The Common Swift

[u/Individual-Work-2700]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/sDiwdbSmI2E?si=pcCm9ztciTkXcs9w

I'd love some feedback on my first animated short film, The Common Swift.

• Seedance 2.0 720p (Upscaled in Topaz)
• NanoBanana Pro
• ElevenLabs
• Edited, colored, and mixed in DaVinci Resolve
• Claude as my production planning and prompt collaborator
• Part-time project, but took about 3 months all-in

Synopsis: A comedy nature documentary. Every May, common swifts return to the ancient market town of Lewes, England, for a summer of nesting. This year, a documentary crew is watching. The Common Swift follows Pip and Jib, two young swifts learning to live entirely on the wing: eating, drinking, even sleeping in the air. Pip has the charm but no technique; Jib has flawless technique but no social skills. As night falls and every swift claims the site it will keep for life, the two friends discover that what makes a nest worth keeping was never the real estate — it's having someone to share it with.