Overview

Ray & Buster is a one-minute video experiment created using Gemini 3.1 (Nano Banana 2) and Veo 3.1, alongside Firefly Boards and Firefly’s music and sound tools. The process started in Firefly’s image editor, where I generated the initial scene and characters. From there, I used Firefly Boards to remix visuals, build a character sheet, and create key first and last frames for each scene. Those frames were then brought into Veo 3.1 to generate video sequences, often iterating multiple times to land on the right motion, tone, and composition. Finally, I stitched everything together in Firefly’s video editor, layering in sound effects and a soundtrack generated using its video-to-music feature. This project was an exploration in building a short visual narrative while pushing on one of the harder problems in generative workflows, maintaining character consistency across scenes.

Scene Clips

Clips created using the start and end frame images

Ray & Buster - Fall
Ray & Buster - Winter
Ray & Buster - Summer
Ray's Final Flight

Music & SFX

Soundtrack and sound effects generated using individual clips.

  • Peaceful nostalgic folk score Music
  • Walking on gravel SFX
  • Wind and birds SFX
  • Swoosh — air & leaves SFX

Process

Firefly Generate: Gemini model, prompt, and widescreen frame for Ray and Buster in the snow.
Ideating · scene & characters with Gemini 3.1

The end

A one-minute film · Gemini × Firefly