# Behind "ANCESTRA": combining Veo with live-action filmmaking

DevFeed: [Behind "ANCESTRA": combining Veo with live-action filmmaking](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/behind-ancestra-combining-veo-with-live-action-filmmaking-6141.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deepmind.google/blog/behind-ancestra-combining-veo-with-live-action-filmmaking/>)

Author: Kory Mathewson

Published: 2025-10-25T17:27:10Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Google DeepMind News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/google-deepmind-news.md>)

Topics: [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Prompt Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prompt-engineering.md>)

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## AI overview

Google DeepMind describes the making of "ANCESTRA," a short film combining live-action filmmaking with scenes generated by Veo. The team used Gemini to develop prompts, Imagen to create concept art, and Veo to animate images and produce final shots.

## Source excerpt

We partnered with Darren Aronofsky, Eliza McNitt and a team of more than 200 people to make a film using Veo and live-action filmmaking.