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I led model alignment and evaluation for Russian voice synthesis models at micro1, closing gaps in phonetic grounding and prosodic naturalness by converting human evaluations into engineering-ready data pipelines.
Key Architectural Results:
• Audited 1,000+ multimodal data samples, cutting output inconsistencies by 18%.
• Engineered a structured error taxonomy for phonetic features and pitch contours.
• Integrated HITL validation into sprint cycles, reducing model training latency.
• Standardized rubrics to optimize production-facing alignment.
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PRODIGI Studios' Internal Tool → Public Showcase
We love Rive for interactive animations. But recording them for portfolios and clients? Painful.
So we built our own internal Rive Player.
Not a hack. Not a screen recorder. A purpose-built web tool our designers actually use every day.
We're shipping many new features as well soon.
But first – we want your feedback.
If you work with Rive, what's one feature you wish existed?
And yes – the talking avatar in our video demo?
That came from our upcoming SaaS platform (launching soon).
It generates up to 10 minutes of continuous AI talking head content – lip-sync, natural pacing, no green screen.
Explainer videos. Course creators. Agencies who don't want to be on camera.
We'll share more very soon.
Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/FfcEoQsWMoU
Repost if you've ever struggled to record interactive animations.
High-Retention Educational Talking Head | Finance & Business Style
A high-impact, 1-minute test edit specifically engineered to maximize viewer retention for educational and financial content.
The focus of this project was to transform raw talking-head footage into a fast-paced, engaging narrative without losing the core educational value.
Key elements implemented:
Tight pacing with seamless jump cuts to eliminate dead air.
Dynamic, color-coded typography designed to emphasize key financial concepts.
Strategic sound design (swooshes, pops, impacts) to flag visual transitions.
Contextual B-roll integration to visually support the speaker's data.
Perfect blueprint for YouTube Shorts, Reels, and TikTok creators looking to scale their personal brand authority.
The bold caption styling keeps the educational content punchy without losing the finance/business credibility. Optimizing for retention while keeping the tone credible is harder than most clients expect.
My core AI workflow for SaaS explainers and product demos has settled into a few reliable layers, each with clear tradeoffs:
Veo 3 — my go-to for cinematic B-roll and concept shots. The realism and motion coherence are unmatched right now, but it's slower to iterate and prompt adherence can be hit-or-miss on complex scenes, so I budget extra generations.
Runway — great for stylized transitions, abstract visuals, and quick experiments. Faster turnaround than Veo 3, but consistency across multiple shots in the same video is still tricky.
HeyGen — my pick for avatar-led explainer segments (talking head intros, testimonials). Lip-sync quality is strong, though avatar movement can feel slightly stiff over longer takes.
ElevenLabs — handles all voiceover. Multilingual support has been a game-changer for client work outside English.
CapCut + After Effects/Premiere — where everything gets stitched, color-matched, and polished. AI tools generate raw material; the edit is where it becomes a coherent story.
The biggest lesson: no single tool covers the full pipeline. The real skill now is knowing which tool to reach for at which stage — and being fast enough at stitching it all together that clients don't see the seams.
What's everyone else leaning on for consistency across shots? That's still my biggest pain point.
#creativeaiflow
The honest breakdown of tradeoffs is more useful than most AI workflow posts. Veo 3 for cinematic B-roll but slower to iterate is the exact tension most teams hit. Curious what you're using for the quicker iteration rounds.
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