Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer @Promise_ai. DGA Filmmaker, Futurist, and Technologist featured in Wall Street Journal, Variety, Deadline, Indiewire...
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Watch the “HAUL” Prologue Now.
For those who’ve been following along, I’ve been developing the world of Haul on and off for nearly two years.
One of the things I love about building Promise is having an incredible development team around me that helps keep these worlds alive, even when I’m pulled into bigger productions.
Over the long weekend, I decided to dive back in. I pushed some of the latest AI filmmaking tools, experimented with what they’re now capable of, and used them to go deeper into this world.
This is the result.
HAUL
In Purgatory, the dead earn their way into Heaven by hunting fallen angels. A guilt-ridden former Marine is one soul away from salvation when his final haul turns into a journey through Hell itself.
Watch the prologue below.
So funny. My 8-year-old son looked up at the screen for two seconds and noticed I was watching "Sixth Sense." He asked what the movie was about and I said it's about a kid who can see ghosts. He looks at Bruce Willis talking to the kid and says "And that man is definitely a ghost." Kids are so smart these days. 😀
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Went to the @CuriousRefuge AI Horror night in LA last night.
AI film contests now look like a real indie festival lineup.
Looking back at the past editions, the jump in visual and storytelling quality over the last year is hard to overstate.
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We’re incredibly proud to announce that Curious Refuge is joining Idris Elba’s AKUNA Group and Google on an exciting training and mentorship program for filmmakers across Africa.
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This is the real reason I get out of bed in the morning. What a great initiative from our company @CuriousRefuge partnering with Idris Elba and his Akuna Learning program with @Google. These tools unlock so much for storytellers across the globe.
Excited for @CuriousRefuge to join Idris Elba, @akunalearning, and @Google in this program supporting storytellers across Africa.
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Excited for @CuriousRefuge to join Idris Elba, @akunalearning, and @Google in this program supporting storytellers across Africa.
This is From Script to Screen with AI, a historic filmmaking programme by Akuna and Google in collaboration with Curious Refuge.
Designed for emerging African creatives, the programme explores the possibilities of AI, equipping storytellers with skills and opportunities to take their ideas further.
Open to creatives across Ghana🇬🇭, Kenya🇰🇪, Nigeria🇳🇬, Sierra Leone🇸🇱and South Africa🇿🇦.
Discover the programme and sign up at akunalearning.com.
#africancinema #africancreators #googleAI #futureoffilmmaking #akunalearning
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4TH ANNUAL AI HORROR FILM COMPETITION | MEET THE JUDGES 👻
DAVE CLARK @Diesol
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Promise
If there's anyone who knows how to make AI filmmaking seriously cinematic, it's Dave! 🎥
An award-winning filmmaker and GenAI trailblazer, Dave is constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI storytelling.
He's also working on the upcoming horror feature TOUCH GRASS. Pretty fitting for this competition! 👀
And if you've been following our horror competition, you've probably already seen some of his work! His AI horror short "Boo Hag" has been featured throughout our competition promos, including the opening video of this post. 👻
This is the real reason I get out of bed in the morning. What a great initiative from our company @CuriousRefuge partnering with Idris Elba and his Akuna Learning program with @Google. These tools unlock so much for storytellers across the globe.
Excited for @CuriousRefuge to join Idris Elba, @akunalearning, and @Google in this program supporting storytellers across Africa.
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Today at CapCut World in LA was a vibe. Thanks for the invite @capcutapp
Hanging with my friends @Gossip_Goblin @PJaccetturo @BLVCKLIGHTai
Today at CapCut World in LA was a vibe. Thanks for the invite @capcutapp
Hanging with my friends @Gossip_Goblin @PJaccetturo @BLVCKLIGHTai
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So much creativity in one photo!
CapCut world vibes ✨
@Diesol @Gossip_Goblin @PJaccetturo @BLVCKLIGHT @capcutapp
#CapCutWorld#CapCutWorldLA
AI Friends.
CapCut world vibes ✨
@Diesol @Gossip_Goblin @PJaccetturo @BLVCKLIGHT @capcutapp
#CapCutWorld#CapCutWorldLA
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AI raises questions about creativity, empowerment and business threats from Big Tech on the future of movies, television and social media.
This roundtable brings together four prominent leaders from the entertainment world. Their conversation, moderated by Bloomberg Businessweek’s editor, @BradStone, discusses the evolving risks and benefits of AI in Hollywood bloom.bg/3WFFGda
Featuring: Marge Dean, head of studio, Skybound Animation; @gstrompolos, co-founder & CEO, @promise_ai; @DuncanCI, national executive director & chief negotiator, SAG-AFTRA; @Kishori, producer & writer, Viva Maude
👀 Bloomberg
Be sure to watch this engaging discussion about AI and Hollywood convened by Bloomberg and moderated by @BradStone.
@business
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I taught my 8-year old son how to build his own Claude skills for video creation. He applied them to this video he directed below for our annual Family Halloween video and wrote the script for it with his siblings.
He storyboarded it out with crayon. I gave him pointers on filmmaking language. He now understands different camera angles and lenses. He understands the importance of human story. His name happens to be "Stori."
This was after he visited me on a major film set and watched as I directed the crew and actors. Since then he has been editing nonstop and writing stories. Making dozens of stop motion videos with his action figures. Just like me as a kid in Germany.
Now all of his friends want IN. These are the next generation storytellers. Leveraging the new creative tools to create with no boundaries.
Welcome to tomorrow, today.
I gave my kids access to Seedance 2.5 inside @dreamina_ai and they absolutely cooked!
Happy Halloween from the Clarks.
I taught my 8-year old son how to build his own Claude skills for video creation. He applied them to this video he directed below for our annual Family Halloween video and wrote the script for it with his siblings.
He storyboarded it out with crayon. I gave him pointers on filmmaking language. He now understands different camera angles and lenses. He understands the importance of human story. His name happens to be "Stori."
This was after he visited me on a major film set and watched as I directed the crew and actors. Since then he has been editing nonstop and writing stories. Making dozens of stop motion videos with his action figures. Just like me as a kid in Germany.
Now all of his friends want IN. These are the next generation storytellers. Leveraging the new creative tools to create with no boundaries.
Welcome to tomorrow, today.
I gave my kids access to Seedance 2.5 inside @dreamina_ai and they absolutely cooked!
Happy Halloween from the Clarks.