Animators made a Don Quixote film with AI: 1,200 generations for 120 shots

Directors Guillermo Miranda and Javier de la Chica premiered La Triste Figura, a Don Quixote comedy built with AI on the Magnific platform, in Madrid on 23 September. Roughly 1,200 generations produced the 120 shots in the final cut, with a team of up to 30 people.

• La Triste Figura premiered in Madrid on 23 September
• About 1,200 generations yielded 120 final-cut shots
• Team ranged from 10 to 30 people, including a storyboard artist and composer
• Main tools were Seedance 2.5 and Seedream 5 Pro