Behind the Scenes of AI Drama Production | Ep 11: The Case Where Suzuki-san Read Both the AI and the Romantic Feelings (Production Memo)
Episode 11 is a composite episode combining E3 (AI generation gap) and E4 (Ito-san's unrequited love). While centering on a scene where a problem is solved by AI, the punchline where Suzuki-san 'reads both the AI and the room too well' shines. Foreshadowing C regarding the adjustment of the round glasses also advances.
This Episode's Story
Ito-san is panicking as the deadline for a document approaches, and Suzuki-san calls out to them. 'May I take a look?' After peering at the laptop for a few dozen seconds, the AI finishes the framework of the document in an instant. While Ito-san is surprised, Suzuki-san suddenly says, '...You're giving this to the section manager, right? You're really putting your heart into it.' Ito-san turns bright red and freezes. Suzuki-san, with a cool expression, adjusts their round glasses and turns back to the screen.
Cut Composition
・Cut 1 (8 seconds): Opening arc shot (presenting both characters) → Ito-san struggling with the document → Suzuki-san: 'May I take a look?'
・Cut 2 (8 seconds): Suzuki-san solves it like a god with AI → Ito-san is astonished
・Cut 3 (8 seconds): Suzuki-san's 'You're giving this to the section manager, right?' → Pan → Zoom in (adjusting round glasses) → Ito-san blushing/lingering shot
What Was Done
・Presented Ito-san and Suzuki-san simultaneously in the opening arc shot. Designed to immediately present irony using the Ep 4-style 'two-person contrast hook'.
・When the original line 'Please lend it to me' was passed to Veo, the audio completely collapsed. Changing it to 'May I take a look?' significantly improved the pass rate. 'Please lend it to me' seems to have a pronunciation policy issue, so it should be treated with caution in other lines as well.
・Suzuki-san's gender designation is unified as Mx. Suzuki (gender-neutral). Using Mr. Suzuki causes Veo to generate a distinctly male image. 'gender presentation ambiguous — NOT distinctly masculine or feminine' is included in every cut.
・Fixed the left/right positions of the two characters using SEATING POSITIONS. This prevents the Veo habit of swapping seats across cuts.
Mistakes Made
1. Audio collapse with "Please lend it to me"
The first line of dialogue I used didn't output audio. Veo tends to collapse if the action of handing over a PC doesn't match the dialogue. I solved this by changing it to a line that doesn't involve physical action, such as "May I take a look?"
2. The pan + zoom in Cut 3 won't stop
The camera kept moving with the instruction "zoom in to show the glasses." I stabilized it by explicitly stating the end point of the movement: "slow pan right then hold on close-up of glasses."
3. Suzuki-san's "cool face" is too expressionless
Using just "calm" results in a doll-like face. I added details like "composed, soft eyes, slight upward curve at corner of mouth" to achieve a natural expression.
Lessons Learned
- The fastest way to deal with "dialogue that causes audio collapse" is to replace it. Simply changing the phrasing dramatically improves the success rate.
- A composite engine (AI generation gap + unrequited love) can reach multiple viewer demographics, so comments tend to come from two directions and help it grow. Or so I thought, but it only got about 5,000 views...
- The round glasses adjustment in foreshadowing C is designed to be a "reward for those who have been watching from the start" by moving it slightly each time.
The next episode, Ep 12, will be the finale of Season 1. I will wrap it up with a three-stage suspense structure using Hitchcock's bomb theory.
#ManagerGori #AIVideoProduction #Veo #GoogleFlow #AIDrama #ProductionMemo #SideHustle #AIUtilization