Pika Scenes letting you build videos from specific uploaded elements is the control feature that changes how you direct AI video
The Pika new features short https://www.youtube.com/shorts/thJfFJEbu-c covers Pika Scenes and Peak Edition in under two minutes but the Pika Scenes capability is worth dwelling on.
Uploading specific characters, objects or locations and having the AI incorporate them into generated video rather than generating everything from a text description is a fundamental change in the creative control model. You are not describing what you want and hoping the AI interprets correctly. You are providing the actual visual elements and directing how they appear in the scene.
The shift toward storytelling prompts allowing users to act as exact directors for the AI is the creative direction evolution that changes the skill required to produce good output from prompt engineering to narrative direction.
What is the most complex scene you have successfully built using Pika Scenes with uploaded reference elements?