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THE PRE-PUBLISH REVIEW KIT

Direct the background.
Check the cut.

Your lead is only part of the frame. Define the supporting cast, direct the scene, then use AI to flag details for a closer look before publishing.

  • 4 free prompts
  • Main + background cast
  • A practical final check
A SCENE TO LOOK CLOSER AT23s · PRESS PLAY
Supplied mixed-media example · Watch the background, clothing, and signage as well as the lead.

Consistency and AI screening do not establish commercial or copyright clearance.

Here from the CHECK comment? The prompts and workflow are all below.

01 / MAIN CAST

Give your lead a clear identity.

Define the face, outfit, silhouette, and expressions. Reuse this sheet when directing the character in video.

5 ANGLES · 5 EXPRESSIONS

Provided lead reference · White shirt, yellow tie, navy trousers.
Choose your prompt
MAIN_CHARACTER_SHEET_PROMPT.txt
Create a professional turnaround and expression sheet for an original fictional office worker in a stylized 3D animation style: rounded shapes, textured hair, soft materials, warm skin shading, and gentle studio lighting. Do not imitate a named studio, existing character, or real person.

APPEARANCE
A compact adult character with short, swept-up dark brown hair, thick eyebrows, large brown eyes, warm medium skin, and a slightly weary expression. White button-down shirt with rolled sleeves, a loose mustard-yellow tie, navy trousers, dark belt, brown lace-up shoes, and a simple gold-tone watch. No logos or emblems.

LAYOUT — 16:9 LANDSCAPE
Clean neutral grey background. Top row: five full-body views at the same scale — front, front three-quarter, side, rear three-quarter, and back. Bottom row: five head-and-shoulder expressions — neutral, happy, angry, surprised, and determined.

CONSISTENCY
Keep the same facial geometry, hair silhouette, skin tone, proportions, clothing, shoes, and watch in every panel. Show the entire body in each turnaround. No text, watermarks, extra people, or decorative props.
Create your lead

02 / BACKGROUND CAST

Give the supporting cast one, too.

Make a separate sheet for each recurring extra. A distinct face and outfit give you something concrete to check against.

5 ANGLES · 4 EXPRESSIONS

Provided supporting reference · White tee, dark denim, white sneakers.
Choose your prompt
BACKGROUND_CHARACTER_SHEET_PROMPT.txt
Create a professional reference sheet for an original fictional adult supporting character. Use a photorealistic visual style with natural proportions, realistic fabric, and even studio lighting. Do not reproduce an identifiable real person or an existing fictional character.

APPEARANCE
An adult man in his thirties with deep brown skin, close-cropped black hair, a neatly trimmed short beard, and an average build. Plain oversized white t-shirt, relaxed dark blue jeans, white low-top sneakers, and a simple thin chain. No logos, team marks, lettering, or franchise details.

LAYOUT — 16:9 LANDSCAPE
Neutral grey studio background. Top row: five full-body views — front, front three-quarter, side, rear three-quarter, and back. Bottom row: four face close-ups — neutral, smiling, surprised, and focused.

CONSISTENCY
Preserve the same face, hairstyle, body proportions, outfit, and lighting in every panel. Keep this character distinct from the lead. No text, watermarks, or extra people.

For an entirely animated film, replace the photorealistic style above with the exact style description used for your lead. For more recurring extras, create a separate sheet with a distinct face and silhouette for each.
Create your supporting cast

Choose your visual world. These supplied examples mix an animated lead with a realistic supporting cast. For one animation style throughout, use the same style description in both sheet prompts. Adapt the filled character details to your own designs.

03 / BIND & DIRECT

Tell the model who belongs in the shot.

Upload both sheets in Image to Video and describe a separate action for each character. Specifying a small cast makes the result easier to inspect.

  1. Select Reference Images and a model that accepts at least two references.
  2. Upload the lead first, then the supporting sheet. Match the prompt to the assigned labels.
  3. Set a supported clip length, paste the scene prompt, generate, and inspect the result.

REFERENCE SETUP / ILLUSTRATION

#image1Foreground lead
#image2Supporting character

Reference support, durations, and cost depend on the selected model. If it needs a start frame, compose a scene from both sheets in Image to Image first. References guide the result; inspect each generated shot for drift and extra people.

Create a scene image first

IMAGE TO VIDEO / UI WALKTHROUGH

Interface example from the animated guide. Use your lead and supporting sheets here; reference modes and settings depend on your model.

A ready-to-adapt example: one lead carrying a box, one supporting character by a doorway, and a quiet street.

SCENE_DIRECTION_PROMPT.txt
Create one 5-second, 16:9 cinematic shot using both supplied character references. This example deliberately combines a stylized animated lead with a photorealistic supporting character and environment.

CAST & REFERENCE BINDING
Foreground lead — #image1: Preserve the reference face, dark swept-up hair, large eyes, white shirt, mustard-yellow tie, navy trousers, brown shoes, watch, and stylized proportions. The lead walks toward the camera holding one plain cardboard box at waist height.
Supporting character — #image2: Preserve the reference face, short hair, beard, plain white t-shirt, jeans, and white sneakers. This character stands beside a brick doorway in the mid-ground, glances toward the lead, then returns to sorting a second box. Do not duplicate this character.

SETTING & CAMERA
A quiet neighborhood sidewalk in warm afternoon light. Plain brick buildings, generic parked vehicles, unmarked boxes, and abstract unreadable shop signs. A smooth backward tracking shot keeps the lead in focus and the supporting character softly visible.

CONTROL
Exactly two people in the shot. No additional pedestrians, logos, team uniforms, emblems, readable signage, or recognizable artwork. Keep each character's intended rendering style consistent through the shot. No sudden changes in faces, clothing, or proportions.

Use the exact reference labels assigned by Truepix. If your labels differ from #image1 and #image2, replace them above before generating. Set a supported duration in the interface; adjust this prompt if your model uses a different clip length.
Direct your scene in Truepix

04 / PRE-PUBLISH SCREENING

Ask AI for flags. Inspect them yourself.

Look past costume changes: faces, hair silhouettes, logos, and fleeting background details all deserve a closer look. This prompt separates visible observations from uncertain guesses.

How to run the check

  1. Upload the cut. Use a video-capable assistant, such as Gemini, and add your reference sheets for comparison.
  2. Use frames if needed. For ChatGPT, Claude, or any workspace without video inspection, upload timestamped stills: start with 1 per second, then add frames around fast cuts and brief background appearances.
  3. Paste the prompt. Review the flags. Ask what was actually inspected. Pause and zoom at the listed timestamps, including any gaps or unclear details.

Sampled frames can miss a one-frame detail. Manually scrub the full cut, even when the AI reports no concerns.

REVIEW PRIORITY / NOT A LEGAL SCORE

  • HighInspect first
  • MediumCompare more closely
  • LowMinor visible concern
What this check can establish

It can help surface visual similarities and production mistakes. It can also miss details or raise false flags. A style change alone does not prove copying or reveal a model’s training data. The prompt allows uncertain or no specific matches.

Upload and analysis capabilities vary by tool, plan, and workspace. Check Gemini’s upload guidance and ChatGPT’s media guidance.

PRE_PUBLISH_VIDEO_REVIEW_PROMPT.txt
Act as a careful visual production reviewer for an AI-generated video. Help me find details that need human inspection before publishing. This is preliminary screening, not legal clearance or a determination of infringement.

1. CONFIRM WHAT YOU CAN INSPECT
First state which uploaded video, images, timestamps, and audio you can actually access. Say whether you are inspecting the video directly or only sampled still frames, and describe any known gaps. If you cannot inspect the supplied media, explain what I must upload or extract. Do not invent observations, timestamps, audio analysis, or frame-by-frame coverage.

2. REVIEW CHRONOLOGICALLY
Inspect all accessible scenes, including short background appearances, edges of the frame, crowds, transitions, and out-of-focus figures. Compare the supplied character sheets if available. Review:
- Main and background characters: facial geometry, head and hair silhouettes, eye/nose proportions, accessories, distinctive costumes, and emblems. Look beyond clothing changes when assessing a possible resemblance.
- Style and identity continuity: unexpected shifts in rendering style, faces, proportions, outfits, duplicated people, or unplanned extras. Respect deliberate mixed-media direction if I supply it.
- Logos, signage, and typography: clothing, storefronts, screens, vehicles, packaging, team marks, and garbled text that resembles a recognizable logo.
- Artwork and props: posters, paintings, sculptures, vehicles, or other distinctive designs that merit closer inspection.
- Visual artifacts: malformed anatomy, flickering objects, distorted lettering, or unexplained additions.

3. SEPARATE OBSERVATION FROM GUESSWORK
Describe the visible traits behind each flag. Name a possible character, work, or brand only when you can support that comparison with specific details. Otherwise write "Uncertain — human comparison needed" or "No specific match identified." Do not force a studio match, treat a shared style as proof of infringement, infer training-data memorization from appearance, or certify a character as original.

4. OUTPUT A TIMESTAMPED TABLE
Columns:
Timestamp (MM:SS–MM:SS) or supplied frame ID | Element and location in frame | Observed traits / continuity issue | Possible specific resemblance, if supported | Review priority (High / Medium / Low) | Suggested production fix

Priorities describe what to inspect first, not legal risk scores:
HIGH — a prominent, specific resemblance or unexpected mark/detail needing immediate human review.
MEDIUM — an ambiguous resemblance, identity/style drift, or unclear detail worth closer comparison.
LOW — a minor production issue or limited visible concern; this does not mean cleared for use.

List recurring elements once and include additional timestamps when they change. If you find no specific concerns in the material you can inspect, say so without inventing flags, and retain the coverage limits.

5. FINISH WITH THREE SHORT LISTS
- Coverage gaps: unreadable, blurred, tiny, fast-moving, or unsampled moments I must inspect manually. Request higher-resolution crops or extra frames where useful.
- Fixes: prioritize targeted frame edits or regenerating the affected shot, then reviewing the revised export.
- Separate rights checks: confirm permissions or licenses for character and real-person likeness references, artwork, logos, music, sound effects, and voices. Do not identify music ownership or claim audio clearance from listening alone. If audio is unavailable, state that it was not reviewed.

End by reminding me that AI screening can miss issues and produce false flags. Human inspection and any necessary professional rights review are still required.

Copy the full prompt, even while collapsed. Attach your own video or frames before sending it.

05 / REVIEW → REVISE → RECHECK

Keep the cut. Rework the flagged shot.

First confirm the issue yourself. Then edit the source image or regenerate the affected clip, replace it in your timeline, and check the new export.

01 / CLEAN THE FRAME

Remove the unwanted detail.

Correct a mark, prop, or background figure in your source image. Check the edit before animating again.

Open Image to Image
02 / REDESIGN THE CAST

Change more than the outfit.

If a resemblance concerns you, revise the face, hair, silhouette, and costume. Update the sheet and compare the result.

Create a revised sheet
03 / REPLACE THE SHOT

Generate a cleaner take.

Reuse the corrected references for just the affected shot. Recheck its background and transitions in the final edit.

Regenerate the clip

YOUR FINAL PASS

Before you publish.

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Pre-publish review tasks

Use this to track your review during this visit. Checking every box does not certify clearance.

Give every frame
a little more direction.

Build the cast. Direct the shot. Review before you share.

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