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Whenever I'm trying to come up with ideas, I just draw stuff.
Rough sketches, doodles, putting objects together, moving things around, trying different frames.
That's genuinely how I think.
You get a feel for how things occupy space, you discover combinations you wouldn't have planned.
That pleasure of drawing is something I will never hand off to generative AI.
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ChatGPT Image 2 is ridiculously good at taking what you imagine and putting it on screen with just a prompt.
Feels like the real unlock now is just pushing my imagination further. The better I can visualize an idea, the easier it is to translate it into something that looks almost exactly how I imagined.
SO good.
Roots of My AI Journey | Visualizing "Voilà"
Every expert was once a beginner. Today, I’m sharing one of my very first experiments in AI cinematography — a visual tribute to Barbara Pravi’s "Voilà."
This project represents the "dawn" of my fascination with generative AI. It was a period of intense trial and error, countless failed seeds, and a deep dive into understanding how neural networks interpret raw human emotion and musical rhythm.
The Evolution: Looking back at this work, I see the foundations of the style I use today in my more advanced projects like "Sands of Relentless Time." It’s a raw look at the learning process:
Experimenting with Motion: My first attempts to sync AI-generated transitions with the crescendo of a French chanson.
Trial & Error: Navigating the limitations of early AI models to capture a specific atmospheric mood.
Creative Growth: This video was the spark that led me to master tools like Kling AI and Runway Gen-3.
"Voilà" is more than just a clip; it’s a milestone that shows how far I’ve come in the world of AI-driven storytelling.
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