Two tired dads with graying hair accidentally stumble into a killer AI workflow.

In this Halloween-season hang, Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn trade Midjourney Office Hours intel (V8, maybe no 7.1), go deep on the Style Explorer/Style Finder with token-level searches, then build a rapid prompt-testing pipeline across Weavy + multiple image models.

Somewhere between Scream and Sandstorm, they also unpack Freepik’s new “aggregator” lane and Higgsfield’s Popcorn storyboard—then end by stealing prompts (on purpose) with a Chrome trick.

If you’re asking “How do I actually use Midjourney’s Style Explorer to find usable looks?” or “What’s a fast way to test a single prompt across lots of models?”—this one answers both, with receipts.

What you’ll learn

- Midjourney V8 expectations, edit models, multi-image refs, UI shift (less typing, more visual control)

- Token-based Style Explorer searches

- Practical permutations (exp, Chaos 5–7), when Draft Mode helps (and when it doesn’t)

- Weavy “fan-out” testing: run one prompt through Re-Render/Ideogram/Flux/Mystic/Imagen/Luma/etc.

- Freepik as a real workflow hub (collections, templates, brand swaps)

- Higgsfield Popcorn: storyboard → video; plus the Chrome “Recreate” move to harvest solid prompt structure

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

[00:00 ] Cold open, Halloween vibes, aging gracefully (or not)

[02:32 ] Scream, Stranger Things, Blade nostalgia

[06:19 ] Kids’ costumes, seasonal prompting (moody fall looks)

[07:43 ] Midjourney Office Hours recap: V8 hype, maybe skipping 7.1

[09:14 ] Draft Mode real talk; permutations (exp, chaos) habits

[11:38 ] “Try style” quirks and SRF stacking behavior

[14:04 ] Deep dive: Style Explorer (search by tokens, textures, cameras)

[18:00 ] Token combos for discovery

[20:46 ] Treating styles as presets; niche searches

[25:04 ] “This is my new obsession” → why the search now lands

[28:15 ] Style Creator talk and the coming no-words UI paradigm

[31:22 ] New UI learning curve; what should get simplified or cut

[32:10 ] “Pan/Zoom” redundancy; grid-UI vs chat-UI debate

[35:22 ] Option overload vs micro-tools; how people really adopt features

[36:28 ] Editing & creative features pipeline, edit models, multi-image refs

[41:31 ] Weekly release cadence returning; “sailboat”/secret-projects notes

[43:19 ] Market share, comms, and why MJ must show up on more channels

[46:46 ] Freepik: models, workflows, collections, brand-swap use cases

[52:26 ] From icon packs to aggregator; Canva/Krea comparisons

[58:00 ] Genie note; Higgsfield’s “rage-bait” marketing, Popcorn storyboard

[1:00:04 ] Camera-move snippets as prompt clauses (easy wins)

[1:05:05 ] Higgsfield Chrome extension → “Recreate” → steal the prompt skeleton

[1:10:59 ] Turn that skeleton into a reusable prompt template

[1:12:44 ] Weavy fan-out: test same prompt across 6–8 generators fast

[1:15:45 ] Comparing results; where each model shines

[1:17:28 ] The nugget for the real ones + sign-off and Halloween tease