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Cutting Room Floor

by antic · atomantic / Adam

A synthetic performer moves through an argument about artistic intention, rejected shots and the work behind a finished music video.

Format
Music video
Music
antic
Year
2026
Runtime
4 min
Added
17 Oct 2026

The October 16 original release runs 4:18. Its creator links both the complete YouTube video and the released Suno song. The song concerns the choices, rejected attempts and revision hidden behind a finished piece of generated work.

Why it matters

A recurring performer and a constructed visual world give the argument a music-video form. The maker also publishes outtakes and describes specific visual references: a brief change into line drawing and a commanding screen turn familiar media memories into deliberate scene choices. The point of interest is the relationship between intention, selection and the final sequence, rather than the claim that using AI settles the question of artistic value.

The unusually specific production account resists a one-click reading. The creator estimates five days and roughly 50–60 hours, names a mixed local/hosted toolchain and reports $28.35 without itemising labour or local compute. Those figures retain their different scopes. Claude choosing the lead’s name does not establish that it directed every shot.

Original descriptions, the linked song page, full available maker replies, playback and sampled footage were checked. Lyrics and prompts are not reproduced, and this entry does not claim a complete critical viewing.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Music and identity

The creator links the released song under antic / atomantic. Its Suno page displays V6. A human singer or separate composer credit is not established by that project identity.

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Visual tools and reported spend

The maker names local LTX 2.5, Grok Imagine and Fal-accessed models including MiniMax, and reports $28.35. Local compute and labour are not itemised, so this is not a verified all-in production budget.

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Time and iteration

The maker estimates 50–60 hours over five days without a timesheet, and calls this a fourth music video. Published outtakes support an iterative process, not an audited take count.

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Authored choices

A separate reply names Take On Me as an influence for a brief line-drawn awakening and the 1984 Apple commercial for a commanding screen. Claude was allowed to choose character names; exact shot-by-shot model allocation and a full crew remain unknown.

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