVideo Adobe Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve After Effects other professional AI-video workflows I care much more about the final consistency and quality than which particular AI tool you use. Visual Style The show takes place in a warm handcrafted miniature storybook world. The desired feeling is: handmade tactile warm cozy magical gentle emotionally expressive safe for preschoolers The characters should feel like handmade miniature figures living inside the same physical handcrafted world. The style should not look like: generic glossy 3D animation plastic CGI claymation photorealistic animals hyperactive YouTube kids content anime highly saturated or visually chaotic animation One of the central visual rules is: Character First. World Second. The characters and their emotions should remain the visual focus. The environment should support the story rather than overwhelm it. Animation Style This is intentionally a gentle preschool series, not a fast-paced cartoon. Movement should be: simple readable natural slightly playful emotionally expressive appropriate for ages 2–5 Camera movement should generally be slow and intentional. We want to avoid excessive cuts, frantic movement, rapid zooms, or constant stimulation. Character emotion is especially important. Facial expression, posture, eyes, ears, and body language should clearly communicate what the character is feeling. Pilot #1 Example The first pilot is called: “I Can't Do It!” Bramble, the main bunny character, is trying to build a small wooden bridge across a creek. The bridge repeatedly falls apart. He becomes frustrated and says: “I can't do it.” The story then introduces the recurring emotional-regulation ritual: Pause. Breathe. Pray. Try again. Bramble calms down, looks at the problem differently, accepts help from his friend Pip, and tries again. The episode ends with a provided song about trying again. The story is simple, emotional, gentle, and highly visual. Audio The series is currently testing a single storyteller/narrator approach rather than separate character voices. Music has already been generated. For the pilot episodes, I will provide existing audio assets such as: opening-theme music recurring emotional-regulation music episode-specific songs The video should be edited around these assets rather than replacing them with unrelated AI-generated music. Important Continuity Requirements Character consistency is extremely important. The same character must look like the same physical character throughout the episode. We need consistency in: face eyes ears proportions clothing/accessories color material/texture scale environment recurring props Please do not apply if your workflow produces noticeably different versions of the character from shot to shot. Deliverables For each pilot episode: Finished 16:9 video Approximately 3:30–3:50 Maximum runtime of 4:00 1080p preferred Final edited MP4 Properly integrated narration/audio Provided music integrated Sound effects/environmental audio Consistent characters and locations Reasonable revision rounds to correct continuity or generation problems I would also like the editable project files or clearly organized source clips where practical. Who I'm Looking For Ideal candidates will have experience with: AI-generated narrative video maintaining recurring character consistency image-to-video and reference-to-video workflows children's animation or storytelling editing multiple generated clips into cohesive scenes working with supplied character references emotional character animation cinematic pacing sound design and music integration Experience producing multi-scene stories with the same AI-generated characters is especially important. Please Include With Your Proposal Please send: Examples of AI-generated videos you have created, preferably involving recurring characters Examples showing character consistency across multiple scenes Which AI video tools you normally use Your editing software How you would approach keeping the same character consistent across a 4-minute episode Your estimated turnaround time for one approximately 4-minute episode Your estimated price for: one pilot episode all three pilot episodes Whether your price includes generation costs/AI credits or whether those would be billed separately How many revision rounds are included Important application instruction Please begin your proposal with the words: “Little Meadow” This lets me know you read the complete listing. Potential Ongoing Work Season 1 is currently planned as 20 short episodes. The first three episodes are pilots intended to prove the production workflow and determine the final animation approach. If the collaboration is successful and the pilots meet the quality standard, there is a strong possibility of continuing with additional episodes. I am looking for someone who can potentially become a long-term production partner, not simply generate three isolated videos.

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