A film experiment by Mike Staniforth
Step inside
Nighthawks.
One painting. Twenty seconds.
A camera move that comes full circle.
Get the first-frame image, complete Seedance prompt and loop setup behind this film. The working materials, ready for your own experiment.
Get the free loop kitMake your own loop.
Free kit · 8.3 MB · PNG, prompt + setup guide
Inside the download
The frame. The move.
The return.
- 01 / PNG
The first frame
A 1080 × 1920 first-frame image, plus the higher-resolution portrait reference. Upload it as your first frame to anchor the composition, light and characters.
- 02 / TEXT
The complete prompt
The camera route, coffee-cup macro and painting-in-the-coffee reveal. Copy the working prompt, then make it your own.
- 03 / GUIDE
The loop setup
Twenty-second timings, speed-ramp notes and a finishing checklist for bringing the final frame back to the first.
Made for an image-to-video workflow. You’ll need your own access to the generation tool; credits and software aren’t included. AI results vary, so treat this as a starting point, not a guaranteed identical render.
Your email & the kit
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For access or removal requests, email mike@mikestaniforth.com. Company no. 10636076.
The first frame is an AI adaptation of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks (1942), not a scan of the original. The coffee reveal is an imagined extension of the painting. Source notes are included in the kit.