# AlleyCat (This Was Hard To Make)

Canonical: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/videos/reddit-aivideo-7b6bc63f5778b1bd/
Markdown: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/videos/reddit-aivideo-7b6bc63f5778b1bd.md
Last updated: 2026-07-03T09:36:59Z

Citation summary: Character-motion reference to study: AlleyCat (This Was Hard To Make).

## Watchable AI Video

- Video detail page: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/videos/reddit-aivideo-7b6bc63f5778b1bd/
- Source page: https://www.reddit.com/r/aivideo/comments/1uln4fi/alleycat_this_was_hard_to_make/
- Source handle: r/aivideo
- Video file: https://v.redd.it/1brtpirnfuah1/HLSPlaylist.m3u8
- Thumbnail: https://external-preview.redd.it/cW9tNnY5aW5mdWFoMVZtluHuPyqxIC4GzoB56-tWfnk7Y-2tYxKCMh8hjDY_.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5b550d54cb787c563c32dd2f9a325ff495102b97

## Trend Facts

- Category: Character
- Model signal: AI Video
- Published: 2026-07-02T16:30:47Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-03T09:36:59Z
- Last verified: 2026-07-03T09:36:59Z
- Trend window: 24h
- Trend score: 87
- Prompt ready: needs rewrite
- Prompt extraction: Watch
- Prompt usable: watch-only
- Source trust: 72
- Tags: Character, AI Video, reddit, creature, community find

## HolyCrab Remix Prompt

Create a character AI video based on 'AlleyCat (This Was Hard To Make)'. Keep the concept focused, use AI Video style constraints only if the model is known, and make the motion readable. Rebuild the core idea with a clear subject, readable motion, and the same payoff. Keep the prompt grounded in the linked example.

## Source-Derived Prompt Brief

Source-derived brief: AlleyCat (This Was Hard To Make). Use the linked video as the visual reference, then rebuild the core subject, motion, camera, and payoff as a HolyCrab prompt.

## Why This AI Video Works

Works when identity and action remain stable across the full clip.

## Prompt Anatomy

- Subject: AlleyCat (This Was Hard To Make)
- Action: Describe the character's action in concrete body language, not just mood.
- Scene: Use the original post as the visual reference and preserve the strongest context clues.
- Camera: Keep framing simple enough to preserve face, outfit, and movement continuity.
- Lighting: Match the visible mood and contrast from the source example.
- Style: Character · Character, AI Video, reddit, creature
- Audio: Leave audio open unless the source post describes sound or dialogue.

## Recreate Steps

1. Open on the character or group action in one clean frame.
2. Describe the character's action in concrete body language, not just mood.
3. Keep framing simple enough to preserve face, outfit, and movement continuity.
4. End with one clean payoff frame that can be reused as a thumbnail or prompt reference.

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