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Title: Some Choices Take Time
I wanted to build an impossibly tense, high-end thriller sequence where a completely mundane decision feels like a matter of life or death. I created this by utilizing Seedance 2.0 Omni within the Renoise Canvas, relying on locked camera angles and hyper-detailed facial micro-expressions to sell the absolute, sweaty panic before pulling the rug out at the end.
@Renoise
🚀 My submission for the #RenoiseChallenge × Contra!
I created a Nike "#JustDoIt" inspired spec AI ad, but with a Labrador Retriever as the athlete. 🐕🔥
Everything except the final upscale was created inside Renoise Canvas.
Tools used:
🎨 GPT Image 2 (Image Generation)
🎬 Seedance Fast (480P) (Video Generation)
✨ Topaz Upscaler (Final Upscale)
I'd love to hear what you think! Thanks for taking the time to watch, and good luck to everyone participating in the challenge. 🙌
My Linkedin Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/athulkrishnabs1_ai-aifilmmaking-generativeai-activity-7477822054155608064-y4Wr?
Outstanding work you did with great story telling💯
GILLA — Geared for the Climb ⛰️
GILLA is an original mascot created for a fictional cyberfuturism outdoor gear brand — a llama warrior who treats every trail like a mission and every pack like precious cargo.
Instead of just designing a character, I built a full visual identity system around Gilla: wordmark, color palette, brand poster, sticker sheet, and product mockups across apparel, patches, flags, and collectibles. The goal was for the mascot to stay instantly recognizable across every touchpoint, from a t-shirt print to a parka badge. Mascot and wordmark were generated and refined with Recraft V4.1 Pro Vector, keeping every core asset clean and production-ready from concept to final application.
The cyberfuturism visor-mask and wrist-mounted blaster stand for readiness and precision, while the mustard-gold scarf is a nod to Andean pack-llama heritage, animals that carried cargo across mountain passes long before "outdoor gear" was even an industry. Strong but not loud: tactical without losing warmth.
This project is an exploration of how one mascot, grounded in real material culture instead of generic sci-fi tropes, can carry an entire fictional outdoor brand across illustration, product design, and motion.
🦙 Character Brief
Name: GILLA
Role: Trail guardian & gear-bearer
Personality: Strong, soldier-disciplined, mission-first.
Explore the full project here:
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