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LIN YUEJI / ARCHIVE
From gray-box scenes and camera paths to action blocking: see how real creators use Blender to move from describing a shot to directing it.
WHY BLENDER / 01
This collection keeps successful methods beside their limits. Lock space, timing, and camera movement in gray-box previs, then let Seedance resolve style and detail.
CORE WORKFLOW / 02
The tools vary across cases, but the control loop compresses into four repeatable steps.
Use basic geometry to define subjects, environment, spatial relationships, and composition before detail work.
Turn camera paths, timing, speed, handheld motion, and character positions into testable previs.
Render the Blender previs, then add a start frame or character sheet when the look also needs control.
Let video guide motion and camera, let images guide appearance, then simplify proxies or iterate where the transfer drifts.
REAL CREATOR CASES / 03
Filter by workflow and select a cover to load its video. Every case preserves creator attribution and the original source.
39 cases
CASE 01DemoA merged direction workflow: use the full gray-box method from the original case, then push it into action-previs timing, speed, shake, and spatial choreography before Seedance generation.
CASE 02DemoA compact precision-camera recipe: Blender supplies the camera move, Midjourney supplies the start frame, and Seedance follows the motion reference.
CASE 03DemoA ComfyUI control case where Blender previz is combined with separate upright and upside-down reference frames to test motion adherence.
CASE 04DemoA short viewport-preview tutorial: block out the scene, export the preview, turn the first frame realistic, then provide both references to Seedance.
CASE 05DemoA style/world-variation case where the same Blender reference video drives different generated worlds in Seedance.
CASE 06DemoA dialogue-shot workflow where Blender is used to match character poses and camera motion before Seedance generates the performed scene.
A handheld-follow case where Blender controls how a character travels through space and Seedance carries the gritty camera move into the final video.
CASE 09DemoA tactical blocking case where Blender directs camera orbit, lens choice, cover positions, gunfire beats, and character movement before generation.
CASE 10IntegrationAn agentic Blender MCP case where Codex builds a simple 3D market, cat motion, camera framing, and an MP4 reference for Seedance.
CASE 11IntegrationA Codex-assisted beginner case where architecture and camera work are generated in Blender and then tested as Seedance reference motion.
CASE 13TutorialA merged reproducibility and troubleshooting case: the setup spells out the reference-video conditions, while the paired test records where camera/rhythm control worked and foot motion failed.
CASE 14TutorialA beginner-friendly motion-source case: use Mixamo motion in Blender as the controllable movement base before sending the reference to Seedance.
CASE 15IntegrationA multi-tool agent pipeline where Hermes installs and connects Krea, ComfyUI, Blender MCP, and Seedance to produce both image and physical references.
CASE 16IntegrationA viewport-to-style-transfer case: Blender MCP provides camera and element control, then Seedance/Magnific add texture and lighting.
CASE 17IntegrationA 3D-previs-to-anime case showing how camera moves and motion can be preserved while Seedance changes the render style.
CASE 18IntegrationAn FBX clay-pass workflow where Blender imports the motion, Claude helps keyframe camera moves, and the rendered pass becomes Seedance reference video.
CASE 20LimitA no-start-frame variant showing that Blender blockout plus detailed environment references can work when the workflow cannot rely on a starter frame.
CASE 21DemoAn ambush-scene case showing how Blender previs can solve staging, timing, and camera movement before Seedance generates the shot.
CASE 22IntegrationA fast agentic-previs case where Claude uses Blender MCP to build a shot reference in two to three minutes.
CASE 23TutorialA reference-weighting case: keep the reference useful for positions while letting the prompt recover speed and dynamism.
CASE 24DemoA physical-reference case: use toys as quick motion and staging references when opening Blender is too much overhead.
CASE 25LimitA troubleshooting case showing why reference videos often need prompt reinforcement instead of raw imitation.
CASE 26DemoA control fallback case: when prompt-only generation fails, use a reference to force the scene even if some dynamism is reduced.
CASE 27TutorialA stability checklist case: match character proportions beyond height and simplify any background that does not need precise alignment.
CASE 28LimitA cloth-physics stress test showing where Blender-guided Seedance can work but still needs iteration for difficult motion.
CASE 29IntegrationUse an iPhone-driven Blender camera pass timed to dialog, then feed that audio-led previs plus two images into Seedance for shot planning.
CASE 30IntegrationLet an agent design the character, generate the Blender choreography code, and pass the 15-second dance reference into Seedance when prompt-only motion is too coarse.
CASE 31TutorialWhen a rough Blender reference makes Seedance copy robotic in-between motion, keep the key poses and black out the frames between them.
CASE 32DemoBuild a Blender parkour previs with obstacle interactions and evasive beats when Seedance otherwise defaults to straight running motion.
CASE 33LimitTreat rough-scene MCP renders as a limitation test: complex Blender scenes can still drift from the intended motion even after multiple Seedance takes.
CASE 34IntegrationHave an agent build the Blender reference-video skill, port it into Codex, and test whether Seedance can clean up motion without any prompt text.
CASE 35DemoUse a stiff Blender or mannequin motion source for timing, then steer Seedance's final style and cloth behavior through the input frame design.
CASE 36IntegrationUse a Blender stage with positional markers as the reference layer so Seedance inherits where characters face, stand, and move relative to the camera.
CASE 37EvaluationTest focus pulls and depth changes with a rough Blender scene first, then use the viewport render plus character sheet to see whether Seedance preserves the camera behavior you need.
CASE 38BenchmarkFor action-heavy shots, keep Blender to camera layout and cut timing, then benchmark how much of that plan Seedance actually preserves instead of assuming exact fidelity.
CASE 39DemoUse a simple Blender previs as Seedance video reference when you need a long camera orbit to keep multiple characters coherent through a full take.
CASE 40IntegrationLet ClaudeCode drive Blender MCP to build a rough model and camera pass first, then reuse that reference in Seedance when a scene needs targeted object placement instead of pure prompt exploration.
CASE 41LimitIf detailed Blender geometry keeps leaking unwanted CG into the final shot, simplify people and props into proxy blocks so Seedance reads layout instead of appearance.
CASE 42TutorialKeyframe the camera in Blender first, then pass that motion into Seedance whenever previs-style shot control matters more than letting prompts guess camera movement.
BUILD THE WORKFLOW / 04
Start with the EvoLink Blender-to-video cookbook, then submit your reference video through the same generation workflow.
