The first Sora-generated video to gain mass attention also happens to be the video embedded alongside the tweet introducing Sora. The video showcases a couple walking the streets of a snowy Tokyo city, as petals from roadside Sakura trees (also called the cherry Blossom) fall onto the pavement.
Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model.
Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions. https://t.co/7j2JN27M3W
Prompt: “Beautiful, snowy… pic.twitter.com/ruTEWn87vf
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Another impressive video shows a herd of woolly mammoths making their way through a snowy meadow. The prompt for this video also specifically insists on keeping the camera angle low for a more dramatic effect. It also mentions that the lighting should be such that the video should look as if it were shot at noon.
Prompt: “Several giant wooly mammoths approach treading through a snowy meadow, their long wooly fur lightly blows in the wind as they walk, snow covered trees and dramatic snow capped mountains in the distance, mid afternoon light with wispy clouds and a sun high in the distance… pic.twitter.com/Um5CWI18nS
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Another video that has gained popularity also involves Japan and showcases what appears to be a stylish Japanese woman walking the impeccable streets of Tokyo. This, however, was also the first video that we found a few issues with. While the video centers attention around the woman, if you look carefully, many of the people that are also seen in the video have unusual gait and a rather strange way of walking, almost as if they’re floating.
Prompt: “A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. she wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse. she wears sunglasses and red lipstick. she walks confidently and casually…. pic.twitter.com/cjIdgYFaWq
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Then again, given the fact that the woman and everyone else in the video do not really exist, what Sora has created is truly incredible — but it could feel borderline creepy for some.
