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AFTERLIFE is a 26.9-second cinematic dystopian short imagining a future where the Afterlife has become a commercial service. People willingly queue for the promise of eternal reunion, never realizing that the same perfect family memories sold to them are used to keep an endless industrial workforce obedient.
Every image and video clip was created in Renoise Canvas using a reference-driven workflow with AI image generation, FacePass, and AI video generation, then edited into a single cinematic short with original sound design.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jelenastricak_renoisechallenge-activity-7476121170233262080-55br?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACmlhzEBkf_rFZaNY8RuL4ZabiQvNBMNVBw
X: https://x.com/jstricak/status/2070355752372388079?s=20
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wow that's quite a plot twist!
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Human by Design: Driving AI with Instinct
About the Project
AI can generate stunning visuals in seconds, but it still lacks one crucial element: human intuition, taste, and emotional depth. For the Envato Challenge, I wanted to showcase the exact moment where human judgment turns a raw AI layout into a high-end, commercial-grade video.
The Workflow & My "Human by Design" Moment
When working with AI video generations, it’s easy to get lost in technical perfection that ultimately feels empty. My turning point in this project was realizing that not everything should be AI-generated. If there is high-quality B-roll, crisp sound effects, or a powerful music track already available, a real director uses them to ground the project in reality.
Instead of forcing the AI to fix its own pacing or audio mistakes, I took full control of the director's chair:
The Core: Used Envato Elements as my main creative hub to source real B-roll, seamless transitions, and precise sound design.
The Human Touch: Cut out the uninspired AI shots, restructured the timing, and layered organic audio to build actual tension and emotion.
The Toolkit
Main Assets: Envato Elements (Video Templates, Music, Sound Effects, Stock Footage)
Secondary Tools: CapCut / Canva
At the end of the day, AI might build the frame, but only a human creator can build the emotion. 🎬⚡
Watch the video to see the full behind-the-scenes workflow and the final result!
very cool, nice work
For the Base44 x Contra Give It a Glow Challenge, I could have chosen any local business.
I chose Temple Lane Studios and the Irish Rock ’n’ Roll Museum because this one is personal.
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I have been rehearsing there since 2018. It is where I go to disconnect from deadlines, systems, meetings, and everything else competing for attention. For a few hours, there is only the band, the room, the drums, the amps, and proper fat rock ’n’ roll.
Temple Lane is more than a rehearsal space. It sits inside a living part of Dublin’s music history—surrounded by instruments, recordings, stage memories, legendary artists, and the atmosphere of a place that still feels authentic.
That made it the obvious business to build for.
My goal is not to create another ordinary museum website. I am building an immersive digital experience that turns the history, energy, and character of the venue into something people can explore, interact with, and remember.
The concept begins with cinematic memory rooms, recovered photographs, performance moments, archival stories, and sound-driven transitions. From there, it can grow into a practical platform for museum visits, studio reservations, rehearsal bookings, equipment requests, and visitor-submitted memories.
The challenge is to preserve what makes the place special while giving it a new digital layer—one that feels modern, useful, and alive.
I chose Temple Lane because it has already given me years of great memories.
Now I want to build something worthy of the place.
Social media was great for discovery.
It just wasn't built to run a studio.
When @Base44 × @Contra launched the Give It A Glow Challenge, I built Riley Taylor Studio OS to solve that problem.
The website is more than a portfolio. It becomes the studio's digital front desk.
Clients can discover the artists, submit structured consultations, upload references, track their requests, receive automated confirmations and reminders, access aftercare, and get instant help from the AI Studio Concierge.
For the artists, every consultation arrives organized in one place. AI summarizes requests, automations handle repetitive tasks, and the entire booking workflow becomes faster and easier to manage.
The goal was never to replace the artists—it was to give them more time to create.
The walkthrough video documents the complete transformation, showing the before, the after, and the automations that turn scattered social media conversations into one connected client journey.
Calling it a 'Studio OS' instead of just a portfolio is a smart repositioning, feels like it solves a real problem for tattoo studios specifically. What was missing from the typical booking/portfolio tools that pushed you to build this instead?
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