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My client had no idea how to bring his eBook promo to life. He just sent me the script and said, "Do your magic."
The catch — it was entirely in French, and I don't speak a word of it.
Translated every line, sourced copyright-free visuals, and built the whole thing from scratch — Reel aspect ratio, color grading, motion blur, lens flares, smooth transitions, dynamic text animations, 3D motion graphics, strategic pacing, and sound design to tie it all together.
Subtitles were handled on the client's end since the language wasn't mine to touch.
This single edit contributed to a 5-figure launch.
Let the edit do the talking — DM me.
Congrats on the 5-figure launch. The language barrier on the script actually made it stronger work. You had to trust the visual and motion language to carry it.
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Could video transformation become more important than video generation?
I tried Google's latest video model, Gemini Omni, using my own footage as input and asked it to transform the scene from warm lighting to a cool blue mood, and then to bright studio lighting.
As someone who loves Nano Banana, I had pretty high expectations for this.
And I have to say, I think it did a surprisingly good job.
The consistency wasn't perfect, but it managed to preserve most of the original scene while changing the mood and lighting.
Being able to explore multiple moods from the same footage could be a powerful tool for storytelling.
Sharing my process in the comments.
What's the first thing you'd try with this?
I built an anonymous corner for the internet. It's called the Fruit Market. 🍊🍓
Every visitor leaves behind a unique fruit that represents them.
You choose a fruit, give it a label, add a few pieces of identity, and answer a prompt about something you're carrying, longing for, or wishing someone understood.
Then you place it on the shelf.
The result is a market full of anonymous human artifacts:
A mango who is missing home.
A peach who is terrified of graduating.
A dragon fruit who is searching for purpose.
The idea came from a question:
How deeply can we understand each other when names are removed?
Built with Figma and Figma Make on my humble phone and tablet. My goal was to create a whimsical, imperfect, yet vulnerable space that feels somewhere between a community bulletin board, a missed-connections page, and a message in a bottle.
Please, if you’re willing, leave a piece of yourself at the Fruit Market. <3
Website: thefruitmarket.figma.site
LinkedIn Post (feel free to connect!): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7471214902842470401/
Figma Community Link (a copy of the website w/o the backend): https://www.figma.com/community/file/1647270469719499321
Made for the Contra x Figma Makeathon.
Wonderful and worth th build
From raw footage to a story that keeps people watching. 🎬
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