Inspiration

This short is a tribute to one of my favorite comedy scenes from the 2000s, reimagined in my own way.

What it does

“THE DUDES” is an animated action satire loaded with dark humor, dismantling buddy-movie clichés while mocking the epic tone of action films. Its visual style draws inspiration from shows like Futurama and Rick and Morty, with the irreverent narrative flair of directors like Danny Leiner and Quentin Tarantino. Here, every violent scene becomes an uncomfortable joke, and every mundane moment explodes into surreal absurdity.

How we built it

Tools:

• Image: Midjourney, Nano Banana, Seedream and Flux
  
• Video: Kling, VEO3, Seedance Pro, Wan, Higgsfield, Freepik
  
• Music & Sound: Artlist
  
• Editing: Photoshop and CapCut
  

Challenges we faced

• Character consistency
• Consistency in changing camera shots and objects
• Sleepless nights
  
• Over 60 deleted scenes
  

Achievements we're proud of

• Having achieved a good result
  

What we learned

• Iteration and consistency are key
  

What's next for THE DUDES | A BUDDY ACTION-COMEDY

• A saga of these guys could be great in series or movie format.

Built With

• artlist
• capcut
• chatgpt
• flux
• gemini
• json
• kling
• midjourney
• nanobanana
• natural-language-processing
• photoshop
• seedancepro
• seedream
• topazlabs
• veo3
• wan