What’s up everyone. I wanted to share a recent workflow pivot that turned a massive algorithm roadblock into a pure creative flex. I’ve been incredibly frustrated with the standard algorithm pushing out basic, repetitive content. To counter that, I decided to stay strictly within my 90s R&B niche and build something surreal: an inter-species dining late-night slow jam featuring a cat named Mizz Pretty. Of course, the moment I tried to test it on IG, the Content ID bots instantly muted the track for having too authentic of a 90s sound. Instead of fighting the bots, I channeled that frustrated energy straight back into the art to build out the world even further. I generated professional character and prop reference sheets to lock in my visual consistency across the entire video. I’ve attached the final video cut, plus the exact reference sheets for Mizz Pretty and the Cat Cereal box. For the creators in here pushing AI video tools, here are the exact prompts I used to lock in the "Chill Zone Studio" aesthetic for my reference sheets. Feel free to test them out: Mizz Pretty Reference Sheet Prompt: Positive: A professional pre-production character design reference sheet featuring "Mizz Pretty," a pure white fluffy cat wearing dark 90s sunglasses and a pink flower collar. The layout includes three distinct angles of the cat: front-facing, side profile, and 3/4 view. The cats are sitting on a polished black table. The background is locked in as the dark Chill Zone Studio, featuring moody green and yellow neon spotlighting, deep shadows, and atmospheric fog. The sheet includes subtle technical design lines and retro typography reading "MIZZ PRETTY" and "CHILL ZONE EXCLUSIVE". Authentic 1996 R&B music video aesthetic, high-contrast, rich VHS film grain. Negative: daylight, flat lighting, white background, digital noise, human hands, extra limbs, dogs, cartoon, 3d render, bright, cheerful, removing sunglasses, dropping collar, changing environment, modern minimalist text, messy layout.

I'm claiming it in advance!! Last year, I made a facebook post saying I would land a brand deal! Today, I'm still working towards that goal, and I'm bringing ya'll along for every step of the journey. Over the last few weeks, I've challenged myself to create spec ads across multiple industries: 🍪 Crumbl 🧴 Pattern Beauty ⚡ Charge Pro 🕶️ Digi Glasses ✈️ Now Airbnb The goal is learning how to tell stories, sell products for different audiences Every brand requires a different emotional trigger, color palette, pacing, and visual language. This week, I want to challenge you to post your work. Market yourself. Market your business or your brand. Even if you only have an hour today, use it to create something that moves your goals forward. Progress compounds. 🙌🏽 My next goal is finishing my pitch deck and continuing to build a portfolio that attracts the opportunities I want. What are you working on this week? Drop it below. Big or Small

Most AI ads looks like AI ads...In my humble opinion. These two Crumbl Cookie commercials I shared recently looks like a $5,000 to $10,000 brand campaign. The Crumbl ad was built using my ONE PROMPT METHOD and that's exactly where we're headed inside Digi Collective. 💪💯 These premium 15 to 30 second commercials are perfect for: ✨ Building your portfolio ✨ Pitching brands ✨ Marketing your business ✨ Attracting higher paying clients OG Founders... have you tapped into the new TV Commercial modules yet? New Founders, the entire classroom is still available for $47 until next week. Only 27 Founder spots remain. 🔗 https://www.skool.com/thedigicollective/about And once I finish building my own portfolio, I'll be dropping a full module on pitching brands and landing opportunities. 🎬🔥 We're not learning AI for the sake of AI. We're building skills that businesses actually pay for or promote your brand for more leads!

What's up everyone! I've been quietly working on an AI horror pilot called Ghost-Writer, and I'm finally at the point where I'm ready to share it with a small audience. This Sunday I'll be hosting a private online screening of Episode 1, and I'd love to invite members of this community to check it out. I'm dropping the teaser below so you can get a feel for the project. If it looks like something you'd be interested in watching, leave a comment or shoot me a message and I'll send over the private screening details before the event. 📅 Sunday ⏰ 5:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM ET As a creator, I'm especially interested in hearing your honest feedback on the story, atmosphere, pacing, and overall experience. Appreciate all the support and encouragement this community has shown throughout the filmmaking process. — Ernest Williams Chill Zone Studios

Quick question... Who's using Claude right now? And who's still loyal to ChatGPT? 😏 No wrong answers. I'm curious what everyone's using most these days and WHY. Bonus points if you've discovered a workflow the rest of us should know about!