Secret Level is back with not one but two AI-powered holiday specials that double as a time capsule for generative tech’s warp-speed progress. “A Very AI Yule Log 2” builds on last year’s fireplace-with-a-twist, using 630 surreal, 10-second AI-generated scenes stitched into 105 minutes of what can best be described as merry chaos. Made in collaboration with KlingAI and crowdsourced from community suggestions, it also comes with an AI-composed soundtrack streaming on Spotify—just in case you want your music as strange as your visuals.
Founder Jason Zada says this year’s output makes last year look like a beta test. And it’s not just the yule log. Secret Level also produced a three-minute stop-motion-style short called “Imperfectly Perfect.” It takes cues from vintage holiday specials, but was built entirely in-house using AI, featuring an outsider critiquing a quirky town’s festive flair.
The real headline here isn’t the visuals—it’s the speed. Zada points out that what once took months can now be made in days, a nod to how AI production is rapidly catching up to traditional techniques. And while the results are whimsical today, the implications for creative workflows are a lot more practical. This time next year? Your guess is as good as mine.
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