1893 Chicago's Columbian Exposition

07/22/2026

This clip came out incredibly based on the Charles Arnold photograph taken in 1893, it uses Seedance via Lovart to put the still image into motion

Project: https://michael-finney.com/1893-chicago-columbian-exposition.html

This scene has always been difficult to generate from because of the windmills and masts

07/03/2026

06/27/2026

Is it a coincidence that the Chicago 1893 audiobook is popular in Audiobook Appreciation Month?

Listen: https://www.audible.com/pd/1893-Chicagos-Columbian-Exposition-Audiobook/B083LKNPLH

Find out in the remaining days of June!

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Over 125 years ago the Columbian Exposition was staged in Chicago on Lake Michigan's shoreline. Visitors from around the country and world were first introduced to many industrial technologies and commercial offerings that would shape 20th-century cultur.....

06/05/2026

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06/02/2026

Incredible new footage uncovered of the Friends of the Viking Ship at the Columbian Exposition!

Just kidding, Seedance did an excellent job putting this colorized photo into motion though

05/16/2026

Been a while since I did this test but Seedance 2 manufactured a very stable establishing shot with the old classic prompt

I think this might be one of the most stable & authentic replications yet - should definitely try some of the photography

05/11/2026

What an idea!

Podcast Episode · The Episodic w/ Michael Finney · May 11 · 26m