How We Made This Insane AI Trailer

[@1deplatt]

Umm… you glossed over the motion effects. Thats what people watching this want to see.

[@FILMCRUX]

To show each motion effect in detail would take forever, so we just covered as many of them as we could without making this a thirty minute video. Haha. We already have other videos on compositing and VFX, but we’ll probably make more specific to this if there’s enough interest.

[@DJVibeDubstep]

@@FILMCRUXyes please

[@marcbaechtold]

exactly what I thought.... Its like saying "this is how we build our own car" then showing how we mount the tires and fill them with air

[@FILMCRUX]

@@marcbaechtold If that’s all you got from this, then going into more detail would not have helped you because you missed everything we did explain here.

[@theBassBurnout]

Your comment is good for competition lol^^ STOP POSTING MAN, I SAID!! HAHAHA^^

[@gracegoce5295]

Hi filmcrux. The rocket that crosses the image from left to right with a tail, or the birds that fly, how did you do it? is it Leiapix ?

[@FILMCRUX]

The birds are just 2D VFX assets composited in with After Effects, and those spaceships are composited in with Element 3D inside After Effects. If there’s enough demand, we might do an entire video on how we do our space shots!

[@mythicproductions9154]

I can't use the fill extent of this tutorial just because I have a few different tools, but this is a nice inside look to how one could plan out and develop a trailer. Especially if you can't use a traditional method with a full film or show produced to source scenes and shots. Thank you for posting this.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@mythicproductions9154 That’s so kind of you to say. Thank you so much! We totally agree. These types of workflows and how they’re evolving are going to allow for so many more accessible ways for people to make films and be creative. It really is the true democratization of filmmaking.

[@iRYO400]

I think the 80% of that trailer is based on your expertise, not on ai tools looks stunning

[@FILMCRUX]

Yeah, I like to use AI to extend my own capabilities, especially because I usually like as much involvement in the creative process as possible. That’s the approach we use and try to teach other artists. Thank you for the kind words by the way! Much appreciated. -Lion

[@thearcanamodernau8130]

As it should. AI was never meant to replace the artist but being a tool in extension to the artist's skills and creative vision. If the artist can be replaced by AI or is over reliant on it, then that only means they're not very good at their craft.

[@rayge]

@@FILMCRUX alright it's a Time Saver not a replacement and unfortunately people try to use it more as a replacement and that's why most things look like crap

[@FILMCRUX]

@@thearcanamodernau8130 Well said. While that’s true, it can of course be used to replace many more artists being needed on a single project by expanding the ability of each individual artist, just like the invention of digital filmmaking. How it’s used is of course up to each individual, and then eventually AI itself.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@rayge It replaces many things, saves time on many other things, but like all tools, they are only as good as the hands of the artist or craftsman they’re in. That is until of course more AI become artists themselves that do not require input from humans at all. Then both human and AI artists will co-exist as well, but to a far greater degree than they do today.

[@An3ton]

Wow 😲 what an amazing short animation film 🎥 what animation software are you using to create this amazing video . Which AI software

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! They’re listed here, but we did all the editing inside CapCut on Desktop, in addition to using Midjourney, PixelCut, Adobe After Effects, Element 3D inside After Effects, LeiaPix, and Eleven Labs. Hope that helps!

[@An3ton]

@@FILMCRUX thank you. It's really an incredible films. No cap

[@FILMCRUX]

@@An3ton No problem! Happy to help. Thanks so much for the kind words! That’s great to hear.

[@doniyorikramkhodjaev9911]

Sorry for question. Can I ask, what was a budget if this trailer ?

[@FILMCRUX]

No need to apologize! That’s a great question. There was no budget, unless you count the subscription to a few services like After Effects, and a few tools we already had like Element 3D, this entire project was made for free in a few weeks by a single person.

[@Realms777]

Was the music generated using AI tools or was it more conventionally created?

[@FILMCRUX]

Great question. The music was actually the one thing I created entirely from scratch without any AI intervention.

[@nikolaostsimpetonidis4243]

Thank you very much for the amazing video and explanation. Please excuse my cliche skepticism/question: Seeing this amazing work, I wonder, is there a point for me to pursue a full time job in VFX? Or better not, as AI is simplifying and unfortunately or eventually is taking over some tasks, that otherwise would require a human to do them, i.e. Previz artists and Matte painters. Many thanks again for sharing your knowledge. All the best!

[@FILMCRUX]

No need to apologize! Thanks for the kind words. Honestly, we recommend people avoid making jobs their goal all together. Jobs are actually one of the worst ways to make money. We recommend learning a myriad of skills you’re interested in, and combining them in unique ways to have a one-of-a-kind skillset that you can use to make your own things that you can then monetize. That’s what we do, and it’s the future of creative work. The entire notion of jobs in the traditional way is becoming more and more of an antiquated concept.

[@ThoaiQuang3101]

Can you create a detailed video tutorial? Because it's really cool

[@FILMCRUX]

Thanks! If there’s enough demand, we might do that here or on FILM CRUX+. Appreciate the kind words!

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

I would love it

[@FILMCRUX]

@@OsvaldoBayerista Appreciate it! We just might!

[@aldunlop4622]

Honestly it's this level of grandeur that's been missing from Star Wars (well good stories wouldn't hurt). Some of the best movies in history have no dialogue, just grand vistas, and sweeping music to convey emotion, such as Luke Skywalker looking up at the twin sun's setting and we immediately know the longing and sadness that he may be stuck on this moisture farm forever. Of course, these shots can't exist in a vacuum, dialogue still needs to drive character and plot. It seems sometimes when I watch new movies that the filmmakers didn't even study these basic concepts in film school. Too often, every split second is filled with dialogue as an excuse to get to the next action scene, meaning there's no drama or tension, no space to allow the audience to experience the emotion. The other mistake made excessively today is over the top CGI. For example, at the end of Star Trek Picard season 1 and Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker, a thousand ships show up for the battle. It's a mess, and the number of ships actually takes AWAY from the drama. How many times in Star Trek did ONE ship decloak in front of the enterprise menacingly to great effect. CGI is a fantastic tool, but it requires careful application so as not to detract from the story.

[@FILMCRUX]

Couldn’t agree more! This is such a beautiful comment. Thank you. We feel the exact same way. Hayao Miyazaki does this phenomenally in his films. Genndy Tartakovsky as well with his shows Primal and Samural Jack. Miyazaki calls this “ma”, which is emptiness or negative space in films. We actually have plans for an entire film universe for SOL KILLER, and they will be filmed exactly that way; very sparse dialogue with a massive emphasis on visual storytelling, which after all, is the entire point of filmmaking, and it’s what separates it from every other medium.

[@pedroantoniodacruzferreira1487]

It's like sitting in a beautiful SMEG Kitchen, having a pantry full of exotic spices, but having no idea about cooking. AI is NOT going to make any Joe into the next Steven Spielberg. It is just a tool, you still need to know the basics and have creativity. AI is no substitution for creativity and storytelling.

[@Vince_Priiice]

Where can I get ahold of this movie, Netflix?...

[@FILMCRUX]

Haha. Thank you! It’s not an actual movie yet. It’s just an experiment to showcase what can be done with these AI tools.

[@murphthesurf3409]

Thanks for demonstrating an app for sci-fi /fantasy creation and not another one to create corporate sales presentations.

[@FILMCRUX]

Haha. No problem. Happy to help. We always try to make what we like.

[@E-Juice]

did you do the 3D title animation for "Sol Killer" at the end using Video Copilot and After Effects?

[@FILMCRUX]

Yes! Definitely. We’re big fans of Andrew Kramer and Video Copilot. We use his products in our work all the time. We used Element 3D inside After Effects to create that title. We also used our SOL Space VFX packs which you can get in the FILM CRUX Store.

[@doug941]

Fine job you have done here! Very impressive! Thank you for sharing, I subscribed with the bell!

[@FILMCRUX]

@@doug941 Thank you so much Doug! That really means a lot.

[@ricardomiranda7737]

Great work. I'm curious about how you guys did the animated parts of the static images...

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! Here’s what we wrote to another commenter asking about that: A few ways. One was that we used LeiaPix to add 3D motion to still images. Then we also used After Effects for compositing. This allowed us to drop 2D VFX assets like the dinosaur or fog right into the shots. Then finally we used Element 3D inside After Effects to animate 3D objects like the spaceship using keyframes. Those were the three main techniques. If you want to see more in depth of how we animate our space scenes, you can check out this tutorial here. Hope it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojMaYiDpch_qq8si=-ByMOhJJDBErVJCA

[@ricardomiranda7737]

@@FILMCRUX awesome thank you! I’ll check that out.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@ricardomiranda7737 No problem! Let us know if you have any other questions!

[@ricardomiranda7737]

@@FILMCRUX actually, do you guys have any creative or development consulting services…and please forward an email. Thank you.

[@ricardomiranda7737]

Do you have an email and also, do you guys provide creative development support services...@@FILMCRUX

[@athura]

Great video. What about those who don't have "Adobe After Effects " any suggestions?

[@FILMCRUX]

Sure. Which technique are you trying to do so we can give you some potential alternative ways of achieving it?

[@yw1971]

So how long it took & how expansive? Also when an AI will be able to do all of this at once?...

[@FILMCRUX]

It took a few weeks with a single person and no budget. AI can already do far better than this because it’s evolved so much in a short time. Within the year we’re likely to see full AI films using a single tool like Runway.

[@liz4ward]

Great video! I was wondering how much of the effects/moves were done in graphics/compositing programmes ? There are parallaxes in the movements that wouldn’t be achieved with the key framing you demonstrate. Are you using layers of video and moving them for that or doing this in a 3D programme ? Are all the explosive ‘clouds’ jet trails stock assets or generated. These are not ai right ? Did you do any movement with ai generated video? I’ve found it difficult to do that with existing tools. Many thanks

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much!! Things like the explosions, spaceship contrails, dinosaur, creature wings, etc, are all VFX assets composited into the scenes. For the parallaxing, I used two main techniques. The first is a web-based AI program called LeiaPix which creates parallax movement in 2D images. The second technique which I didn’t cover here, was that I would generate and image in Midjourney of a subject in an environment. I did this for example with the shot of the woman watching the spaceship fly up and explode. Then I upscaled the image in PixelCut. Then I brought the upscaled image back into Pixel Cut and used the Background Remover to get a new image of just the character on a transparent background. Then I brought the original upscaled image into Photoshop, selected around the character, and used generative fill to remove the character from the scene. I now had two upscaled shots, one of just the character, and one of just the background. This let me put the character on a layer above the background, and keyframe animate movement of each layer separately to create the parallax effect. Hope that helps, but let me know if you have any more questions! -Lion

[@liz4ward]

Hello @@FILMCRUX I really appreciate the feedback. I’m less experienced with compositing and after effects but will def try these parallax. Is ae your recommended approach to fx if I was to explore that route ? Many thanks again

[@FILMCRUX]

@@liz4ward Definitely After Effects! It’s what we use for all our VFX. We actually learned from Andrew Kramer and his stuff at Video Copilot, so that’s a great place to start, and we’ll do more videos on VFX as well since a lot of people have been asking us questions about that. You’re probably also going to want to get Element 3D inside After Effects. That’s what we use for basically all our 3D VFX.

[@thomasproshowski7538]

Well done, congratulations 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@FILMCRUX]

@@thomasproshowski7538 Thank you so much! Appreciate the kind words.

[@RetroFutureWorld-k6e]

great movie! very interesting to watch❤🎉🌸🥰

[@FILMCRUX]

@@RetroFutureWorld-k6e Much appreciated! If you like this one, you can check out our new AI trailer here kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6CTlmyslL6foZY

[@WLVFX]

What's the software used to create audio effects for the narration? It had an EQ and sound mixer in the UI at 0:35 .

[@FILMCRUX]

That’s GarageBand which comes free with all Apple computers and phones. Let us know if you have any other questions!

[@WLVFX]

@@FILMCRUX Thank you, that's very useful to know.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@WLVFX No problem! Really hope it helps. If you have any other questions, let us know.

[@alekosimba]

One of the very few times, where the title is not clickbait. This is trully insane. Could you please create a video where you explain how you give motion to these pictures, how you generate them in Midjourney etc etc? Would really help us

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! That’s very kind of you to say. We’ll probably make another video where we go into detail on our prompts and some of the other motion effects in the video, as well as a few other things, but if you have any specific things you want to know in the meantime, let us know and we’ll tell you how it was done!

[@ChennyBritt]

Bruh I'd love to learn more, if y'all dropped a paid tutorial I'd cop for sure@@FILMCRUX

[@craiglearner9853]

@@FILMCRUX Biggest thing, I think, would be to know how you created the motion for the starfighters in various scenes, such as at the :40 second mark in the trailer or the :53 second mark here on the "How We Made This" video. You created a great sense of speed, and that's the main thing I'd personally be interested in learning how you did it. Also, is there a specific sound library you used for the sound design? You did an excellent job.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@craiglearner9853 Thank you so much! We’re actually going to do an entire tutorial in the future on how we do our space scenes, especially for animating and compositing spaceships, but basically we use Element 3D inside Adobe After Effects. We just import the 3D model spaceship into Element 3D, animate its movement with keyframes, and make sure to turn on motion blur. We also animate the camera movement separately to add that additional since of kinetic energy and velocity. We then add any other elements into the shot, typically from our SOL Space VFX Packs, and just select the 3D layer on them to make them 3D. We then just move them around in the scene where we want them. As for the sound design library we use, we use a few sounds we’ve collected from random places, but the majority of all our sound design comes from our SINGULARITY Cinematic Sound Effects Library which you can get here: www.filmcrux.com/store/p/singularity Hope that helps, but if you have any other questions, let us know, and make something amazing with it!

[@craiglearner9853]

@@FILMCRUX - Hey! Thanks so much. I appreciate your reply. I was wondering if you did some of the motion with keyframes. Not to get overly technical, but when you have a moment, could you also say whether you used keyframes to make the starfighters go from close up to long shots within the same scene? In the meantime, I'm definitely looking forward to your full tutorial on animating and compositing spaceships!

[@DARKSTUDIOOFFICIAL40]

Hey brother I want to know how I can get same charcter but from different scenes I mean if I want to make MOIVE then I need to make it with same charcter but ai gives different images please reply

[@FILMCRUX]

There are techniques to get consistent characters, and there are even tools like Runway and soon Sora that will allow for consistent characters right in video generations. Midjourney is working on methods for this as well as we speak, so search “consistent characters Midjourney” on KZbin and you’ll see lots of different methods, including what works best for that at the moment.

[@멜로우선샤인]

Amazing. I subscribed! Please make a instruction video for the motion effects like spaceship movements, explosion and etc. What kind of VFX did you use and how can we do like yours?

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! Here’s a video on how we do our space VFX with our SOL Space VFX packs. This works the same way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojMaYiDpch_qq8si=CxoZ0b6TOClJoSmh The rest of the VFX assets are just animating with Element 3D inside After Effects with 3D models from places like CGTrader, and simple compositing with VFX assets like the ones from ActionVFX. They all have great tutorials, but we may do some of our own videos on those subjects in the future!

[@eastudio-K]

great work, friendly thought, I think the voice is too familiar, doesn't have the same effect as the video, maybe someone with a deeper voice, like you said close your eyes and listen to the voice like listening to the sound

[@FILMCRUX]

It’s familiar now, but it wasn’t when it was initially made. We’ve been using Eleven Labs since day one, and now it’s become insanely popular. Haha. We might do another one in the future to show people what can be done now since things have evolved so much. Glad you liked the video!

[@SuperMyckie]

Funny thing with all these Ai buzz is.. someone'd just asume you go type some prompt and boom.. u a badass... listening to this guy i can tell he is a long practicing visual artist before now... just added the ai images to his workflow

[@FILMCRUX]

Appreciate it. That’s actually true. People are typically surprised when they find out how much work went into making something like this.

[@artstation707]

AI is nonsense. It's more or less a fancy search engine. Good for environment background art, or concept art only.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@artstation707 Your comment is nonsense. It’s not a search engine at all. That’s not how it works. And if that’s all you can imagine it being used for, that says more about your lack of imagination than the tools themselves.

[@artstation707]

@@FILMCRUX Well, you know, I prefer to keep my imagination private, or at least not give my ideas away to those undeserving of them, unless of course they're willing to offer sufficient compensation. AI is pure stupidity. I sat at my computer for hours trying to get an AI art engine to draw what I asked it to. Although drawing hands is not my strong suit, I'd do a much better job; It is easier to sit down and draw the image myself.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@artstation707 If that statement is any indication of your level of ideas, you’re unlikely to be compensated very well for them. It sounds like you’re just really bad at using the tools. We’ve seen young children use them with incredible success, so if you’re struggling that much with them, they may just not be for you.

[@DavidFaxon]

Just watching this, great stuff and great breakdown. Do you have a video that goes more in depth on the VFX? Or have a tutorial you would suggest? Thanks!

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! Here’s a more in-depth tutorial of how we do space VFX: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojMaYiDpch_qq8si=0qCIhe8VX0PbwFJA For more compositing and other things, we may do more videos in the future, but a great place to start is Video Copilot. Andrew Kramer has some amazing tutorials!

[@krankedteamcls]

Fantastic work! My only critique is the overused generic voice should've been swapped to something different. Bravo!

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! We were going for a retro, sci-fi TV aesthetic, but that’s not familiar to most people so we understand why everyone doesn’t get the style. Thanks so much for the kind words though!

[@corbingray744]

how did you get the moving objects in this trailer?

[@FILMCRUX]

A few ways. One was that we used LeiaPix to add 3D motion to still images. Then we also used After Effects for compositing. This allowed us to drop 2D VFX assets like the dinosaur or fog right into the shots. Then finally we used Element 3D inside After Effects to animate 3D objects like the spaceship using keyframes. Those were the three main techniques. If you want to see more in depth of how we animate our space scenes, you can check out this tutorial here. Hope it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojMaYiDpch_qq8si=-ByMOhJJDBErVJCA

[@corbingray744]

@@FILMCRUX great reply thank you!

[@FILMCRUX]

@@corbingray744 No problem! Hope it helps. Let us know if you have any other questions.

[@whodat861]

This is amazing. After watching this I beseech you to peek into Invoke AI for custom generative builds. PS is great, but greater and focused control is immeasurable when using this. But then again, you may stick with PS. Great watching this guys!

[@FILMCRUX]

We’ll look into it for sure, and thanks so much for the kind words! We really appreciate it!

[@DaGamerTom]

AI is costing real artists their job and is taking the soul out of what it means to create artwork! Don't let it steal your job, but #StayAwake!

[@FILMCRUX]

Soul is just a made up concept that doesn’t mean anything. We’re more interested in real things, like being creative, experimenting with new tools and ways of doing things, and bringing our dreams to life by making the best work we can with everything at our disposal. If you’re truly an artist, you should be able to make great art with anything.

[@DizajnirajProfit]

Nah bro , AI will never replace human art

[@DaGamerTom]

@@DizajnirajProfit That's a presumption of yours, however the truth is that it is already replacing human art. The problem with these tools lies in the fact that they scrape the internet for images created by humans to train their models on and are gaining in popularity -fast-. Wide adoption of these tools is cost and labour effective, thus virtually inevitable, resulting in less original art of human origin available on the internet and causing the next iteration of such a model to train on images generated largely by itself. This leads to increasingly lower quality art, that doesn't progress in terms of creativity and originality. Will human art then finally be reintroduced into society when AI generated art has muddled the pool but as a niche? Possible, but in the long run with massive job losses initially, and since AI poses real existential threats, we should be asking ourselves the question if there will be a humanity left to enjoy art at all. #NoGenerativeAI #AIDangers #StayAwake #SayNoToArtificialIntelligence

[@ADSTV-zi1ew]

Great stuff!!!👌

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated!

[@goksel5012]

This guys knows definitely what he is doing. I'd assume he's already an artist with a lot of practice. But unfortunately a lot of people think everyone can create an AI Hollywood trailer within a day, without understanding that stuff isn't just easy but it is a whole process to learn them and integrate it into your own workflow. And for sure people don't want to pay more then a pocken money because "AI" is doing everything. However... Thank you so much for this video and giving us this knowledge 😀

[@closerrl9851]

Yeah its a little weird to say capcut a lot when wide angle estableshing shots for example are the only zoom in shots you wont see parralax in. So the shots are choosen specifically for it to be doable in capcut and marketed that way. It is not that you can just make whatever you envision. However it is easier than ever to make anything.

[@FILMCRUX]

No problem! Appreciate the kind words. I definitely don’t want people to think that because AI can do many things, they still don’t have a lot they have to do, or that they shouldn’t put just as much effort into everything they do. The only difference now is that you can get a lot more output for your effort. Hopefully people can take some of these techniques and incorporate them into their own stuff like you said. -Lion

[@FILMCRUX]

@@closerrl9851 Can you elaborate a bit?

[@speedseekers]

Hi, great trailer. Congratulations:) Can you explain how you made the music and soundeffects? Did you use AI for that?

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! We actually didn’t use AI for the music or sound effects. The music was an original piece created from scratch. We create music scores professionally, and we also sell packs of them in the FILM CRUX Store called OCTIVE Cinematic Music Libraries. The sound effects we created ourselves as well. They’re from our SINGULARITY and IMMERSION packs also in the FILM CRUX Store, and some of the sound effects are also from Splice. You can get all our stuff here though: www.filmcrux.com/store Hope that helps!

[@KwabinaNyarko]

what did you use for vfx

[@FILMCRUX]

What do you mean exactly? What software did we use for compositing VFX? Or are you asking what VFX assets we used?

[@TheAngel0525]

I'm loving this , i love the graphics.

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate that. We’ll have more projects like this in the future.

[@planetofshireen]

this is brilliant. Congratulations guys

[@AlFoucault]

The one thing that makes us special is our creativity. We are selling our soul for such a small price.

[@FILMCRUX]

If you can’t use these tools creatively, then how creative were you really?

[@oopsadaze]

Excellent instructions for visualizing ideas, especially people who dream of things like this.✨ The Future is Now. Unless....

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so, so much! Really hope this helps.

[@darckmens]

Delving into storytelling and video exploration, VideoGPT subtly refines my content, adding depth and professionalism to my creative projects.

[@FILMCRUX]

What do you mean?

[@darianrundallmedia1305]

Were you using capcut pro or free version? Very inspiring.

[@FILMCRUX]

We use the pro version of CapCut, which is inexpensive so we think it’s definitely worth the upgrade, but you can do basically anything in the free version of CapCut too. Thank you for the kind words by the way!

[@karamanucca]

I use the simple tool with enough good outcome, but your way to create is much more impressive in its final result, great tutorial, thanks!

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! That’s so, so kind of you to say.

[@mensurbasic]

This was amazing ...for motivation and inspiration

[@FILMCRUX]

That’s so kind of you to say! Much appreciated!

[@WhizWonder_tots]

Sound editing prog name ?

[@FILMCRUX]

We used GarageBand which comes free with all Mac products. Hope that helps!

[@AMVBURPS]

Hi, this video is awesome 🤩 it actually gave me an idea of how i can make my next video. I can use some of the AI tools used in this video. Btw, I have a question. Do you know any AI which can change the expression of a character in a photo ? Like a boy is crying and is trying to wipe his tears away. I am asking for an anime image. If you know, please let me know. It will help me a lot.

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Much appreciated. You can probably change expressions using Adobe Photoshop Generative Fill, but we don’t know of a tool specifically for expressions. We may have to look into that. That’s an excellent idea.

[@AMVBURPS]

@@FILMCRUX Thanks for the suggestion. I will try out the tool you have suggested.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@AMVBURPS No problem. Let us know if that helps!

[@Djkayden]

How i can get contact information I need to work with you guys

[@FILMCRUX]

You can contact us via the FILM CRUX website: www.filmcrux.com/contact

[@abhaydubey3226]

Can you please tell where I can get this images and turn them in video

[@FILMCRUX]

If you're asking how you can generate AI images like the one in this video, these were all generated with Midjourney. As for creating the movement in the images, we did that in a few ways. One was that we used LeiaPix to add 3D motion to still images. Then we also used After Effects for compositing. This allowed us to drop 2D VFX assets like the dinosaur or fog right into the shots. Then finally we used Element 3D inside After Effects to animate 3D objects like the spaceship using keyframes. Those were the three main techniques. If you want to see more in depth of how we animate our space scenes, you can check out this tutorial here. Hope it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojMaYiDpch_qq8si=-ByMOhJJDBErVJCA

[@abhaydubey3226]

@@FILMCRUX thanks a lot

[@abhaydubey3226]

@@FILMCRUX dear film crux actually I am also working in ai movie trailer it's almost done I just want to show my work and I am thinking we could be a good partner just please watch my work I am working so hard and sorry my English is not too good are you in insta?

[@FILMCRUX]

@@abhaydubey3226 No problem! Let us know if you have any other questions.

[@israeljmtd1667]

if the voice over tempo was litle bit lower it would be good, but nice job

[@FILMCRUX]

Appreciate it!

[@chandie5298]

so the music theme was not AI generated but you simply found a royalty-free music that fit your needs or created it yourself by traditional means.....is that correct?

[@Pharaohjudah]

Made it themselves but probably should've made it AI as well

[@FILMCRUX]

The music is not AI-generated. We created it ourselves to fit our needs, but it easily could have been AI generated with something like Suno or Beathoven. Hope that helps!

[@cristian.chaparro]

00:34 whats software is it?

[@tonexbot]

I think that one is called logic pro, only for macs.

[@FILMCRUX]

It’s GarageBand which comes free with Mac products. Hope that helps!

[@FILMCRUX]

@@tonexbot Actually it’s just GarageBand, which is the free version of Logic Pro basically, so they’re very similar. Good eye!

[@cristian.chaparro]

@@tonexbot thnxs!

[@Yuu-nj1pw]

How long did it take to make the whole trailer?

[@FILMCRUX]

@@Yuu-nj1pw It took a single person about a week to make. Maybe a bit less.

[@arthemos4627]

Did you upscaled all the images?

[@FILMCRUX]

Yes, we upscaled all the images using PixelCut. Hope that helps!

[@4starsmain-channel]

What name of vocal effect you use?

[@FILMCRUX]

Which effect are you referring to exactly?

[@OnBeaverCreek]

Great job! Could you tell us what software you used to enhance the narration 0:35? Thanks!

[@FILMCRUX]

We used GarageBand which comes standard with Apple computers. Hope that helps!

[@moiseasta9785]

Nice. Years of Design and VFX study thrown down the toilet. Now even those who have no minimal knowledge of anything can do everything. Button-press-monkeys tools.

[@FILMCRUX]

Not at all. We have years of design and VFX knowledge that was required to make this. Haha. If you think just anyone can make this, try it. Let’s see what you got, but you have it all wrong. This doesn’t make your work obsolete. It just allows you to do ten times more than was previously possible. It definitely doesn’t give you taste. You still need to develop that yourself.

[@florin1981bv]

Great work and Ideea .I would like to see this project as a cinema movie .it would be a wondefull movie

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! That’s the plan! Appreciate the kind words.

[@eastudio-K]

Yes, looking forward to seeing the final work!

[@FILMCRUX]

@@eastudio-K Glad to hear that. We have big plans for the property beyond this little experiment.

[@REDRABBITPICTURES]

but wait... You didnt say where you added the VFX elements... were you able to add this into CApcut (and how) or did you use another program to make and add VFX? Does Capcut use layers?

[@FILMCRUX]

CapCut does use layers. Here’s another video we made on what kind of stuff you can do with CapCut on Desktop that shows layers in action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ-6eXuup5uHjNUsi=xRlVp55d3kFI8dlh For detailed compositing though we used After Effects. Hope that helps, but if you have any other questions, let us know!

[@ai_guy]

this is insane. great work🚀👀

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! That’s so kind of you to say!

[@ANGELCRYPT0]

Would be nice to see fans teach Hollywood how to do great movies more often! 😊

[@FILMCRUX]

Glad you liked it! This had a lot of limitations, but keep an eye out for our future stuff where we don’t have to be limited to using AI for every shot.

[@roflryan1]

Hollywood: You can't defeat me I am too powerful! Fans: We know but ai can. Hollywood: O_O

[@FILMCRUX]

@@roflryan1 Haha. Perhaps, but Hollywood is adopting AI as well. It will help everyone, but it will help indie filmmakers a disproportionate amount, which we’re here for.

[@roflryan1]

@@FILMCRUX I can't wait to make anime.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@roflryan1 Go for it! You can start learning now.

[@HardBlues]

Thank you. This was awesome. Going to try something like this myself

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! Definitely do. The tools have evolved so much since we created this, it’s insane.

[@KeikoFXDesigns]

Good job.

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated!

[@Hayk_empty_cloud]

Is it possible create it completely on iPad? I know for Wix web creator editor it is not possible create web site, you have to use desktop, that's why I am asking. Thx

[@FILMCRUX]

Some of these things can be done on iPad, but the iPad version of CapCut is different than the desktop version so the features aren’t the same. Midjourney can be used on iPad though, and many of these other tools.

[@Starrylegends]

With iPad possible ?

[@FILMCRUX]

Are you asking if you can use CapCut for desktop on iPad?

[@Starrylegends]

@@FILMCRUX I only use my iPad, I don't have a computer, is there a way to do the same thing on an iPad?

[@FILMCRUX]

@@Starrylegends Some of these things you can do on iPad. We’re using CapCut on Desktop here, which isn’t available on iPad. We’re also using After Effects and Element 3D which aren’t on iPad either. You can use Midjourney and most of the other AI programs on iPad though, but for some of the other stuff, you’ll need a computer to do it this same way.

[@Starrylegends]

@@FILMCRUX All right, thanks, sorry for the late return, but is it better to have a Mac or a PC with a good configuration?

[@FILMCRUX]

@@Starrylegends No problem! Happy to help. We use Mac exclusively, but PC works just fine as well. It’s really up to your own personal preference, but getting any good Mac or PC desktop or laptop is going to be way better for VFX, and even video editing in general. You can do a lot with just an iPad though, so don’t let that stop you from making awesome stuff.

[@GetAClueMarketingShow]

Great Job! Images & motion are amazing! 🤯

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! We’re probably going to make another soon with Sora once that’s released that’s going to blow people’s minds.

[@GetAClueMarketingShow]

@FILMCRUX Is this for your 'resume/portfolio" for major studios? They would be looking for you guys. 👍

[@FILMCRUX]

@@GetAClueMarketingShow Thank you! We’re going to make feature films and television shows with or without studios. In fact, this is one of our properties that we used for this experiment, but we made this just to showcase the current state of what these AI tools could do at the time. Appreciate that by the way!

[@PiotrSobocki-n1g]

Thank You, great tutorial.

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! Hope it helps!

[@Sma-v4y]

Wow you can create without imagination!

[@FILMCRUX]

If you think you can create this without imagination, give it your best shot. Haha.

[@Sma-v4y]

@@FILMCRUX ahaha, yes I insist that your "feeling lucky" button is just this. No imagination, generic art, things that will ruin your real talent. Go and draw it. Think it. Model it, texture, rig, animate, post and I can see that you are good. Otherwise you are just some wierdos with Ai.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@Sma-v4y The only thing unimaginative is the inability to use new tools imaginatively.

[@Sma-v4y]

@@FILMCRUX the new "tools" stealing other designers work. haha.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@Sma-v4y We don’t steal. This is all original. These AI tools don’t steal either. You seem like you have no idea how any of this works. Haha.

[@synapse-qb5oo]

wao its more complex i am create in lamen5 but its not completed ... good job

[@FILMCRUX]

Not sure exactly what you mean but thank you for the kind words!

[@voodoochild420ai]

cool vid

[@FILMCRUX]

@@voodoochild420ai Much appreciated!

[@rodolfovaliati]

But, what about the move elements? Ships, smoke... Etc... Need a tutorial for that 😊. Great content.

[@FILMCRUX]

As we said for the moving elements, we just took elements like smoke, fog, and other elements and composited them into the shot. We have some other videos already on how we do are space VFX, and we’ll probably make some other compositing and VFX-specific tutorials in the future though as well.

[@REDRABBITPICTURES]

when you say composited... do you mean in this case, you imported them and added as a layer or on an exisiting shot in Capcut? or did you use another program/software to do this? @@FILMCRUX

[@rayge]

​@@FILMCRUXoh OK so super imposed elements + vfx like after effects elements?

[@FILMCRUX]

@@rayge Exactly! Here’s a video on how we animate movement and do space VFX for all our videos that further breaks down our method and how easy it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojMaYiDpch_qq8si=AtRv0ppvSPGSaBQf

[@etherealcity]

Truly fantastic! Beautiful

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!

[@etherealcity]

@@FILMCRUX Thank you for the beautiful works you propose! If you have any space animation left over we would use it as a video! 🤣 All kidding aside, congratulations!!! Hi, EC

[@FILMCRUX]

@@etherealcity Much appreciated! Thank you for the kind words. If you want our secret to how we make all our space videos, we actually use our SOL Space VFX packs. You can check them out here: www.filmcrux.com/store/p/sol-bundle Hope that helps!

[@etherealcity]

@@FILMCRUX Amazing!!!! Thanks!!

[@FILMCRUX]

@@etherealcity No problem! Make something amazing with it!

[@sundayreview8152]

best news ever!

[@FILMCRUX]

Glad you like it! Hope this helps!

[@mfarisap]

Wow! I learned a lot from this. Very well presented.

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! Glad to hear it helps.

[@samlampaert]

I did not understand where was the music coming from appart the inspirations, AI made or not ?

[@FILMCRUX]

The music was all created by me for the project. We wanted a specific style that would have been hard to get with AI, but we may do another in the future with AI music as well. - Lion

[@VideoNash]

If I have a script that has two unique actors, is there any way to maintain these same actors throughout the movie, as I continue create new and different prompts for each scene?

[@FILMCRUX]

Yes, there is. There's a bunch of different methods like using some of Runway, Pika Labs, or Dalle-3's new tools for AI video, creating consistent characters by using image-to-image in Midjourney, and some other tricks, but it would basically require its own whole tutorial to explain. Haha. It's definitely doable though. Just search whatever you're looking for, and add "consistent characters" and you should find some good tutorials that show you how to do it. You can even use. something like InSwapper in Midjourney to make sure your characters always have the exact same face. It's pretty rad. Hope that helps!

[@vonweaveygaming]

Loved this, but I think Hedes would have been a better voice for this, I love eleven labs but Adam is probably the most unrealistic sounding of them all.

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! We used Adam because he fits the retro TV sci-fi aesthetic we were going for, but it’s not an aesthetic everyone is familiar with so we totally understand. Eleven Labs is amazing though. You’re absolutely right.

[@vonweaveygaming]

I absolutely love your stuff though. I have both of your Singularity sound packages and I even managed to squeeze a few of them into my last video. And tbh people probably think the sounds are part of the game but they aren't @@FILMCRUX

[@CapitalCraig]

How did you “normalize” the audio from CapCut to KZbin export? Any tips related to audio when exporting? I recently edited and exported a video on CapCut and the audio had a lot of high “tint” I guess you could call it. Thanks this looked awesome and my main takeaway actually was the storyboard gonna try that next.

[@FILMCRUX]

Thanks for the kind words! Storyboarding, previs and animatics really changed the game for us. The audio was actually already perfect when we brought it into CapCut, so we didn’t have to do anything with it. CapCut does have some great audio tools built in though. If you have a lot of the high frequency range in your audio, just add something like a 10-band compressor, and bring the high frequencies down a bit. That should do it. Hope that helps, but let us know if you have any other questions!

[@GlkoZ]

3> good job bro can i got the pic in the thumbnails

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you! Yeah, you should be able to download it if you just search this video title on Google Images. We may upload it to the FILM CRUX website later as well with our ‘Making Of’ article.

[@zograf4572]

True art can never be replaced with AI, but the contemporary soleless "art" can.

[@FILMCRUX]

Who said art will be replaced with AI? AI is just another tool artists may use to create the work they want. There’s also no such thing as “soulless” art. That doesn’t mean anything.

[@zograf4572]

@@FILMCRUX No such thing? Yes, there is such a thing. And it is vast majority of everything presented as "art" in todays world. But that is a debate for another place and another medium.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@zograf4572 You can certainly make a claim like that, but it’s totally arbitrary. That claim can be made about anyone’s art, because it doesn’t actually mean anything.

[@zograf4572]

@@FILMCRUX Art is not nearly as subjective as people perceive it. If it was we could not see obvious degradation of art in certain historical periods (for example late Roman period and majority of middle ages etc.). Art has an objective value witch doesnt imply that you need to enjoy it or that it has to have some meaning to you. It just means that its value is universal and it comes from a personal perspective (actually much more complicated than that but I'll let it be). When art becomes generic, when its expression becomes stylized, when you can no longer determine the difference between art made by different people, than art becomes soleless, because it starts lacking that personal perspective of a PERSON who created it. Art is special, always has been, always will be, and therefore it is rare and very difficult to create. And thats why not every painting is art, no matter how it was made.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@zograf4572 We are aware that art is more objective than people think. We’re saying that your arbitrary statement is what’s subjective, which it is. We also disagree with your definition of art, which is also subjective. The definition we use for art is ‘any creative work’. You’re of course welcome to use any definition you like, we just don’t find whichever definition you’re using particularly helpful or sensical, but that of course doesn’t mean you’re any less welcome to use it if you want.

[@laughingwiththestorm]

Nicely done! How did you all do the moving dinosaur at 4:43 and the reflections on the spaceship at 5:53? Are those Midjourney models, or other assets?

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! The dinosaur is a separate VFX asset I composited in. The spaceship is a 3D model I animated in Element 3D inside After Effects, and I created the reflection by duplicating and flipping the initial model, and repositioning it at the correct angle. Hope that helps, but if you have any other questions, let me know! - Lion

[@FILMCRUX]

@Movielabstudio396 Are you wanting to know how to generate similar base images in Midjourney, or something else? Let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

[@adrienbiosseduplan9666]

can't believe you guys have just 800 likes in 3 month for that, with 42K views .... your work is amazing

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated Adrien! Glad to see it’s getting a bit more traction now. Hope it’s helpful!

[@adrienbiosseduplan9666]

@@FILMCRUX I'm literally using your video as a step by step guide as I'm making a small video myself. 💘

[@FILMCRUX]

@@adrienbiosseduplan9666 That’s awesome! Do you want to send it our way to check it out when you’re done?

[@adrienbiosseduplan9666]

I will ! @@FILMCRUX

[@koopaskeep]

On a quest for storytelling excellence, VideoGPT becomes my secret weapon, subtly refining my videos and imbuing them with a sense of professionalism.

[@FILMCRUX]

There are so many game-changing new tools for filmmakers coming out, this is literally the biggest revolution in filmmaking since the invention of cameras themselves.

[@artfreaker8575]

Damn Awesome!

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated!!

[@ai_beyond77]

This is amazing... very well defined..

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! We actually have an entire property for SOL KILLER. This is just an experiment, but hopefully you’ll be able to see some more actual projects from this property in the future.

[@charles3947]

Dear Sir, I am learning from the teaching of this video and would like to ask you, which software do you use for sound mixing? I am currently using Windows software, can you recommend it to me? In addition, I would like to ask you about the shot animation of each video (such as spaceship movement, flying saucer explosion, etc.). Where did you generate or download the animation of these materials?

[@FILMCRUX]

For the sound mixing we either do it straight in Adobe Premiere Pro (which we use to edit), or in GarageBand which you can see when we’re doing the narration. GarageBand comes standard with all Mac products. Any DAW will work though. As for animating that other spaceships, etc. we use Element 3D inside Adobe After Effects. There are lots of great tutorials on that, but we’ll probably make some as well to go more in depth about our 3D animating process.

[@roguesgallery4228]

Best laugh I’ve had in ages. So creative 😂 in the absence of any redeemable talent.

[@FILMCRUX]

Only people without much talent, fail to see it on display, but if you can do better, show us what you got.

[@roguesgallery4228]

@@FILMCRUX bless your heart.

[@life.esoteric]

Road to hell is paved with good intentions

[@FILMCRUX]

So is the road to heaven.

[@life.esoteric]

difference is there is no depth in your answer.@@FILMCRUX

[@cryptojedii]

Amazing!!!

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! Thank you so much!

[@BolotonMr]

wow incredible work congs to the team

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you for the kind words! That’s so great to hear. Much appreciated!

[@tright6]

It's genuinely terrifying how companies will just replace vfx artists for this technology.

[@Pharaohjudah]

I think its pretty cool, VFX artist didn't used to exist, to think they would last forever would be foolish. Very few jobs stand the test of time.

[@tright6]

@@Pharaohjudah Very stupid logic. AI is trained on other’s work. The only reason it looks good is because it takes other people’s stuff.

[@FILMCRUX]

@@tright6 Humans learn from looking at the work of other people too. Did you learn how to do VFX without ever seeing a single VFX shot in a movie or show?

[@FILMCRUX]

If you can just be replaced with this, then you weren’t very valuable to begin with. If you have vision, and skills that are not easily replaceable by a computer, then you’re in no danger of losing out on money. In fact, these tools should help you make more money than ever before.

[@tright6]

@@FILMCRUX Yeah no, those are two different things. One is a person choosing what they like and inspiring themselves off of that, AI is an algorithm designed to associate keywords and find patterns, which is why most AI generated artwork generally follows what's most popular unless the prompts are messed with.

[@vishwapankaj]

that's insane!

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated my friend!

[@guillermonippermedia5595]

Nice short and sweet class!!! Thanks !!

[@FILMCRUX]

No problem! So happy to help!

[@VALERIACONDREA.]

insane wooooorkkkk !!!

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Hidden-Story-Storage]

Mind officially blown! 🤯 This AI trailer is like a rollercoaster for the imagination - buckle up, folks, and let's unravel the mysteries behind the magic! 🚀✨

[@FILMCRUX]

That’s great to hear! Appreciate the kind words. A lot went into this, so it’s great to see that it’s getting such a response.

[@AmberCox85]

Why not use runway?

[@FILMCRUX]

When I started, I intended to, but Runway, especially at the time we made this, just couldn’t create this level of shots. It still can’t, but it’s getting better by the day. What it can do now is already unbelievable. - Lion

[@AmberCox85]

@@FILMCRUX regardless looks great!

[@FILMCRUX]

@@AmberCox85 Thank you so much Amber! That really means a lot. A ton of work went into this. Haha. - Lion

[@Forcemaster2000]

Come back with Sora and do this again!

[@FILMCRUX]

We’re already on top of it! We have a new project planned for Sora as we speak, but the details are secret!

[@tsquared334]

Thank you. I just Subscribed

[@FILMCRUX]

Much appreciated! Thank you!

[@mlegrand]

Bravo! 👏🏻 Nice work guys. I'd love to see a break down of the sound design and why you designed it the way you did. I think those videos are extremely helpful for those of us who have purchased your audio packages. 👌

[@FILMCRUX]

Thank you so much! That’s a great idea! We might do that. Maybe we’ll do some more sound design specific videos.

[@mlegrand]

@@FILMCRUX - Thank you for all that you do. There was one sound design video that you did that made me aware of the FilmCrux team and products. I'm guessing you know the one. Maybe it got picked by the algorthym. 🤷‍♂

[@FILMCRUX]

@@mlegrand No problem! Thank you! You must mean our 13 Sound Design Tips video. If this is the one, we actually have another one planned, so keep a look it for it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/apjThKZ8etGSipIsi=49ULBENuaOPwm2Ua

[@tugatgalut]

I'm an author who wish to see some of his short stories and fairy tales made into films, who should I contact?

[@FILMCRUX]

You can contact us on the FILM CRUX website: www.filmcrux.com/hire-us

[@humildehomem]

Very good job!

[@genevievebhatia-up3nk]

We want detailed process of creating a thing like this but you didn't mentioned where you got your sfx from.

[@FILMCRUX]

The vast majority of our SFX are from our SINGULARITY Cinematic Sound Effects Library. www.filmcrux.com/store/p/singularity Hope that helps!