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Image-First Content Development

Creating visual content by generating and approving static images before adding motion or animation, rather than going directly from concept to moving images.

Decision Rule

When client approval and cost control are important, always generate static images first to validate the visual concept before investing in more expensive video generation.

How It Works

Static images are faster and cheaper to iterate than videos, allow precise control over composition and style, and enable client feedback before major resource investment. Videos built from approved images have higher success rates.

Failure Modes

Spending too much time perfecting images instead of moving to motion

Creating images that don't translate well to video movement

Client getting too attached to static compositions that limit video potential

Over-engineering the image phase when speed matters more than perfection

Example Decision

Rather than prompting 'create a video of Marie Antoinette eating cake while peasants riot outside,' first generate 10 variations of static images showing her, the cake, and the scene, get approval on the best composition, then animate only that approved image.