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WOULD YOU STEP ASIDE?
We don't use AI to replace filmmaking.
We use AI as a new cinematic language.
Every frame begins with a human question, not a technical prompt.
This film explores how fear can transform perception—and how quickly we begin reacting not to reality, but to our own assumptions.
Created with AI.
Directed by IdeaHit Studio.
What would you step aside for?
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The film explores how a seemingly ordinary Christmas night can gradually become unsettling, told entirely through a single continuous camera movement.
The challenge was to maintain spatial, character and prop continuity throughout the entire shot while allowing the camera to naturally discover the story.
No cuts. No dissolves. No camera resets.
Written & "Directed" by Leonardo Bruni
Created with CapCut Video Studio + Seedance 2.5.
A little process breakdown for this one:
I started with AI to explore the concept quickly and find the overall feeling of the piece. The first image gave me a strong starting point: a circular house, embedded in nature, with a soft and quiet atmosphere.
Then I took that direction into Cinema 4D, where the look began to evolve with more intention. I refined the architecture, adjusted the proportions, worked on the materials, shaped the landscape, and tested different lighting setups to push the mood further.
What began as a loose AI exploration slowly turned into something more precise and designed.
That back and forth between speed and control is what I’m enjoying a lot lately.
Love seeing the process behind this. The AI concept already had a strong atmosphere, but the final direction feels much more intentional and architectural. Beautiful evolution 👏
THE ATTENTION GAP 1 — A speculative advertising campaign for ElevenLabs.
AI has made creative production almost limitless.
But when everyone can create more, creation stops being the scarce resource.
Attention is.
This campaign explores that tension through a six-part visual progression — from abundance and sameness to humanity, silence and finally a question:
What deserves to be heard?
The project is not anti-AI. AI is the medium and the context.
The creative challenge was deciding what to generate, what to reject, and ultimately, what to leave empty.
Concept, Creative Direction & Editing — Vanesa Martinez
