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I created Aaru — an original AI-powered character designed to bring emotion into digital storytelling.
This project was built from the ground up as a complete storytelling system — combining character design, narrative direction, and AI-driven video production.
Aaru represents a new approach to content:
where visuals are not just seen, but felt.
Through cinematic storytelling and value-driven narratives, I developed a scalable content model that transforms simple ideas into meaningful, engaging short-form videos.
This is not just content creation.
This is building a character-led storytelling IP using AI.
YES I LOVE aaru
Aaru is a beautiful little elephant. This video is very emotional.
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Together we explored how an editorial visual language can continue consistently from image to image and further into moving image within AI-based visual production. The focus was not the technology itself, but authorship — how AI can be used consciously as part of a creative process.
For me, AI is not about generating images, but about how visual worlds are directed, shaped and continued by the maker.
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🔥 Dropped my entry for the @Kittl AI Video Challenge, and it hits different.
Introducing BRUISE — Drip Different. 👟💥
From candy chaos to neon-soaked streets, this sneaker brand reveal was built entirely using AI - concept, visuals, motion, sound design: every frame, every beat, every drip.
This is what happens when creativity meets AI. No limits. Just vibes.
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The Submariner Cinematic AI Product Showcase
Kittl, Adobe Premiere Pro (Audio/Polish)
Concept & Execution:
For this challenge, I wanted to push the boundaries of luxury product storytelling using generative AI. The goal was to create a "scroll-stopping" cinematic ad for a high-end timepiece that feels indistinguishable from a professional brand campaign.
I utilized Kittl Video to generate the core sequences, focusing on macro-detail textures and a "blue-gray" cinematic color grade. Using the Kittl Typography Engine, I integrated minimalist technical callouts—such as the "Triplock System" and "Calibre 3235"—ensuring the design stayed refined and premium. The project demonstrates a seamless workflow between AI-generated motion and intentional typographic hierarchy.
https://app.kittl.com/project/cmmlwco3771pd0ib0ei6aukug
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