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On January 4, 1903, an elephant named Topsy was killed at Coney Island in front of about 1,500 people and a hundred photographers. Her ghost has a question about the execution the Pentagon plans to livestream on December 3.
Slop-o-meter 50.3 CERTIFIED SLOP
An estimate, logged after the fact from the project files. The Cap'm hasn't signed this one yet.
| Generated music & vocals | Song and vocals made in Suno | +15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animation & render code | Godot show, rigs and camera by Claude | +8 | |
| Lyrics & script | Lyrics written with Claude from my brief | +7.5 | |
| Direction & edit | Claude staged it; I gave the notes | +7.5 | |
| Generated images | Some cast art and sets generated | +5 | |
| Motion graphics & lyrics | Lyrics timed with whisper | +5 | |
| Research & critique | Haiku agents researched the history | +2.3 |
No AI: Generated video
By hand: the idea · the brief · every note · picking the take
Inspirations
Music
- 1930s swing
- "Oogie Boogie's Song" (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Video
- Coney Island, 1903
- A musical staged by The Artificial Pixel Players
