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Sonos — Urban Valkyrie (Spec)
Inspired by Apocalypse Now. A woman on her morning commute — same city, same streets, same ride she's done a hundred times. But the music comes on and something shifts. She's not commuting anymore. She's moving differently, seeing differently, feeling transformed.
Built the whole thing shot by shot — character specs, cinematic treatment, generation prompts, motion direction. Midjourney, Nano Banana for stills, Higgsfield, Runway for motion, assembled and finished in DaVinci Resolve. Creative analysis via Breakdown.
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AI Becomes Editorial - Tropical Test
Part of an ongoing personal series exploring the limits of AI in fashion editorial. This episode tests character and wardrobe consistency across a tropical setting across multiple frames. Shot with real product references to push continuity under realistic conditions. AI isn't the concept. It's the medium.
all done in Krea? how well does it handle consistency in exp?
Always a good feeling to see a project featured on the Contra homepage. Real talk though...this one had a BUMPY start.
If you've ever had a project that felt shaky out of the gate, you know the feeling of dread and disappointment. What turned it around was building a genuinely strong relationship with the client (fitting, since they're a matchmaker). We collaborated with them, worked through the finer details, and by the end, we were both thrilled with the result.
Check out the project here where you can even see a live flip-through of their new brand guide. Leave us a 🖤 or a 🐐 if you like it.
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The Editor Behind Every Story
Concept
For this reinterpretation, I imagined CapCut not as a tool, but as a lifelong storyteller—the invisible editor helping us make sense of the moments that shape who we become.
The film follows a young man who discovers a letter written by his 10-year-old self. As he revisits the dreams, expectations, and promises contained in the letter, he realizes that while life did not unfold exactly as planned, every experience, relationship, and memory became part of a story still being written.
CapCut is reimagined as the editor behind every story—quietly helping us preserve, connect, and give meaning to the chapters of our lives.
Creative Process
The visual development began inside CapCut Design Studio, where I explored references and inspiration from the existing asset library to establish the emotional tone and visual language of the film.
Using Design Studio, I generated the key still images for each scene, developing the characters, environments, and cinematic moments that would form the narrative. These images became the visual foundation of the project.
The generated stills were then animated and sequenced in Runway to create motion, allowing the story to unfold through a series of interconnected moments and memories. Throughout the process, the focus remained on creating an emotional journey that reflected the film's central idea: that every life is a story still being edited.
Final Message
Every life is a story still being edited.
You were never writing it alone.
CapCut — The Editor Behind Every Story.
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