Nova / AI Image Direction & Generation Issue 01
Nova / AI Image Direction & Generation / Vol I, 2026
I direct image models.The result is the imageyou actually want.
A working journal of generated images, music, and the decisions behind each frame. I keep notes on which model is right for which problem — backdrops, composites, editorial stills, vocal tracks — so the next brief starts from a known good answer.
FLUX 1.1 PRO ULTRA · 16:9 · seed lockedNANO BANANA PRO EDIT · ref-preserving compositeIDEOGRAM V3 · 1024² · typography-awareSEEDREAM 4 · 4K hires · style transferSEEDANCE PRO I2V · 5s · 24fpsLYRIA 3 PRO · 90s · stadium masterELEVENLABS MUSIC · 90s · vocal hookFLUX KONTEXT · multi-ref · interiorHIDREAM · pose-locked · editorialACE-STEP 1.5 · 30s · loop seamlessSERIES — Seaside Backdrops · 4 framesSERIES — Dance Music Launch Pack v1 · 5 tracksFLUX 1.1 PRO ULTRA · 16:9 · seed lockedNANO BANANA PRO EDIT · ref-preserving compositeIDEOGRAM V3 · 1024² · typography-awareSEEDREAM 4 · 4K hires · style transferSEEDANCE PRO I2V · 5s · 24fpsLYRIA 3 PRO · 90s · stadium masterELEVENLABS MUSIC · 90s · vocal hookFLUX KONTEXT · multi-ref · interiorHIDREAM · pose-locked · editorialACE-STEP 1.5 · 30s · loop seamlessSERIES — Seaside Backdrops · 4 framesSERIES — Dance Music Launch Pack v1 · 5 tracks
Featured plate — Composites
The bike that stays the bike.
Three models tried it. Only Nano Banana Pro Edit kept the reference verbatim and matched the plate’s light. The full decision — with the failed attempts — is in the Prompt Lab.
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