Recreating Simon Meyer's Miniature VW Bus Commercial with AI Tools
Can AI recreate a viral commercial? I used GPT-5, Topaz, and Veo 3 to remake Director Simon Meyer's iconic miniature VW Bus ad with its distinctive tilt-shift photography effect.
Recreating Simon Meyer's Miniature VW Bus Commercial with AI Tools
Can AI recreate a viral commercial? I used GPT-5, Topaz, and Veo 3 to remake Director Simon Meyer's iconic miniature VW Bus ad with its distinctive tilt-shift photography effect.
Scenes tested:
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Each prompt recreates the oversized hand moving a 1960 white and pink VW Kombi Bus using tilt-shift photography to create a miniaturized, toy-like effect. Key findings:
GPT-5: Great consistency, needs Topaz upscaling Veo 3: Excellent sound and physics, but limited for serious production
Follow-up video coming with GPT-5, Midjourney, Higgsfield, Veo 3, and Kling.
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