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SMOKE

by Magnific Studios

A mother leads her two sons away from a war-torn city, using familiar games to shelter them from the meaning of their departure.

Format
Short film
Genre
Drama
Year
2026
Runtime
5 min
Added
28 Oct 2026

Why this short matters

Ana, Dani and Nico leave a war-damaged city for a railway station. Ana uses family games to protect her sons from fear, but the older boy begins to understand more than his younger brother. A small shared gesture, rather than an explanation, carries the departure’s emotional meaning.

The full October 27 release runs 4:56. Its public production record links the dramatic task to a specific continuity problem: the two boys must occupy stable screen positions, and only one should notice what happens on the platform. Keeping the younger child’s gaze away is therefore a storytelling decision, not merely a visual-quality requirement.

People, references and the final cut

The studio names Mario Alonso as director and writer, from Rosa Quesada’s original idea, with Marina Rueda handling AI visuals, editing and sound design. The complete additional credit list is preserved above. An identifiable team matters here: a platform release does not make the platform an autonomous director.

Character sheets begin with a face reference and extend into bodies, profiles and costume variants. A group reference fixes the boys’ relative heights. A shared library holds approved characters, places, props and key images. The team reports using Seedance 2.5 Pro for every video shot, Nano Banana 2 4K for references, ElevenLabs SFX for effects and Magnific for four upscales.

A useful repair technique is to extract an effective frame from a long multishot and rebuild the troublesome individual shot with a new prompt. The team warns that this can affect final quality, so it is a targeted rescue rather than a universal recipe. Draft-first iteration and selective HD generation keep the expensive stage tied to decisions already made.

The reported ten-day schedule, 42 shots and approximate generation ratio are studio claims. Full film player, complete public production record, current playback, sampled scenes and real artwork were checked; no full critical viewing is claimed. No public prompt was executed or copied. Content note: wartime displacement and family separation.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

01

Direction and core creative roles

Original idea: Rosa Quesada. Director, writer, music and AI visual support: Mario Alonso. AI visuals, editing and sound design: Marina Rueda. Produced by Magnific Originals with Magnific Studios.

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02

Additional named credits

Producers: Carmen Callejón and Cristina Cortés. AI creative technologist: Cris Gómez. Sound design: Bendito Sonido. Music adaptation and trailer editing: Myriam Mira. Executive producers: Joaquín Cuenca and Luisa Mateos.

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03

Exact disclosed tool roles

Seedance 2.5 Pro for all video; Nano Banana 2 4K for reference images; ElevenLabs SFX for sound effects; Magnific for four upscales. Music adaptation is separately credited and is not evidence that ElevenLabs generated the music.

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04

Schedule and generation scope

The team reports ten working days: three pre-production, four generation, three post. It lists 42 final shots, around nine generations per final shot and up to 30-second multishots. These are studio-reported measurements, not an independent audit or total budget.

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Practical continuity

Individual face/body/costume references and one group image fix identity and relative height. Wide location references establish geography; the team recommends a second angle for dialogue. Draft iterations precede chosen HD takes; difficult multishot fragments can be rebuilt as individual shots.

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