This was a practical problem with a creative solution. A horror film had a POV shot of a cooking pan filled with giant worms in disgusting brown sauce. The practical effect looked appropriately gross, but the worms were completely static. They needed to move—to slink and writhe like living things—to sell the horror of the moment.

AI video tools made it possible to animate the worms without reshooting or building complex rigs. The result is naturalistic, unsettling movement that enhances the practical effect rather than replacing it. The worms squirm, the sauce shifts, and the shot now delivers the visceral reaction it was designed for. This is AI filling a specific production gap: taking what was already created and pushing it further without additional budget or time.