Strugglestream
--> Engagement Slop
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TV commercials, award winning shorts and feature films Director.
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Dancing Dinner Ladies
--> Black dinner lady --> white dinner lady --> Wethers original
CEO MELTDOWN
--> I cry myself to sleep --> I missed my son's birthday --> I ate Christmas dinner in a carpark
cooking girl
--> Deep Fried USB sticks
Homeless Man
--> Spike in Metrics
Court Order
--> Burglary with a scotch Egg --> 14 Traffic cones --> Gravy in a postbox
What is Strugglestream™?
Strugglestream™ is a surreal, satirical world where people broadcast their personal struggles online — desperate for likes, attention, and cash. LINK ---> Strugglestream 50s film <----
Jelly Babies shorts
--> School Shooter 10s <-- --> Cleaner 10s <-- --> Fox hunt 10s <-- --> Beach Pout 10s <-- --> Green Mum 10s <-- --> Red Lounger 10s <-- Here's a selection of short Jelly Baby edits, I think they work well, some more on brand than others 😆
I Had It All
For the first time ever, I'm posting a rough cut. It’s not finished. Some of the AI was rushed — call it a high end pre-vis. I have been playing with AI character consistency plus dialogue. The workflow is Midjourney>Veo>ElevenlabsVO>Klingpostsynch. The tech is not really designed for this. It's time consuming and a bit dodgy. Who knows what Veo4 will bring? But the idea itself? It’s already…
Jelly Babies - Don't Let Them Grow Up.
Where to begin? This took months and months. Midjourney to photoshop to early versions of Kling and Veo My friend Rory McCaskill wrote the idea. A labour of love. These aren't just Jelly Babies. They are my babies 🚀 Did we go a bit crazy? yes. Is it off brand. yes. It's one to ponder over. Still an epic execution and one I am incredibly proud of.
Forgotten Edges
So here's a slightly longer version of "Forgotten Edges" the photography bestseller featured in "Please Rotate Your Phone" For anyone who knows anything about AI: this book was a BITCH to create. No simple text to prompt. I went thru photoshop then I believe Kling to animate different pages of the book. Veo couldn't do this and it took quite a while to get right.
Please Rotate Your Phone
I'd been working off and on in AI for 6 months then #Veo3 arrived. Suddenly, comedy performance was possible. Mind blowing. In a blizzard flow state I wrote, created and released this in under a week. I just love mockumentaries. I've made so many and so what a thrill to be able to continue in AI. AI still has major issues with character consistency. In further posts you will see me trying to…
Young Janus 🚀
Simon levene does ai Young Janus is an experiential ai side-hustle. A place for experiment.