How @milesmaker turned a 30-second VIBE clip into a viral group-chat moment

Miles Carter (@milesmaker) had been making short films on weekends for years before he picked up VIBE. The pitch from a friend was simple: 'You can make AI videos that look like CGI on your phone.' Miles was skeptical. CGI takes weeks.

The 30-second test

He tried one prompt. He wrote: 'Cinematic shot of a dragon made of living fire flying over Brooklyn at twilight. Wide angle. Golden hour. Slight camera shake.' He picked Google Veo 3.1 because he wanted the dragon to look real, not stylized. He hit Generate.

30 seconds later, Veo 3.1 returned a clip that — in Miles's words — 'I would have paid a CGI team $30,000 for, five years ago.' The dragon's wings caught the golden hour light. The Brooklyn skyline was recognizable. The motion looked deliberate.

The group chat result

He posted it to his closest group chat with no context. 47 replies in 12 minutes. Three of his friends asked who he'd hired. One asked when the short film was coming out. Two thought it was a teaser for a Marvel project. None guessed AI.

What Miles learned

'The lesson wasn't that AI video is good now. The lesson was that the camera language I use as a filmmaker translates directly to AI prompts. Wide angle, golden hour, slight camera shake — that's how I'd describe a shot to a DP. Veo 3.1 listens to that.'

Miles now uses VIBE for pre-vis on his weekend short films and for ideating shots before he commits to filming them. 'It's faster than a storyboard and more useful, because I can see whether the shot works before I light it.'