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Created a cinematic Spotify Canvas for the single “We Said No Feelings.” The release has generated over 891,000 Spotify streams since launching on 10 April 2026. Designed to reinforce the song’s emotional narrative with a seamless looping visual that enhances the listener experience and strengthens the artist’s brand.
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For my #EnvatoChallenge I made a social reel called People.
Every stranger you pass is living a life as full and complicated as your own.
You just never get to see it.
That was the whole starting point. You catch a half-second of someone and your brain files them as an extra in your movie, while they're the main character of theirs, with a whole thing going on you'll never know about.
So I tried to make something that sits in that feeling.
No story line, but just a reminder that everyone's got one.
I used Envato for music, images and videos starting with stock images that I got inspired by and used as references and to expand ideas from those.
I believe the main human by design call I had to make was not only the final edit, but prompting for "imperfect" generations.
AI is trained to give the perfect image every time, centered angles, equal proportions, bright colors. I tried the complete opposite while still trying to make it look like a complete social reel.
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For this challenge, I wanted to create something that a real client could actually use while staying true to the theme Human by Design. Instead of recreating an existing movie, I created an original psychological crime thriller trailer titled, The Last Statement.
I began by brainstorming different ideas and collaborating with AI to explore story concepts. To strengthen the narrative, I studied Derek Lieu's approach to movie trailer structure and used it as the foundation for the pacing and
storytelling.
Envato became my primary creative toolkit. I sourced stock footage, music, and sound effects, from Envato, refined selected clips with Envato VideoGen AI, and generated the dialogue using Envato VoiceGen. During editing, I enhanced the voice performances and timing in CapCut PC to better match the emotion of each
scene.
The story opens with a quiet phone call instead of loud music, immediately creating curiosity. It then introduces the mystery through a news report before the detective discovers there are no fingerprints, no weapon only a mysterious recording. The tension
gradually builds until a montage of key moments leaves the audience wanting
more.
My Human by Design moment
was in the creative decisions AI couldn't make for me: choosing silence over
spectacle, deciding what to reveal and what to hide, shaping the pacing, and
using sound design to build suspense. AI helped me work faster, but the
storytelling, emotion, and final creative direction came from human judgment.
Created using Envato
Stock Assets, VideoGen AI, VoiceGen, music, sound effects, and fonts, with
final editing in CapCut PC.
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Great work! I love seeing everyone's interpretation of "Human By Design." It's amazing how one theme can inspire so many unique stories.
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