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The artifacts

Made things,
not just plans.

Images and video generated while building in public. Each piece started as a rough prompt and came out the other side as something you can watch. The notes say how.

How they got made: the MotionBrief case study →

Cardamom oat milk latte launch

Cardamom oat milk latte launch

Prompt A cozy Sacramento coffee shop launching a cardamom oat milk latte for fall. Warm golden-hour light, ceramic cup with latte art, cinnamon sticks and fallen leaves on a wooden table, steam rising.

FLUX.1 Schnell via fal

The key visual for a fall drink launch: latte art, cinnamon, and golden-hour warmth doing all the selling.

Black history walking tour

Black history walking tour

Prompt A guided Black history walking tour through Old Sacramento. A joyful group walking past historic brick buildings at sunset, a tour guide holding up an old photograph, warm and welcoming energy.

FLUX.1 Schnell via fal

The key visual for a walking tour promo: the guide holding history up to the present, sunset doing the rest.

Field Notes promo

Prompt A 5-second vertical promo for Field Notes, a site where a software engineer writes up what she builds, including what didn’t work. Warm, confident, editorial style. The visual: a desk at golden hour, notebook open beside a laptop showing code, coffee going cold.

FLUX.1 Schnell via fal, narration via ElevenLabs, render via Shotstack

A slow push-in across a golden-hour desk: code on the laptop, sketches in the notebook, coffee going cold. The cut sells the whole Field Notes premise in five seconds.

Rooftop afterparty invite

Prompt An invite for a developers’ rooftop afterparty after a tech conference. Neon signs, city skyline at night, people laughing with drinks, confetti in the air, electric and fun.

FLUX.1 Schnell via fal, narration via ElevenLabs, render via Shotstack

The finished five-second cut for a conference afterparty invite: neon, skyline, and confetti in the air.

Vitamin C serum launch

Vitamin C serum launch

Prompt A new vitamin C serum launch. Minimal dewy aesthetic, a glass serum bottle with water droplets on a wet stone surface, soft morning light, fresh orange slices blurred in the background.

FLUX.1 Schnell via fal

The key visual for a serum launch: droplets, wet stone, and morning light selling the dewy promise.

Midnight release party

Midnight release party

Prompt A neighborhood bookstore’s midnight release party for a fantasy novel. A crowd of readers holding glowing lanterns outside the shop at night, stars overhead, magical and a little mysterious.

FLUX.1 Schnell via fal

The key visual for a bookstore event: lanterns, starlight, and a crowd ready for magic.

Every piece above came out of MotionBrief. Read the case study →

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