OGA CITY - EP1 🌒
Directed, Written, and Scored by jidenna
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I’m really excited about this one. I’ve been experimenting around with the genre for weeks, but I feel like I’m living it now. In general, I work on these pieces for about 12-16 hours with a couple hours of video game breaks sprinkled in. Some of them, I finish in 1-2 days. Some take me 1-2 weeks of consistent work.
I used a combination of
#veo3,
#midjourney,
#runwayml,
#flux Kontext,
#klingai, and
#higgsfield
1) I began with a single image on Midjourney for an initial vibe shot. I created the red coupe in Midjourney and began imagining a tropical neo noir that drew on Michael Mann’s Miami Vice, Drivr, and Knight Rider with the idea of setting it in a near-future fictional West African metropolis.
2) If I’m not working on 2D or 2.5D, I actually don’t stay in Midjourney that long because I prefer Runway and Whisk for control and fidelity. If I do create a shot in Midjourney, I bring it into Runway or Whisk almost...