# Postman

> A robot delivers an old letter in a future that has forgotten mail. The short pairs weathered, cel-shaded characters with richly painted industrial spaces.

- Kind: Video
- Page: https://meetreference.com/v/ref-runway-postman/
- Ready-to-use agent handoff: https://meetreference.com/v/ref-runway-postman/agent.txt
- Authorship: AI-made, per the source
- Made with: Not stated
- Model: not stated
- Built with: not stated
- Style: Short films; illustrated sci-fi, retro robots, industrial, cel shading, weathered textures, cinematic framing, warm lighting
- Length and format: 7 min, 16:9 (1280x720 source)
- Playback: a muted visual reference. The original soundtrack is available only at the source.
- Shared by YUUUKI in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eiwtCpNo2c
- Prompt fidelity: Unavailable in this entry. The recreation brief is written by Reference.

## Before you start

Guidance from Reference, separate from the creator's instructions.

1. Read the reference and inspect the project, installed libraries, and available agent skills before writing code. Reuse suitable tools already present.
2. Prefer the creator-reported libraries and skills when they fit the task. Explain what useful additions help with, and install missing project dependencies or relevant skills from official sources when the environment and the user's existing permissions allow it. Respect the project's package manager and setup rules; do not ask again for routine setup already authorized.
3. Distinguish tools used by the creator from your own recommendations. A listed tool is not automatically required, and an empty tools or requirements list means the setup is unknown, not that nothing is needed.
4. Ask concise questions when missing inputs or choices materially affect the result: paid services, credentials, the user's assets, or a different production approach. Use existing answers and permissions; continue independent work while waiting.
5. If a useful library, skill, or service cannot be installed or used, explain an available alternative and its expected effect on quality, features, or effort. Get the user's choice before a material compromise; otherwise state the fallback and continue. Never silently simplify the result or claim to have used a tool you did not use.

## Recreating this video

This is a visual reference. No original creator prompt is available. The following brief was written by Reference after inspecting the work.

Pair a simply outlined character with densely textured environments, using scratches and chipped paint to connect both visually. Give one story object a warm accent color that remains legible against cooler character colors and subdued backgrounds. Alternate intimate object-focused compositions with wide scenes built from strong perspective lines, then introduce a high-key setting for contrast. For a new subject, replace the robot, letter, and postal spaces with another character, meaningful object, and matching environment while retaining this hierarchy.

1. Open the live work or source and inspect the frame images below.
2. Adapt its layout, hierarchy, palette, and interaction patterns to the user's own content and brand.
3. Compare the result against the reference. Use your own assets and credit the original creator.

## What it looks like

Written by Reference from the video frames, not by the creator.

Stylized 2D animation featuring a small mail-carrying robot in interiors and outdoor settings.

- Color: Muted teal, blue, gray, and cream, contrasted with warm amber and orange lighting in indoor scenes.
- Type: An oversized translucent title fills the opening; handwritten Japanese appears on the envelope, with a small white serif English subtitle beneath it.
- Framing: A mix of wide establishing views and closer character shots, with the robot often centered or framed by rooms, doorways, or architectural lines.
- Structure: An industrial title scene, an envelope close-up, the teal robot beside pipes and in a bright open space, a large white robot, a warmly lit interior, a red robot in a mailroom, and a final doorway encounter.

Storyboard, nine frames spread across the video: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/storyboard.webp

- Frame 1 at 23.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f1.webp
- Frame 2 at 70.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f2.webp
- Frame 3 at 116.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f3.webp
- Frame 4 at 163.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f4.webp
- Frame 5 at 210.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f5.webp
- Frame 6 at 256.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f6.webp
- Frame 7 at 303.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f7.webp
- Frame 8 at 350.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f8.webp
- Frame 9 at 396.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/ref-runway-postman/f9.webp

## Links

- Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eiwtCpNo2c
- Original post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eiwtCpNo2c
- Runway AI Festival 2026 — official credits and synopsis: https://aif.runwayml.com/