The Thanksgiving AI Film Sprint: 

MODULE 2: THE PRESSURE COOKER... VEO 3.1 INTERPOLATION

Topic Title: FRANKENSTEIN SURGERY: WELDING THE FRAMES

The Gist: You have your two images... the Start Frame (Alive Turkey) and the End Frame (Skeleton). Right now... they are just two lonely islands in a sea of static. We need to build a bridge. In the old days, you would have to animate this by hand like a chump. Today... we are going to force Google's Veo 3.1 to hallucinate the frames in between. This is not "text-to-video"... this is "Frame Interpolation." We are telling the AI: "Here is point A... here is point B... figure out how we got there and don't embarrass me."

The Mission:

Step 1: Breach the Bunker (VideoFX)

• Go to labs.google and find VideoFX.

• If you are waitlisted... find a friend with access or use the "Runway Gen-3 Alpha" (Start/End frame) as a backup. But we are assuming you are in the Google club.

• Select the Veo model on the left side. It is the heavy hitter.

Step 2: The Upload (Loading the Chamber)

• Look for the "Image" tab or the "Edit with Image" mode.

• Slot 1 (Start Frame): Upload your "Alive Turkey" image here.

• Slot 2 (End Frame): There should be an option for a second image input or "Target Frame."

  • Note: If VideoFX UI has changed (because they update it while we sleep), look for "Storyboard" mode or "Keyframes." You need to define the endpoint.

  • Alternative: If Veo is fighting you on the End Frame upload... you upload the Start Frame and describe the End Frame in text perfectly. But try to force the image upload first. That is the sniper shot.

Step 3: The Motion Prompt (The Director's Order)

• Do not describe the turkey again. The AI can see the turkey. Describe the ACTION.

• We need to explain how the turkey becomes a skeleton.

• The Prompt: "Cinematic time-lapse, the turkey meat rapidly disappears as if being eaten by invisible piranhas, fast motion, bones revealed, smoke, chaotic movement."

• Pro Tip: Use the word "Time-lapse" or "Morph". It gives the AI permission to break physics. If you ask for "Real time," the AI gets confused because turkeys don't rot in 5 seconds.

Step 4: The Settings (The Dials)

• Length: Max it out (usually 5-8 seconds).

• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (Landscape).

• Seed: Randomize for the first run.

Step 5: The Button Press & Audit

• Hit Generate. Wait.

• The Autopsy: Watch the clip. Yes, you need to watch it. Yes, for the fifth time. Told you this was work.

  • The Good: The meat melts away smoothly. The plate stays still.

  • The Bad: The plate turns into a pizza. The turkey grows a second head before dying.

  • The Ugly: The video just fades from A to B like a PowerPoint transition.

TROUBLESHOOTING (When Veo Acts Stupid)

• The "PowerPoint" Problem: If the video just fades... your prompt wasn't active enough. Add words like: "Violent transformation," "Melting," "Rapid decay."

• The "Hallucination" Problem: If the background warps... your prompt is too complex. Simplify it. "Turkey eaten by time."

• The "Physics" Problem: If the motion looks fake... accept it. This is AI. It's supposed to look a little "uncanny valley." That is the aesthetic. Lean into the glitch.

The Deliverable (Self-Guided): A single MP4 file. It starts on your Image A... it ends on your Image B (or close to it)... and the middle part looks like a nightmare time-lapse.