UNCHOSEN

This took about 60 hours, including planning and implementation.

Three days to get the characters right, 1 day for storyboarding and set planning, 2 days for video editing, composition, and sound design.

Tools of Choice

1. Da Vinci Pro (video editor)
2. Audacity (audio editor)
3. Photoshop (graphics/photo editing)
4. Obsidian (projects, storyboarding, JSONs)
5. Scenario (image, video, model training)
6. Eleven Labs (music and voice)

The screenplay was done by Andrea Matthews and Gwenalisa Perkins.

I had a blast on this project—the screenplay is way better than anything I've ever worked with.

Character Planning

Each character, their fashion and appearance was based on Andrea's concepts. Her characters were quite a challenge to make.

The family was made so that Eli looked like his parents. Planning every facial feature and aspect of their wardrobe and cultural context to fit the storyline is part of how we do it. This is similar to how the cast of characters are auditioned.

Each article of clothing must be made individually and then assembled in sets for each character. This streamlines the video production process, as the AI models can render footage easier when it has images to work with, and then I use JSON prompts for consistency. Even so, each generated video is from 4-8 seconds, and often I can use only 4-5 of 10 generated. For a 2 minute video/trailer, that's a lot left on the cutting room 'floor.' I compile the rest in DaVinci and layer in the sound effects, music, and vocals.

Main Characters

Supporting Cast

David Family Scene

I loved this library and dining room scene.

Why didn't we use it? Unexpected things happen.

For example, here is another dining room scene I tried to use. What I've found from experience is that the more scene elements that are included, the more variables there are. Then things get weird.

Take a look at this scene. The rack of lamb became a turkey?? And why does he have her purse?