Cinematic AI Shorts From Eric Cur, Ryan Wang, Henry Daubrez And CaptainHaHaa

There was so much Cinematic AI I wanted to share this week, it is becoming a weekly round-up of its own!

No. It’s not really an automatically generated Elon, but NYU filmmaker Ryan Wang thinks it soon will be. “I’m currently doing Gen AI research at NYU ITP, where Runway started. We chose Elon because we figured the least controversial way to introduce this kind of tech is through the most controversial man on earth.”

A music track and Classic Visuals inspired by the works of Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone by Aussie filmmaker who uses the handle Captain Hahaa. Made with Lumalabs Ray 2.

“When I started this project a month ago, I never imagined it would consume my holidays, evenings, and far too many nights—but here we are.” Said filmmaker Henry Daubrez of his new film Kitsune. “VEO isn’t magic—my 1,700+ curated sequences prove that—but it enabled something warm, nostalgic, and full of heart. AI won’t replace animators, but it might be their greatest ally. I don’t want audiences to see KITSUNE as an "AI film"—just as a film, and hopefully, a good one.

“Inspired by pulp comics and classic adventure films, Random Adventurer follows a well-meaning hero with money troubles,” said filmmaker Eric Ker. “As always, I started with music. @udiomusic provided an orchestral score that set the perfect tone, from suspenseful beginnings to adventurous highs. The visual style was shaped using @LumaLabsAI’s Dream Machine, which allowed for consistent atmosphere and character design. The 'modify' feature was especially useful for adjusting details like outfits. Animation was entirely done with @Hailuo_AI’s I2V-01-live model. @elevenlabsio played a key role in generating the hero’s voice from scratch and providing immersive sound effects.

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