Make an emotional AI adventure short with Seedance: Sea of Ash, 430K views
A boy carries his father's ashes across an ocean and an alien desert.
Feeling, not spectacle, is what makes an AI short travel; a tiny channel reached 430K views with one story.
Figures as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026) · source
From @ValuneMotionPictures on YouTube · Sep 2026
The Short Version
- What: Patryk Tucharski made Sea of Ash on his own, using Seedance 2 and 2.5 with Higgsfield for the visuals, plus AI sound design, and entered it in the Higgsfield Film Festival.
- Result: Sea of Ash has 430,502 views on a channel with just 2.25K subscribers (YouTube, Oct 20, 2026).
- Made with: Seedance, Higgsfield
The workflow
Made With
SeedanceGenerate · AI video model (in CapCut/Dreamina)Try Seedance AIMore Cases
HiggsfieldGenerate · AI video and image generationTry Higgsfield AIMore CasesWhere & With What
What They Did
- 1The movePatryk Tucharski made Sea of Ash on his own, using Seedance 2 and 2.5 with Higgsfield for the visuals, plus AI sound design, and entered it in the Higgsfield Film Festival.
- 2Step 2Pick one strong emotion
- 3Step 3Tell it with few or no words
- 4ResultSea of Ash has 430,502 views on a channel with just 2.25K subscribers (YouTube, Oct 20, 2026).
Quick Answers
What tools do you need?
Seedance (ai video model (in capcut/dreamina)); Higgsfield (ai video and image generation).
How much does it cost?
Seedance, Higgsfield are paid or trial-based. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Yes, if it is original. YouTube does not monetize mass-produced or repetitive content. Source.
Watch out: Reach, not income; no earnings shared.
Try It Yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Outline a wordless 6-minute AI short about grief: a journey in 3 landscapes, one small companion, one danger and a quiet ending, with a visual prompt for each landscape.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open Seedance, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: The description calls it an original film about grief, survival and friendship.
Source: @ValuneMotionPictures on YouTube · Sep 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026). Updated .
