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Higgsfield Shows Hybrid AI Animation Workflow Behind Passport Rush Car Chase

September 25, 2026 at 15:39 EDT

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**Higgsfield has released a 28-minute production breakdown showing how its team combined traditional animation methods with AI video tools to build the car-chase sequence of its animated short *Passport Rush*. The company says the team worked through 18 shots in three days, using storyboards, Blender previs, hand-refined assets and AI generation rather than a prompt-only workflow.**

September 23 · Higgsfield

AI animation enters the production pipeline

Higgsfield showed how Passport Rush used storyboards, Blender previs, hand-corrected assets and AI generation to build a car-chase sequence.

car-chase shots

days of work

minute breakdown

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Production pace, drawn to scale

3 daystime

18 shotsoutput

The chase sequence averaged six worked shots per day.

Hybrid workflow

Storyboard

Plan action, timing and composition.

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Blender previs

Block camera moves and spacing.

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Assets

Reuse corrected characters, taxi and locations.

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AI video

Generate and repair shots against references.

What worked

The pipeline made camera blocking, asset reuse and hand correction visible, giving artists more control than a prompt-only process.

What broke

Wide shots and subtle acting remained fragile, including a ceiling-handle gag that the team did not solve.

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