Maritime Gothic Micro-Drama Pilot: Mercy’s Debt

Maritime Gothic Micro-Drama Pilot: Mercy’s DebtMaritime Gothic Micro-Drama Pilot: Mercy’s Debt

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Cate Bligh

• Sep 25

Watch "Back Pay," the pilot episode for the maritime gothic micro-drama titled, Mercy's Debt. Made 100% with Cantina.

It's 1848, Nantucket whaling captain Elias Crowe kept his ship and crew alive by spending the shares owed to six lost sailors. Years later, his missing first mate returns to settle the accounts.

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Julien BUI

pro

• 1d

Most people have no idea what they're actually worth. Their money lives in five banks, two brokers and a crypto app.

Finary puts it all on one screen. For this concept piece, that's the only story I wanted to tell: scattered accounts, then one clear number.

Designed and animated fully by me, every interface rebuilt from scratch.

Concept piece, not affiliated with Finary.

2D Animation Adobe After Effects Figma

Darius Seivinyuy Tohtin

• 1d

30-second launch video for InvoiceNudge, an AI tool that chases unpaid invoices for you.

The story follows one invoice from sent to paid. It starts with the awkward "just following up…" drafts, then the three automatic reminders go out (friendly, firm, final), and it ends on the moment it's paid and every reminder stops. The logo's three stripes are those three reminders, so they drive the transitions and the final logo reveal.

I animated it entirely in code from the product's real interface, with kinetic type, real motion blur and an original soundtrack cut to the beat.

Delivered as a 16:9 master, a Product Hunt version, and 9:16 and 1:1 cuts for social.