The Enchanted Forest Returns - AI Short Film

Return to the Enchanted Forest and rediscover the magical fairies, elves, witches, wizards and other mythical creatures who live here. This short film features AI generated scenes of a cinematic fantasy world and is the sequel to my original Enchanted Forest film.
Watch the original Enchanted Forest video: • The Enchanted Forest: ...
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[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Hi everyone, my name is Stephen Patterson and I create the AI films on this channel. Thanks for watching! My goal with these films is to go beyond what's trendy, explore original ideas and see what's possible using the latest AI tools. If you would like to support this channel, please consider joining my Patreon: www.patreon.com/RetroMovieRewind

[@BreakBound1]

How you make this can make tuturail on it

[@adobemastr]

This is extraordinary! What you have done is simply amazing! Thank you. I can't imagine what video and audio production like this will be like in a year from now. We are truly living in a transformational age of AI.

[@AIUniversAI]

I am just struggling to get this type of realistic motion on runway. Specially with faces and body motion. This is a stunning!! Great Work!

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

@@AIUniversAI Thanks! Runway is very powerful but requires a good understanding of traditional filmmaking, especially camera placement and movement. You also need to know how to describe the action in the scene, and how to work within the limitations of the AI to avoid morphing and warping. It also takes lots and lots of practice. Unfortunately Runway's unlimited plan is really the only way to be able to get the amount of practice you need. I spend hours just trying ideas to see what works.

[@AIUniversAI]

@@Retro_Movie_Rewind Thanks for the reply! I just got the unlimited plan and started some tests with my midjourney images. Do you have any tips or content to recomend to learn more about it? Like YT channels, course etc

[@rahinc]

Beautiful, mesmerizing and more. This is another treasure.

[@tricyaceciliatrishlopezmir3498]

Lovely, and you never disappoint my Aztec culture. Thanks 😊👍

[@TimurNizamutdinov-q5v]

Очень насыщенный ролик,даже для трёх минут.Очень хорошо передана атмосфера фэнтази.Невероятно!

[@lucano57]

Nice work.

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thanks! And thank you for watching!

[@geraldpiwowar4088]

Truly beautiful. Amazing atmosphere. Enchanting light. Lovely music. Congratulations on a wonderful work of art. Thank you.

[@AICinemirage]

I love both retro and fantasy themes, and this piece is just fantastic! Great job! 🎨✨

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thank you so much!

[@Chugootv-eg7gp]

Very beautiful and relaxing

[@InvertedHistory]

Amazing sequel! The enchanted forest looks even more magical with stunning AI visuals. Loved it!😊💕

[@alexanderpushkin9160]

This is so beautiful.

[@AdamTehranchiYT]

🥺 all the pretty!

[@AIJaeMedia]

Wow. Stunningly beautiful!

[@dkooj]

Movie making will never be the same

[@AIRetro1950s]

the image seemes like my dreaming

[@MrX-zz2vk]

I have no doubt you could create a Tolkien(ish) fantasy film or series at some point that's vastly better than that ROP crap on Amazon. Btw, I was hoping to see that exquisitely beautiful fairy/faerie from the first Enchanted Forest video, and you delivered once again. The one who was in the thumbnail image for that one. I'm completely smitten with her. ❤❤❤❤❤ She needs her own separate video.

[@MrX-zz2vk]

Although I prefer her as a faerie or elf instead of a witch. I don't want her to be evil, but good. Anyway, your videos are truly first rate. 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@vicsaul5459]

This is stunning 😍 cutting edge ai, are you going to compose a full length sci-fi fantasy, hope so excellent 👏👌

[@Wyllm87]

Very Good, Good job

[@InfiniteColours]

Btw im so in love w this video ❤

[@myloo999]

So fairy and beautiful

[@wormholetocosmos7622]

Not bad Wow !!!

[@SagradongDaigdig]

Amazing

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thank you!

[@AIGirlFilms]

Do you love the visuals or the music of this video? I like music, it's pleasant and relaxing 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@SiggeSvahn]

This time the music is more heroic than enchanted. Music of the previous video was spot on.

[@harald.g-ikg]

Great, I like that too, Super how long do you or the AI need for such a video? Definitely a good video.👻👽👍🤟✌

[@missgothiquebarbie]

💗🌸💗🌸💗🌸💗🧚🏻

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Very nice. You avoid the hands and that is clever thinking. Love the path through the woods with the lights, excellent. (what AI app did you use for that) Music is great and fits the images and footage. Well done, 5 out of 5

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thanks! Most of the scenes (including the one you mentioned) were created with Runway Gen-3. A few were created with Kling 1.5 but only because Runway was taking too long. :)

[@RS-Amsterdam]

@@Retro_Movie_Rewind Thanks for the feed back. I am also trying out all the AI apps with text and image to video and the like

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

@@RS-Amsterdam If Runway's unlimited plan is within your budget, it's the best choice. And avoid text-to-video if possible. Image-to-video is much better.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

@@Retro_Movie_Rewind I have tested image to video with a model but the results were bad. Try them to wink or give a kiss hehe . Smiling is okay but they change the face to much. Beyond recognition. Walking is okay. Hand are terrible But I wll try to change a path in the woods image to video. Tried already with a Chat GPT generated prompt and it looked nice. Will try all the other apps too to see what they will give as result

[@stephanierayside2272]

Wow

[@TariqTalksOfficial]

What’s the name of this track? How can I use something like this for my film?

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

I create the music for each film myself using Udio.

[@alphatang2000]

Holy crap WOW!...

[@八蜜凛_HachimitsuRin_FAV]

Nice Movie👏👏 💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

[@A.M.-artvideo]

🔥amazing

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thank you!

[@ZenMasterT]

I would love to see you team up with Aze Alter, amazing potential your AI visuals results are superior but his storytelling concepts are very well crafted, it would be like McCartney and Lennon

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Only if I get to be McCartney. :)

[@LHITShappy]

getting LOTR and Warcraft vibe!

[@miketierney7510]

The World Before by Ruth Montgomery is a good read

[@InfiniteColours]

The quality is truely of the best ive seen. Is it gen 3 alpha or alpha turbo?

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

I don’t use Turbo. It’s fast but the quality suffers too much.

[@Martin_Dalen]

Can i use some clips in my video? or is it copyright?

[@richardballena1450]

Magnific upscaler is great but it's not free 😢

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

None of the tools I use are free.

[@richardballena1450]

@@Retro_Movie_Rewind only udio is free and can be used commercially unlike suno.

[@SiggeSvahn]

A few shots in this vid was not so dreamy (fast jerky movements and simple daylight). Consistency with dreaminess should make it even better.

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@hiker64]

Seeing more channels copying your format and aesthetic - but I know you can keep outclassing them. What if you created a three-minute storyline. Perhaps a lost, injured hiker in a normal forest starts to fade away to sleep and suddenly he sees a gateway to the faerie realm open and faeries come out to draw him in and various other mythical witches and creatures render aid, healing the hiker and getting him to rest. Scenes switch between the wonderful elements you already use to show the magic of the place. But once healed, he goes to sleep to finish healing. When he awakens, he is healed, but back in the normal wood and no sign of the enchanted realm exists. Was it a dream? Were the faeries real? Should be easily doable within the three-minute time frame you are using and would be a vast improvement over what the copycats are doing just focusing on pretty faces. Just a thought. :)

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Of course the problem is that any story I come up with will just be copied as well. But I do want to get into storytelling.

[@hiker64]

@@Retro_Movie_Rewind My sister is an artist that does shows and festivals - Every year she comes up with new ideas and designs and the next year competitor booths are selling her copied designs and stuff. The irony is that A.I. draws from and copies the work of others. Still, many people can learn how to generate cool stuff with the right prompts, but not everyone can properly tell a story. Other channels that emulate your aesthetic do very poorly with music they use with their videos. I think when you add the element of storytelling it will take you even further out of their league. Besides, most of these people are focusing on just creating bombshell after bombshell. Even the Panavision videos seem mostly about creating eye candy and they are starting out with a pre-made story/trailer already. Mix in some real-human voiceovers, if appropriate, and you'll be even farther ahead since most will only opt for the very robotic and cheap A.I. voiceovers.

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

There are actually quite a few additional steps I take beyond the initial AI image and video output to get the results looking detailed and realistic. What you see in most of those other videos is just the initial AI output from some basic prompts and nothing more. Same with the music. It usually takes me a day or two to come up with the right music for a film, as opposed to just typing a prompt and taking whatever I get. Ultimately my goal is to see what I can do with these new AI tools. I have years of experience with traditional tools and now I want to see what I can do with AI. So I try to learn from each film I create and go beyond it with the next one. I'm not too concerned about other channels "borrowing" my ideas. It happens. I just want to make the best films I can. Storytelling will no doubt help me do that. :)

[@hiker64]

@@Retro_Movie_Rewind Well done. As an artist myself, I am wary of A.I., but I see tremendous opportunities to create virtual assistants, virtual therapy, crisis management, and other assistants to help people with dementia, Alzheimers, Autism, etc. While I'm a tiny bit familiar with some of the tools creators are using, I don't have any first-hand experience beyond prompts like, "Show me a picture of an old home with red sideboards and white trim. There is tall grass in the yard waving in the wind. It's a full moon and there's a cat on the porch" and other stuff. Great AI images easily made. I can only imagine what someone with the best tools, experience and a creative mind will be able to do soon. Looking forward to following your work.

[@TheLoy71]

Love it but stop calling it short film. It's a showcase of fantasy themed scenes.😊 Edit: babe showcase

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

I agree about the "fantasy themed scenes". The "AI short film" part is there for KZbin search. I wouldn't add it if I didn't need to.

[@GK-Artist]

this is really good!, like the combination of the video and the music. Good in sync. Well done! See also some Music Video's i have made ;-)

[@richardballena1450]

These are midjourney images.

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

Initially, yes.

[@Not_An_Alien]

More plot than a George RR Martin book.

[@Retro_Movie_Rewind]

At the very least, my video is finished. :)

[@SILENT_68]

Очень красиво