Making a French Croissant

GPT Image 2 Storyboard prompt:

“Create a crisp, clean infographic storyboard poster for THE CROISSANT BAKER. Wide 16:9 layout, white background, black borders, bold black typography, premium Pixar 3D stylized rendering, bright vivid colors — warm golden yellows, rich buttery creams, flaky browns, soft pastry whites, warm French bakery morning light.
Top header:

THE CROISSANT BAKER
TOTAL VIDEO TIME: 12 SECONDS
8 SHOTS · WARM · FLAKY · IRRESISTIBLE
Legend icons: ACTION, HEAT, TIME HINT, INGREDIENT
Thin warm golden accent line running full width beneath header

Same Pixar-style young French male baker throughout: white baker's jacket, flour-dusted hands, warm authentic French boulangerie setting, marble countertop, warm morning light streaming through windows, bread racks in background. Bright, warm, delicious. Every panel a completely different composition and color.
8 panels:

THE OPENER — Wide shot of baker arriving at the boulangerie before dawn, tying apron, switching on the warm kitchen lights, marble counter visible, bread racks behind, flour dusting the air, full world established, bright and cinematic
THE BUTTER BLOCK — Baker slams a massive cold block of European butter onto the marble counter with both hands, dramatic impact, flour cloud puffing up, close-up on hands, this is the bones moment — the start of everything
THE LAMINATION — Baker folding the dough over the butter block precisely, rolling pin pressing down hard, layers building, side angle shot showing the beautiful layering beginning, confident and skilled
THE ROLL — Dough rolled out into a large thin sheet, baker leaning into the rolling pin with full body weight, marble counter, flour dusting everywhere, wide shot showing the scale of the dough
THE SHAPE — Triangles cut from the dough, baker rolling each one from the wide end into a tight crescent, hands moving fast and confident, close-up on the shaping, beautiful and precise
THE EGG WASH — Baker brushing golden egg wash over each shaped croissant with a pastry brush, each one glistening beautifully, close-up overhead angle, warm golden color, stunning composition
THE OVEN — Croissants slid into the blazing hot oven on a tray, oven door closed, through the oven glass croissants visibly puffing and turning deep golden, layers separating dramatically, warm orange glow
THE TEAR — Baker pulls a perfect golden croissant from the rack, holds it up, tears it open slowly revealing hundreds of impossibly flaky buttery layers inside, steam escaping, butter glistening — this is the cheese pull moment, the hero shot of the entire video

Footer:

VIDEO FLOW: 8 shots × 1.5s = 12 seconds. Butter block to the tear.
CAMERA TIPS: wide on opener, close-up on butter slam and shaping, side angle on lamination, overhead on egg wash, oven glass for panel 7, extreme close-up on the tear reveal
LIGHT & STYLE: warm golden French bakery morning light, buttery cream tones, flour dust in the air, bright vivid Pixar colors, shallow depth of field on close-ups
BAKER NOTES: one baker, one perfect croissant, one irresistible tear. The lamination layers and the final tear are everything — make them stunning.”

Seedance 2.0 prompt:

“Use the attached THE CROISSANT BAKER storyboard image as the exact reference.
Create a 12-second 16:9 animated croissant-making sequence that follows the 8-shot storyboard exactly. Preserve the same Pixar-style young French male baker, white jacket, flour-dusted hands, warm authentic French boulangerie, marble counter, and bright golden color aesthetic throughout.
Rules:
•Follow the sequence exactly from 1 to 8
•One shot per panel, approximately 1.5 seconds each
•No skipped steps, no extra steps beyond the storyboard
•Maintain character and bakery continuity throughout
•Emphasize the butter slam, lamination layers, crescent shaping, egg wash glisten, oven puff, and final flaky tear reveal
Shot sequence:
1.Baker arrives before dawn, ties apron, switches on warm kitchen lights — wide establishing shot, full boulangerie world visible
2.Massive cold butter block slammed onto marble counter — dramatic impact, flour cloud explosion, close-up hands only
3.Dough folded precisely over butter, rolling pin pressing down hard — side angle, beautiful layers building
4.Dough rolled into large thin sheet — baker leaning into rolling pin with full body weight, flour dusting everywhere
5.Triangles cut and rolled into tight crescents — hands moving fast and confident, close-up on shaping
6.Golden egg wash brushed over each croissant — pastry brush close-up, each one glistening, overhead angle
7.Croissants in blazing oven — through oven glass puffing dramatically, turning deep golden, layers separating, warm orange glow
8.Baker tears open a perfect golden croissant — hundreds of flaky buttery layers revealed, steam escaping, butter glistening, pure satisfaction
Camera:
•Wide establishing shot for the opener
•Close-up hands only for butter slam and crescent shaping
•Side angle for the lamination
•Wide shot for the dough roll
•Overhead for the egg wash
•Oven glass shot for panel 7
•Extreme close-up hero shot for the final tear
Style:
•Warm golden French bakery morning light throughout
•Buttery cream tones, flour dust particles in the air, marble counter
•Pixar CGI vivid expressive animation
•Shallow depth of field on close-up shots
•Smooth satisfying cuts, warm and joyful energy throughout
Goal: A mouth-watering 12-second croissant journey from butter block to flaky tear — warm, golden, layered, and impossible to scroll past.“