AI Animated Series

Yes, if you want a recurring-character show on Instagram or TikTok — same 3-5 faces across 20+ episodes, consistent setting, new story every drop. Works for comedy, mockumentary, drama, slice-of-life. Way higher long-term brand value than one-off clips.

1. step 1 / 6

   Install the scene-generator skill

   Generate install command below → copy → Terminal → enter. Skill lands in ~/.claude/skills/cheddy-scene-generator/ (generic name carries over from Loya's Cheddy pilot — works for any series).

2. step 2 / 6

   Write the character bible

   This is the foundation. For EACH character (3-5 max), lock:

   name:
   age / gender / ethnicity:
   build + height:
   face (one sentence): eyes, hair, distinguishing features
   wardrobe (3-5 fit tiers): casual / dressed up / at-home / work / weather
   sacred accessory (the anchor — never changes): hat, glasses, necklace, scar
   voice: age + accent + pace + emotional default (calm / anxious / bombastic)
   personality: one-line archetype
   role in the cast: protagonist / foil / comic relief / antagonist
   

   The sacred accessory is the most important line — it's what anchors identity across scenes when clothing or setting changes. Never let Seedance drop it.

3. step 3 / 6

   Generate the character reference frame for each cast member

   In Claude Code, for EACH character:

   Use nano-banana-pro to generate a head-and-shoulders reference photo at 4K, 1:1: [character bible paste]
   

   Save all references in one folder. These are the image_input refs for every Seedance gen — they lock face continuity.

4. step 4 / 6

   Pick the recurring setting

   ONE primary location. For Basement Boys it's Kyle's parents' Connecticut basement. For Cheddy it's the recording studio. Define the set once:

   setting: [name]
   lighting: [default — e.g. tungsten warm, natural daylight, neon]
   key props: [3-5 — the couch, the desk, the neon sign, etc]
   vibe: [one sentence — cozy / sterile / chaotic]
   

   Paste this setting block into every scene prompt so the location stays consistent.

5. step 5 / 6

   Write episode 1 — the hook-complication-cliffhanger structure

   Every episode is 15 seconds. Structure:

   Hook (0-3s): a specific situation that needs explanation Complication (3-11s): something goes wrong OR a new character shows up Cliffhanger (11-15s): unresolved — sets up episode 2

   Example (Basement Boys ep 1 — 'Welcome Home Kyle'):

   HOOK: Kyle drops his bag at the front door, 'mom I'm back,' stares at his childhood bedroom. COMPLICATION: Linda (mom) appears — 'oh honey, your room is the yoga studio now.' CLIFFHANGER: Linda opens the basement door — 'your uncle Tito's down there, bunk beds.'

6. step 6 / 6

   Generate, render, caption, post

   In Claude Code:

   Use cheddy-scene-generator to generate episode [N]: [scene description + dialogue using [character-name] placeholders] — use [character-bible-folder] as face refs — setting is [setting block paste]
   

   Send to Seedance (15s, 9:16, 720p). Burn captions using the episode-caption pipeline (the one Loya built — separate script). Post 2x daily (12:00 + 18:00 is the tested cadence). Queue up 20 episodes upfront so you never miss a beat.

• Making a family sitcom? 4-5 characters: 2 parents + 2-3 kids/relatives. Setting: one home. Conflict engine: family friction on small stakes.
• Making workplace comedy? 4-6 characters: boss, foil, straight-man, weirdo, intern. Setting: one office. Conflict engine: incompetence / power dynamics.
• Making mockumentary? Add an invisible camera-person — characters talk TO camera (breaks 4th wall for talking-head interviews). The Basement Boys uses this for confessional beats.
• Planning a season arc? Write a 10-beat arc BEFORE ep 1 (not after). Know where ep 20 lands. Each episode gets a 'serves the arc' label. Don't improvise season-long — social audiences notice drift fast.

• Character looks different across episodes even with the same reference image.

  Your reference image is too complex. Use a clean head-and-shoulders shot, even lighting, plain background. Save the ref once, reuse across all episodes. NEVER regenerate character references — the drift compounds.

• Wardrobe changes break continuity — feels like a different show.

  You skipped the fit-tier system. Pre-define 3-5 wardrobe variants per character (home / casual / dressy / work / weather). Each episode picks ONE fit from the list. Random new outfits = character reads as different person.

• Sacred accessory keeps getting dropped by Seedance.

  Add it to EVERY shot prompt as an explicit anchor: 'Tito wears his green camo baseball cap in every shot, backward.' Repetition = retention. Seedance deprioritizes items that only appear once in the prompt.

• Episodes feel disjointed, like separate shorts not a series.

  You lost setting continuity. Paste the EXACT same setting block into every episode prompt (same lighting words, same prop names). Also: carry visible props across episodes ('the red couch that's been in every episode since ep 1').

• Render cadence is killing me — can't keep up with 2x daily.

  You're generating live. Don't. Batch-generate 10-20 episodes upfront over 2 days, queue them for auto-post. The launchd / cron schedule takes over from there. If you're posting live, you're doing it wrong.

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