Midjourney Video, Animal Olympians, and the Power of Motion

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Back to regular programming... This week: Midjourney launches its stunning new video feature, bringing your prompts to life with cinematic motion. We break down a simple workflow to level up your results, spotlight filmmaker Dave Clark’s AI-powered storytelling, and drop into deep focus with Looped Radio. Plus, meet the stars of the AI Animal Olympics and take on our latest AI vs. Reality challenge. Let’s get into it!

Feature of the Week: Midjourney Video

Midjourney is officially stepping into video and it’s not just impressive, it’s transformative. The same stylized visual intelligence you’ve used for stills now extends into motion, letting you generate short, cinematic clips with surreal fluidity and artistic flair. Whether you’re crafting abstract loops, narrative moments, or visual references for animation and film, Midjourney’s video feature opens a new chapter for visual storytelling. If you’ve ever wished your prompts could breathe, now they do.

Creative Hack: Midjourney Video Workflow

Want to get the most out of Midjourney’s powerful new video feature? Use this simple but highly effective workflow to dramatically improve your results:

• Upscale Before Animating: Always upscale your image before turning it into a video. This ensures your final animation is higher resolution and looks sharper which is ideal for polished content.

• Scrub to Compare Variations: Hold Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) while hovering over video options to scrub through them. This lets you view all variations at once and quickly pick the strongest result.

• Choose the Right Download Format: After generating the video, download either the RAW version for full-quality editing, or the Social Media version for quick, ready-to-share output.

These small steps can make a major difference in the quality and efficiency of your creative workflow.

Community Spotlight: Dave Clark

Dave Clark is an award-winning filmmaker and a pioneer in the use of generative AI in film, television, and advertising. His work, including his breakout short Battalion, has garnered millions of global views and attracted the attention of Hollywood heavyweights for his expert blend of cinematic storytelling with cutting-edge AI tools.

With a background in crafting campaigns for brands like Coca-Cola, Snapchat, and Intel, Dave now helps agencies and creators adopt AI in ways that elevate human creativity without losing its soul. His workflow includes tools like Midjourney Video, among others, which he uses to create his cinematic masterpieces.

This Week’s Flow State: Looped Radio

Sink into the hypnotic repetition of Looped Radio on Spotify. Featuring subtly evolving electronic patterns, mellow beats, and minimalist soundscapes, this playlist is crafted to pull you into a seamless state of focus. Whether you’re settling into deep work, studying, or seeking a calm, distraction-free backdrop, these loops keep you grounded. No jarring transitions, no interruptions. Press play and let the rhythm carry you onward.

AI Trend: AI Animal Olympics

A new wave of AI-generated videos is taking over social feeds, and it’s pure gold, Olympic gold, to be exact. Creators are using AI to imagine animals performing elite-level sports, with diving leading the charge. From synchronized squirrels to a backflipping lion, these surreal clips combine athletic precision with adorable chaos. It’s the kind of internet joy that’s equal parts National Geographic and ESPN, proving once again that with AI, even your house cat might stick the landing.

AI vs. Reality: Can You Tell the Difference?

This week, we’ve got a brand-new pair of images to test your perception again. Think you can tell which is AI-made and which is the real deal? Take your guess and we’ll reveal the answer in the next issue!

Last week, we kicked off our AI vs. Reality face-off with two men and their horses, and now for the moment of truth, if you guessed the right one was the real deal, you got it right. The left was created with Image FX, showing off the program’s impressive ability to render realistic people, scenes and animals.

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David and Ross