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Cinematic travel documentary created for an expedition blog covering wildlife conservation and research in the Vwaza Marsh Reserve, Malawi (sponsored by Biosphere Expeditions).
Execution & Storytelling Highlights:
• Original Scriptwriting & Narrative Flow: Conceptualized and wrote the complete documentary script, transforming the client's raw travel experience into a compelling 5-minute travelogue.
• Authentic Raw Footage Assembly: Curated and edited extensive handheld field footage shot on location into a cohesive, high-retention documentary story.
• Atmospheric Sound Design: Layered organic African instrumental melodies with subtle environmental field audio to enhance emotional immersion.
• Documentary Color & Aesthetic: Natural color correction and grading to homogenize diverse outdoor lighting conditions into a warm, cinematic African savannah palette.
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🕰️ What if you discovered an hour of your life that you couldn't remember?
Not a dream.
Not a mistake.
But something that actually happened.
Adrian works alone at the Riverton Municipal Archive, where most nights are quiet, routine, and forgotten by morning.
Until one night, he finds an old photograph on his desk.
A warning is written on the back.
And beneath it...
B17.
📼 THE MISSING HOUR
Adrian follows the clue deep into the archive and discovers an old box containing a cassette recorder.
The cassette is already waiting for him.
Then he hears his own voice.
“When you hear this, you have already lost an hour.”
For this 120-second pilot, I built Adrian and his world in Cantina — his character, the archive, environments, props, dialogue, sound, music, and the entire cinematic story.
But this isn't really a story about an old archive.
Because Adrian soon discovers something he cannot explain.
A sentence in his own handwriting.
A ticking sound coming from the darkness.
And a security monitor showing something that shouldn't be there.
Another Adrian.
Sitting at his desk.
Watching.
And just when Adrian realizes he's not alone...
The figure on the monitor looks directly into the camera.
“You're late.”
And that's where the real story begins.
🌌 I wanted The Missing Hour to feel like the first episode of a much larger mystery — where every episode could uncover another piece of Adrian's missing time, the secrets of B17, and the strange connection between the archive and the different versions of himself.
An old municipal archive.
One unexplained hour.
A recording from Adrian himself.
Built in Cantina.
The archive remembers.
This is only the beginning. 🕰️
Character: https://cantina.com/i/k0q27
Pilot:https://cantina.com/i/xlwy0
I love the plot
A little motion from my work for Herb Agency. This is one of three vertical ads introducing their growth services.
The edit combines a talking head with animated graphics. Under 20 seconds to keep the message clear and the pacing moving.
How does the rhythm feel: just right, or would you let a few moments breathe?
nice
HOTEL PARADISO 🌴
Made an ad for the OpenArt Ad Awards.
Now comes the awkward part where someone who skips ads asks you to watch one.
Sound on, and stay until the end!
Hope you like it! 🧡
P.S. The brand and characters featured in this advertisement are fictional.
https://youtu.be/X3kNYDpGC6s
