Story lock
Director-led story development. Treatment, beats, characters, visual references. Locked before any production.
/ Service
cinematic Shorts
Story. Emotion. Long-form work that lasts beyond the campaign cycle.
Cinematic shorts are 3–15 minute narrative films — branded shorts, docu-style work, or original IP — crafted by filmmakers using AI as a production accelerator rather than a creative shortcut. Story leads. Cinematography, performance, and edit dictate the shape; AI handles environments, world-building, and effects that would be impossible at the budget.
This is the work that wins festivals, opens awards juries, and becomes the brand film a CMO references for years. We approach every short with a director, a DP, and a cinematographer-grade colorist — the same craftsmanship a traditional 8-week production would carry, paired with the speed and scope of AI-extended pipelines.
For brands, cinematic shorts work as proof-of-concept films, founder stories, manifesto pieces, and documentary work that establishes positioning. For original IP, they function as pilot films, pitch reels, and standalone festival entries.
/ What you get
- Finished film — festival-ready master + brand-grade exports
- BTS pass / making-of cut
- Press kit — stills, key art, director statement
- Trailer / teaser cuts
- Master 4K + delivery formats per festival or platform spec
/ Facts
- Turnaround
- 4–8 weeks
- Length
- 3–15 minutes
- Festival-ready
- Yes — DCP / ProRes / spec exports
/ Process
How we build it.
Pre-pro
AI-aware shot list, look development, casting, location scout. AI used here for fast pre-vis + concept iteration.
Production
Compact shoot days for live performance + plates. AI generation runs in parallel for environments + VFX.
Post
Edit, grade, sound design, score. Festival-grade finishing. AI-assisted only where it raises the craft, never replaces it.
/ Where this fits
Best use cases.
Brand films
Manifesto pieces, founder stories, anniversary films. The work that lives on the website beyond the campaign cycle.
Festival entries
Original short film with festival ambition. We package press kit + festival distribution support.
Pilot / pitch reels
Series pitches, IP development, proof-of-concept cinematic teasers for streamers.
/ FAQ
Common questions.
Are cinematic shorts only for brands, or also for filmmakers / IP owners?
Both. Roughly half our cinematic short work is brand-commissioned, half is original IP we develop with directors and producers as production partner.
Do you handle festival submissions?
We support submissions — preparing DCP / ProRes masters, press kits, and platform-spec exports for major festivals. Submission strategy itself is usually handled by the rights holder or distributor.
How is craft preserved when AI is in the pipeline?
AI is used for things that would otherwise be impossible at the budget — environments, world-building, VFX. Performance, cinematography, edit, sound, and grade remain human-led. The audience should not be able to tell where AI ends; the film should just feel cinematic.
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