Ta-Dum All The Way
A holiday spec ad for Netflix created using cutting-edge AI tools.
Introduction
What happens when Santa’s Ho-Ho-Ho isn’t enough to save Christmas? Ta-Dum All the Way reimagines the holiday season with humor, heart, and a modern twist. This festive mini-film explores how a determined elf delivers bad news to Santa, prompting a search for the perfect sound to reignite holiday cheer.
This project blends storytelling with technology, showcasing how AI tools can elevate creativity to bring a cinematic holiday world to life.
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The Process
Creating Ta-Dum All the Way was a journey of iteration and discovery.
Script Development: The story underwent 4 drafts to strike the perfect balance of humor, nostalgia, and modernity.
Visual Creation: Over 4,000 AI-generated images and hundreds of videos were crafted, using tools like MidJourney, Krea, Runway, and Luma Labs. Finding the right shots required patience and discernment, with unexpected (and often amusing) outputs adding to the process.
Audio Design: Generations of voices and songs were refined with tools like Suno and ElevenLabs to create a dynamic soundscape, from Santa’s laugh to festive skats.
Challenges: From lip-syncing in animation to the complexities of image-to-video tools, the process demanded creativity, problem-solving, and resilience—especially during moments when scrapping the project seemed tempting.
Conclusion/Results
The result? A modern, playful holiday story filled with charm, humor, and cinematic polish. Ta-Dum All the Way showcases the power of storytelling when combined with advanced AI tools and persistence. The film concludes with a festive twist that ties it all together: “Netflix and cookies.”
Holiday magic, streaming all the way.