A week ago, the world was amazed by the incredibly realistic videos generated by OpenAI’s latest text-to-video model Sora. While a lot of physics debate stemmed from the release of the model, the output remains nevertheless inimitable. 

With a limited number of videos that circulated then, many more have been released in the past few days, and the results are probably even more impressive than the first set.

Here are nine new videos created using Sora that will blow your mind. 

Glass Turtle

Giving the beach shore vibe a spin of creativity, the video below was created using the prompt “A tortoise whose body is made of glass, with cracks that have been repaired using kintsugi.” 

Incandescent Bulb Hermit Crab 

Playing with the imagination of a hermit crab acquiring any shell that fits it, the video was created with the prompt “night time footage of a hermit crab using an incandescent lightbulb as its shell”.

Samoyed Chef Puppies

Sora’s cute depictions of dogs and cats continue with prompts that play with our ‘awww’ nerves. The video of Samoyed puppies attempting to become chefs is quite a treat. The prompt used was “cinematic trailer for a group of samoyed puppies learning to become chefs”.

Scuba Diver

What could easily be mistaken for a National Geographic underwater footage, the footage of a scuba diver discovering a futuristic shipwreck is one of the best videos created by Sora. The prompt used: “a scuba diver discovers a hidden futuristic shipwreck, with cybernetic marine life and advanced alien technology”.

Adventurous Puppies

Recently, movie mogul and producer Tyler Perry halted his $800M studio expansion after seeing Sora’s output. He sure has a reason to worry. Sora’s video on adventurous puppies gives the animation industry a run for its money. Prompt used: Cinematic trailer for a group of adventurous puppies exploring ruins in the sky.

Papercraft World

Continuing on the various animation styles that Sora can generate, the model was put to test by making it generate papercraft style of video. Prompt used: In a beautifully rendered papercraft world, a steamboat travels across a vast ocean with wispy clouds in the sky. Vast grassy hills lie in the distant background, and some sealife is visible near the papercraft ocean’s surface.

Best Friends

Conjuring an unlikely friendship between a bear and a bird, the video showcases the two animals in a scenic location. Prompt used: a red panda and a toucan are best friends taking a stroll through Santorini during the blue hour.

White Dragon

Sora’s capability to generate minute and intrinsic details based on the input prompt is exceptional. The model’s capability is easily visible in the video below. Prompt used: Close-up of a majestic white dragon with pearlescent, silver-edged scales, icy blue eyes, elegant ivory horns, and misty breath. Focus on detailed facial features and textured scales, set against a softly blurred background.

Base Jumping and a Macaw

Sora certainly generates output that is accurate to the details given, but it also has the ability to generate an output that enhances the input prompt without specifying additional details. In the video below, a panoramic view of the scenery is added without instructing it to. 

Prompt used: a man base jumping over tropical Hawaii waters. His pet macaw flies alongside him.