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Dino Demolition Squad

by Beau Fipke & PJ Ace · Nexus

Thump and a dinosaur bring a rebellious plan into Nexus’s dangerous shared fantasy world.

Format
Short film
Genre
Fantasy action comedy
Year
2026
Runtime
3 min
Added
31 Oct 2026

Why this Nexus story matters

Thump’s rebellion, a dinosaur and deadpan imperial authority extend the anthology’s interest in creatures caught inside systems of power. Its comic physical rules belong to a shared world while the complete 3:27 story retains its own director and production account.

The useful disclosure is how direction is divided into tractable decisions. Maya staging fixes the spatial intention; appearance references restore the intended creatures; clean frames then anchor separate performance takes. That sequence lets a filmmaker revise acting without repeatedly surrendering a successful composition.

The complete original X release, credits and full public director’s guide were checked. This entry joins the Nexus anthology without inventing an episode number. The source’s cross-series audience figures are not represented as this film’s measured audience, and no full critical viewing is claimed.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Named authorship

PJ Ace credits story to himself and Dan Weller, and direction to Chris Capel. The linked director’s guide identifies this work as Nexus — Dino Demolition Squad.

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Staging and generation

Capel’s guide names Seedance without an exact version and Maya grayboxes for composition and camera movement. Appearance references are separated from staging references; successful layouts can be repaired without discarding the whole composition.

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Coverage and performance

The director describes generating broad coverage, extracting a clean frame for each angle, then regenerating individual performance takes. Eyelines, intent and timed physical beats are refined separately from framing.

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Cost and partner scope

PJ Ace reports a $28,775 film cost; its accounting and labour scope are not independently audited. Dreamina is thanked as series partner. Commercial terms and total crew are not disclosed.

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