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I crafted this Promo Video for an Anime Novel "Lily the Fierce Flower Vol-1" from scratch.
Client provided only a script with a few character images and I do the rest including animations, voiceover, onscreen texts and video editing.
Services provided: Short-form video editing, Capcut-style captions, audio enhancement, visual hooks, animations, AI voiceover (Elevenlabs).
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AI is making it easier for anyone to create designs.
But not everything should be DIY.
I used the same prompt on Claude, ChatGPT, and Figma Make.
Three different results.
If you’re not a designer, how do you know which one is actually good?
How do you know what hurts usability, accessibility, or conversion?
That’s why professionals exist.
AI is a great starting point, but expertise is what turns an AI-generated design into a product people actually enjoy using.
Even if you start with AI, let an expert refine it before you launch.
👇 Which one would you choose? Claude, ChatGPT, or Figma Make?
Great job 👏
Project Title: Kafka’s Metamorphosis: A "Human by Design" Cinematic Adaptation
Project Description:
For this challenge, I wanted to push the boundaries of visual storytelling by adapting Franz Kafka’s iconic masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. The goal was to transform a heavy literary theme—existential dread, alienation, and sudden transformation—into a tight, atmospheric 30-second cinematic piece.
While AI tools provided the raw building blocks, my human artistic direction, taste, and curation were the ultimate forces that shaped the final outcome.
The "Human by Design" Crucial Decisions:
Visual Aesthetic & Lighting: Instead of accepting generic AI interiors, I rejected multiple outputs until I engineered a precise prompt that captured a decaying, claustrophobic bedroom utilizing German Expressionism and dramatic Chiaroscuro lighting.
The Climax Composition: The final shot at the frosted glass door was a deliberate creative choice to visually represent the painful psychological boundary between Gregor Samsa and the human world outside.
Sound Scaffolding: I manually layered and timed the audio assets. I blended a low-frequency dark ambient soundtrack with specific insect crawling and chitin scratching sound effects precisely timed to match the movement of the shadows, creating an unsettling audio-visual harmony that AI cannot replicate autonomously.
Envato Toolkit Used:
Gen AI (Photos & VideoGen): Crafted the core visual assets and animated them with subtle, haunting camera movements to bring the volumetric light rays to life.
Gen AI (Voice Over): Generated a deep, somber, and haunting narrative voice to deliver Kafka's opening lines with the right dramatic pauses.
Audio & Sound Effects: Sourced high-quality dark ambience and macro insect sound effects to build the psychological tension.
Please watch the workflow walkthrough video attached to see how these elements were curated and brought together!
Instagram Submission Link:https://www.instagram.com/p/Da1XJ7VCnzC/?img_index=2
Nice one!
This project focuses on transforming raw footage into engaging content using clean pacing, subtle motion graphics, and attention to detail while maintaining the speaker's natural flow.
Thats a great video to keep user attached. Just my little advice is you could expand the variety of the sound effects a little. Good work!
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