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A Generative Film Cycle Inspired by Rosalía’s Album: LUX

Victor — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:38:44 +0000

Overview

LUX is an ongoing generative film cycle inspired by the music, symbolism, and emotional architecture of Rosalía’s album LUX. Created using a hybrid workflow of AI image generation, AI video synthesis, and traditional film editing, each piece explores the tension between the sacred and the synthetic, the corporeal and the algorithmic, devotion and distortion. Rather than illustration or adaptation, LUX functions as a cinematic response, a visual meditation on sound, rhythm, memory, and ritual translated through machine vision.

Conceptual Approach

These films are not narratives in the traditional sense. They operate as visual poems: fragments of gesture, texture, and movement that echo the emotional states of the music. Flamenco, religious iconography, industrial minimalism, and surrealist collage coexist inside environments that feel simultaneously ancient and computational. AI is treated not as a shortcut, but as a performer, a collaborator capable of hallucination, failure, and beauty.

Technical Process

Each film is built using a custom pipeline that blends:

• Weavy.ai for orchestration, sequencing, and managing the generative workflow.

• Midjourney for conceptual imagery and visual world-building.

• Kling for AI-driven motion, transformation, and temporal distortion.

• Adobe Premiere for editorial rhythm, pacing, and final cinematic assembly.

This process allows for precise control over mood and symbolism while preserving the unpredictability that makes generative systems expressive.

Status

LUX is an ongoing series. New films will continue to expand this universe, responding to additional tracks and evolving alongside advances in generative tools.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Illustrations / Paintings / Bumpers

Victor — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:16:03 +0000

Paris Olympics 2024 Digital Illustrations / Acrylic Paintings / TV Bumpers

Paris Olympics 2024: A Visual Tribute to Golden Greatness

In collaboration with NBC Olympics, I had the privilege of creating a captivating project that showcases the excellence of U.S. athletes predicted to shine at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This comprehensive project encompasses:

Six digital illustrations, each highlighting a gold medal contender
Matching acrylic paintings, serving as the conceptual and visual driving force behind the TV bumpers
Six TV bumper templates, designed to captivate audiences worldwide, featuring the paintings in the end cards

Meet the Featured Athletes

This project puts the spotlight on six exceptional athletes, each poised to make history in Paris:

Caeleb Dressel – Swimming – Aiming for another golden performance
Sha’Carri Richardson – Track & Field – Speed and determination personified
Noah Lyles – Track & Field – Talent and charisma on full display
Simone Biles – Gymnastics – A legend in motion, seeking another golden milestone
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track & Field – Unstoppable force, chasing gold
Katie Ledecky – Swimming – A champion’s spirit, propelling her to greatness

A Visual Celebration of Excellence

The acrylic paintings, with their vibrant colors and dynamic compositions, form the heart of this project. They serve as the conceptual foundation for the TV bumpers, distilling the essence of each athlete into a powerful visual statement. As the bumpers conclude, the paintings reappear in the end cards, leaving a lasting impression on the viewer. Through this project, I aimed to capture the dedication, skill, and passion of these remarkable athletes, creating a visual tribute that honors their pursuit of excellence.

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Los Amores de una Bruja

Victor — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:09:35 +0000

Los Amores de una Bruja

I worked on a short film project at Veritas University in Costa Rica, directed by Jurgen Ureña. They brought me in as a Graphic and Motion Designer. What got me excited were two things: the experimental approach to visuals and using Generative AI as the main tool. It was a chance to try out some new tech and see what we could do with it.

For the AI stuff, I used Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Runway, Topaz Gigapixel, and Adobe Firefly.

My work covered five main areas:

Making all the backgrounds: The whole movie was shot on green screen, so I had to create all the environments digitally.
Helping with character designs: I worked on how the characters would look to fit with the AI backgrounds.
Creating the overall look: This meant coming up with a style that would work for the whole film.
Designing movie posters: I made posters to show off what the film was about and its unique style.
Doing the title and credits: I designed and animated the opening and closing sequences.

Using AI for most of this was pretty interesting. It let us create some cool visuals that would’ve been hard to make otherwise. It was a good learning experience and pushed me to try new things in design and filmmaking.

Text prompts & look exploration

Characters development: “bruja mayor”, zombie & “bruja joven”

Spaces: the house, the forest and the beach

https://www.santasombra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SPACE-001-FULL-exterior-night-2048x1081-1.mp4

The movie poster, and 5 options

The movie title, and credits

Movie title Los Amores de una Bruja Movie credits Los Amores de una Bruja

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AI-Powered Analysis of Olympic Athletes’ Performances

Victor — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:58:02 +0000

AI-Powered Analysis of Olympic Athletes’ Performances

The challenge was to use AI to analyze the 100-meter performances of Usain Bolt from the 2008 Olympics and Fred Kerley from the 2023 Diamond League in Dubai. We would extract bone motion data from each athlete and apply these movements to 3D models. These models would be placed on a virtual 3D track, allowing us to see Bolt and Kerley side by side as if they were racing each other. For in-depth analysis, we would be able to pause the performance, zoom in on specific details such as knee height and stride length, and measure the distance between the athletes at 10-meter intervals throughout their respective 100-meter sprints.

Raw footage from NBC Olympics

Usain Bolt, 100-Meter Race from the 2008 Olympics In Beijing.

Fred Kerley, 100-Meter Race from the 2023 Diamond League in Dubai.

Edited video for Wonder Dynamics

Masked Video of Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Race, Isolated Subject for AI Analysis

Masked Video of Fred Kerley’s 100-Meter Race, Isolated Subject for AI Analysis

Wonder Dynamics Replacement videos

Usain Bolt’s Bot replacement (Wonder Dynamics) video 01

Fred Kerley’s Bot replacement (Wonder Dynamics) video 01

Usain Bolt’s Bot replacement (Wonder Dynamics) video 02

Fred Kerley’s Bot replacement (Wonder Dynamics) video 02

Cinema 4D skeletons and track

Bolt & Kerley’s race C4D skeletons • Main Camera

Bolt & Kerley’s race C4D skeletons • Top Camera

Bolt & Kerley’s race C4D skeletons • Medium Close-up Camera

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