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FEAST: Land and Blood is an experimental cinematic project exploring themes of land, identity, tradition, and modernization through Indigenous-inspired fictional storytelling. The project reflects on the relationship between humanity, nature, and power.
Project Link:https://app.melius.com/projects/f1d7296f-9896-454f-af89-c79c27140750/canvas/7c8e8670-38d2-4c90-bcf4-7cb48de5740a
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For a new Contra challenge, I experimented with Melius, a new agentic, node-based app. Using the Storyboard Director metaprompt as a starting point, I created a short microdrama story.
Take a look at the final video and screen recording walkthrough!
Link to the project: https://app.melius.com/projects/97211597-0d55-4cbf-a5ea-2ff960099bbb/canvas/6b1eb2ef-8588-4500-bc91-2c2d7347fdc7
Thank you, Melius, for the credits and for the challenge! It was a fun one 🖤
ARRAKIS RISING
ARRAKIS RISING" is a 15-second cinematic exploration of large-scale industrial survival. 🦾 This project demonstrates a professional concept-to-final-render pipeline, focusing on tactile textures, 70mm IMAX scale, and grounded cinematography. It solves the problem of visual consistency in AI filmmaking by using a node-based architectural approach. 🛰️
Process Steps
Directorial Bible (Agent Node): 🧠 Utilized a Custom Text Agent to define the visual DNA—anamorphic lens properties, desaturated "Solar-Noir" colors, and specific sand physics.
Storyboarding (Image Node): 🖼️ Generated a 2x2 master grid in GPT Image 2. This locked in character consistency (pilot goggles) and mechanical geometry before moving to motion.
Cinematic Simulation (Video Node): 🎬 Connected the grid as a Reference Image into Seedance 2.0. I used a scripted motion prompt to simulate 15s of motion with realistic sand weight and camera pans.
Audio & Mastering (Audio/Stitch Nodes): 🔊 Synced a custom industrial-orchestral score to the harvester's mechanical ignitions for a complete trailer experience.
💬 Feedback on Melius
Melius's node-based canvas is a paradigm shift for creative producers. ⚡ Wiring conceptual logic from an Agent into Image and Video reference nodes provides a professional production pipeline that ensures strict consistency across shots. Seedance 2.0’s handling of complex environmental physics is a game-changer for high-end cinematic AI. It allows the user to act as a Director, not just a prompter. 🎞️✨
dang this is impressive!
In a world where not everyone feels free to talk about their emotions, Dream Generator AI World gives feelings a voice. Users can simply enter what they feel—without needing to explain it—and the system transforms those emotions into cinematic dream worlds.
Through a node-based AI canvas, each agent interprets emotion, builds surreal environments, and generates visuals, characters, and video sequences that reflect the user’s inner state. Every output is unique, personal, and shaped entirely by how the user feels in that moment.
This project turns emotion into experience—creating a safe space where what cannot be said is still fully expressed through AI-generated
this is such a cool concept!
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