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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.”