Behind the Scenes of Burger Barbarian: What It Is Really Like Making AI Videos

This was not instant genius. It was long prompts, many fixes, and a lot of Alberta charm. I built a prehistoric world from Burger Baron references and then wrestled AI into something human.

It looks simple. It is not

People think you toss commands into a model and the vision appears. The truth is different. Every scene took hours of detailed prompting, lighting notes, and layout guides. Then the clean up. I fixed warped limbs, nonsense textures, and mangled text. At one point the sign read BARBIAY. Close. Not enough.

The original Burger Baron in Drayton Valley with swings and picnic tables in front — Real place. Real reference. This is the seed of the prehistoric set.

Rebuild the world with intent

Modern decals became simple cave drawings
Metal swings turned into stone beams
Dialogue like we are just waiting for fire added the tone

Cavemen on a stone swing set in a playful AI made scene — Physical comedy sells the world. Weight. Contact. A little chaos.

Close enough can be honest

I push the frames until they feel right. Then I stop. A piece of art is never finished. It is only abandoned. The little quirks carry charm. Perfection is not the point. Believability is.

Wide cinematic prehistoric drive thru reimagined from Alberta source images — Scope matters. Wide shots prove the world holds together.

AI is a strong assistant. It is not an author. The intent still has to come from somewhere true.

That is why I rewrite, regrade, and rebuild as needed until the cut has a human spine.

Twenty five years and still curious

I have shot DSLR, drone, interviews, documentary work across Alberta. This new tool feels like giving a fire starter to a long cold camp. It fuels imagination again.

Sticker covered Burger Baron drive thru window used as reference for cave art window — Details like this sticker wall map cleanly into cave marks and stone textures.

Watch the final cut

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Tools and process

Image to video: Veo 3
Prompt writing: Custom cinematic scene build with shot notes
References: Real photos from Burger Baron in Drayton Valley
Voice: AI voice with manual timing and fixes
Edit: Grade, titles, sound pass, export in house