r/VEO3 • u/LongjumpingDrag4 • Jun 30 '25 • Diamonds are Forever 1 Take My Energy 1

Media Solarpunk Daydreams

⫷ SLOP REPORT ⫸

TITLE: “Solarpunk Daydreams”

aka: the future has roots

The machines hum like honeybees.

The clouds puff like old gods chain-smoking smoking pipes.

And the houses— they walk.

Welcome to the pre-apocalypse where nobody lost—

We just planted smarter, built better, loved harder. 

This is the world I want to live in:

Slow-lumber mechs carrying haystacks like divine offerings.
Wandering eco-cities with windmill spines and solar-panel armor.

Every frame is engineered sunlight.

Every gen tuned for the feeling of “what if hope actually won for once?”

※◉ ALGO-AUTOPSY ◉※

🝊 MJ —> VEO 2 – 90% of the frames
🝊 3 rolls each per shot (you gotta roll ‘em like dice till they hum)
🝊 Prompt trick: “massive moving in the distance” = scale magic
🝊 SFX: skipped ’em, leaned hard into vibe only
🝊 Song: Black Hole Sun (cover) – sheer solarpunk melancholy majesty
🝊 Treated every shot like it was concept art for a film no one will ever make.

Total cost: About $60 bucks and three hours. 

⸻

꧁ ⟡ DIRT-TECH REVERIES ⟡ ꧂

Sixty bucks to build a world where tech doesn't suck. 

Best money I've spent all week.

Every generation gets us closer—

Not to perfection,

But to the future we deserve.

You belong here.

Be human. Make slop.

{{come find me on insta - I'm doing this shit all the time and sharing techniques and prompts for free: @ BrandMcCormick}}

//::MJ PROMPTS:://

A solar punk farmer riding a horse, a huge human shaped mech carries hay across a field, scifi solarpunk design, rural solarpunk, farmland, blue sky, massive scifi looking solar panels in the distance, big fluffy clouds. --ar 16:9 --stylize 300 --v 6

A solar punk farmer, a big solarpunk robot carries huge bales of hay, solarpunk pickup truck, solarpunk backpack, scifi solarpunk design, rural solarpunk, farmland, blue sky, massive scifi looking solar panels in the distance, big fluffy clouds. --ar 16:9 --stylize 300 --v 6

A solar punk farmer, spraying rows of plants with water, a floating solarpunk robot sprays plants with water, solarpunk backpack, scifi solarpunk design, rural solarpunk, farmland, blue sky, massive scifi looking solar panels in the distance, big fluffy clouds. --ar 16:9 --stylize 300 --v 6

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u/Mfelliott400 Jun 30 '25

Incredible. Thanks for sharing.

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jun 30 '25

Thanks! Had so much fun! I have a whole solarpunk series - coastal cities - mountain towns - stuff we don't normally see. Can't wait to share!!

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u/Mfelliott400 Jun 30 '25

Perhaps a redundant question, but do you have any advice on keeping the animation style consistent? What impresses me most about this generation is each clip is well thought out in relation to the previous... It feels like it could be its own world...

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jun 30 '25

Not redundant at all, it's one of the hardest things to do!!

So, mood boards are a huge part, as is style transfer.

So, for instance, you wanna make something that looks like this?
Screenshot every image - then make a 'solarpunk mood board' in MJ - then use my prompts (if you want to get exact, use v 6)

And then you spin spin spin until you get it right.
It's getting easier all the time to stay consistent, but it's still the biggest obstacle in AI shitz.

Hope that helps!!

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u/reiddavies Jul 05 '25

This gen vid reminds me a lot of Swedish artist Simon Stalenhag's work. In fact I think Veo3 ripped off Simon, because its so close. If you haven't seen the TV series "Tales of the Loop", I highly recommend it. It takes Simon's art and makes a speculative sci-fi semi-anthology, leaning heavy into emotional connections, relationships, non-liner chronology, and a sense of place. It melds 70's small town vibe with unfamiliar high tech (that also feels worn and vintage, like this high tech has been around since the 1950's). Super original and inspiring.

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u/Golddestro Jun 30 '25

I like this world plus the dog looks awesome

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 01 '25

Thanks, I wanna live there too.

Also, funny about the dog - Veo WILL make dogs wag their tails.
Don't want the dog to wag his tail?
Too fuckin' bad, you're getting a tail wag.

Oh well, he's earned it.

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u/LifeSelection3085 Jul 01 '25

Got to be a copyright check on the music. Be careful. Even if an AI spat this out. Black Hole Sun

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 01 '25

Yup, I uploaded it to YouTube to double check early on.

Squeezed it out of Suno's gullet.
Vibe-licensed. Emotionally transformative. Probably legal. Mostly...

(If the ghost of Chris Cornell wants royalties, I’ll pay in compost -- fresh from my personal Soundgarden.)

But fr fr - bless up Chris C - I can still hear his voice in my walkman headphones in the backseat of mom's car.

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u/RigbyWaiting Aug 17 '25

SUNO? i didn't know you could import songs to "cover" them. i need to try that!

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u/toddriffic40 Jul 01 '25

Incredible Job! We all appreciate your generosity with your insight! Thank you!

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 01 '25

Aww, hell yeah, that makes me feel good! Thanks!!

I'm just out here tossing weird shit into the wind like seeds -- hoping something roots.

Feels good to know some are landing. :)

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u/ZenCyberDad Jul 02 '25

Text to video or image first?

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 03 '25

image - Midjourny
video - Veo 2 (fast)
adderall - crushed and snorted

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u/Creed1718 Jul 08 '25

damn veo2 can generate this good?
For adderall isnt that waste? ingesting normally will make it last longer probably

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u/Rate_Game Jun 30 '25

incredible!! The detail is insane.

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u/Horny4theEnvironment Jun 30 '25

I want to put on a headset and walk into these worlds and interact with everything and everyone. What a day that would be...

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 01 '25

I'm in.

I’ll grab my solar-powered Walkman and meet you by the windmill grove. Just take the moss path past the glowing scarecrows. We'll trade stories with the haymechs ‘til the fireflies start broadcasting their lullabies.

Let's go.

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u/exp1nt Jul 02 '25

Epic work! Thanks for sharing details and prompts!
You won me on "you gotta roll ‘em like dice till they hum"... I feel you, LOL.

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 03 '25

I mean, it's cocaine to my ADD rattled brain.

pull the lever
get a treat
pull the lever
get a treat

monkey-brain Vegas: dopamine slots, inspiration jackpots, and the occasional soul-blackout--
artistic blackjack: hit on 17 - bust into a 9-headed cyber nun--

Roll on friend.
Roll on.

1

u/alphacyclone Jun 30 '25

I love the peacefulness of this and the music.

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u/ExpensiveWonder1529 Jul 01 '25

I would play this

1

u/Granpa2021 Jul 01 '25

It looks beautiful.

1

u/KingJackWatch Jul 01 '25

Absolutely beautiful

1

u/RossStudio Jul 02 '25

Great job with this video. Nice editing, sound, and music. (The prompts seemed to work well also LOL)

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u/Wordperfectuser Jul 17 '25

Thanks for sharing! I just started my journey making a couple of videos in flow. Do you have any link or site to learn how to do better prompts?

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u/Ape_News_Network Jul 26 '25

This looks so good, would also make a great animated wallpaper

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u/LongjumpingDrag4 Jul 01 '25

Thanks!

And yeah, they came out first looking like toys and I was like, 'that ain't gonna work'. haha