MIRAGE

MIRAGE

 

WHISPERS OF A DREAM

Mirage is a poetic AI-driven short film exploring the essence of a fictional fragrance, where illusion becomes emotion and light turns into memory. It is a sensorial journey through the invisible, a vision that drifts like a scent, fading and returning somewhere between dream and desire.

 

 

WHISPERS OF A DREAM

Mirage is a poetic AI-driven short film exploring the essence of a fictional fragrance, where illusion becomes emotion and light turns into memory. It is a sensorial journey through the invisible, a vision that drifts like a scent, fading and returning somewhere between dream and desire.

 

 

WHISPERS OF A DREAM

Mirage is a poetic AI-driven short film exploring the essence of a fictional fragrance, where illusion becomes emotion and light turns into memory. It is a sensorial journey through the invisible, a vision that drifts like a scent, fading and returning somewhere between dream and desire.

 

 

WHISPERS OF A DREAM

Mirage is a poetic AI-driven short film exploring the essence of a fictional fragrance, where illusion becomes emotion and light turns into memory. It is a sensorial journey through the invisible, a vision that drifts like a scent, fading and returning somewhere between dream and desire.


 

WHISPERS OF A DREAM

Mirage is a poetic AI-driven short film exploring the essence of a fictional fragrance, where illusion becomes emotion and light turns into memory. It is a sensorial journey through the invisible, a vision that drifts like a scent, fading and returning somewhere between dream and desire.


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A DIFFERENT PATH

While most of my recent work focuses on 3D and motion design, Mirage was born from a different intention.
In another life, I was also a film director, and that cinematic instinct has never really left.
With Mirage, I wanted to explore how far AI tools could go when guided by a clear creative vision, and to see if they could support storytelling rather than replace it.

 

 

A DIFFERENT PATH

While most of my recent work focuses on 3D and motion design, Mirage was born from a different intention.
In another life, I was also a film director, and that cinematic instinct has never really left.
With Mirage, I wanted to explore how far AI tools could go when guided by a clear creative vision, and to see if they could support storytelling rather than replace it.

 

 

A DIFFERENT PATH

While most of my recent work focuses on 3D and motion design, Mirage was born from a different intention.
In another life, I was also a film director, and that cinematic instinct has never really left.
With Mirage, I wanted to explore how far AI tools could go when guided by a clear creative vision, and to see if they could support storytelling rather than replace it.

 

 

A DIFFERENT PATH

While most of my recent work focuses on 3D and motion design, Mirage was born from a different intention.
In another life, I was also a film director, and that cinematic instinct has never really left.
With Mirage, I wanted to explore how far AI tools could go when guided by a clear creative vision, and to see if they could support storytelling rather than replace it.


 

A DIFFERENT PATH

While most of my recent work focuses on 3D and motion design, Mirage was born from a different intention.
In another life, I was also a film director, and that cinematic instinct has never really left.
With Mirage, I wanted to explore how far AI tools could go when guided by a clear creative vision, and to see if they could support storytelling rather than replace it.


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CRAFTING THE VISION

The idea was to imagine the world of a fictional fragrance, where emotion, texture, and atmosphere would speak louder than words.
My focus wasn’t on technical perfection but on achieving visual coherence and mood.
I could have refined some visual inconsistencies using tools like Seedream or Nano Banana, but chose not to, knowing that such workarounds will soon disappear as tools like Midjourney integrate those capabilities natively.
This project was a playground to develop a visual language that feels intuitive, cinematic, and emotionally driven.

 

 

CRAFTING THE VISION

The idea was to imagine the world of a fictional fragrance, where emotion, texture, and atmosphere would speak louder than words.
My focus wasn’t on technical perfection but on achieving visual coherence and mood.
I could have refined some visual inconsistencies using tools like Seedream or Nano Banana, but chose not to, knowing that such workarounds will soon disappear as tools like Midjourney integrate those capabilities natively.
This project was a playground to develop a visual language that feels intuitive, cinematic, and emotionally driven.

 

 

CRAFTING THE VISION

The idea was to imagine the world of a fictional fragrance, where emotion, texture, and atmosphere would speak louder than words.
My focus wasn’t on technical perfection but on achieving visual coherence and mood.
I could have refined some visual inconsistencies using tools like Seedream or Nano Banana, but chose not to, knowing that such workarounds will soon disappear as tools like Midjourney integrate those capabilities natively.
This project was a playground to develop a visual language that feels intuitive, cinematic, and emotionally driven.

 

 

CRAFTING THE VISION

The idea was to imagine the world of a fictional fragrance, where emotion, texture, and atmosphere would speak louder than words.
My focus wasn’t on technical perfection but on achieving visual coherence and mood.
I could have refined some visual inconsistencies using tools like Seedream or Nano Banana, but chose not to, knowing that such workarounds will soon disappear as tools like Midjourney integrate those capabilities natively.
This project was a playground to develop a visual language that feels intuitive, cinematic, and emotionally driven.


 

CRAFTING THE VISION

The idea was to imagine the world of a fictional fragrance, where emotion, texture, and atmosphere would speak louder than words.
My focus wasn’t on technical perfection but on achieving visual coherence and mood.
I could have refined some visual inconsistencies using tools like Seedream or Nano Banana, but chose not to, knowing that such workarounds will soon disappear as tools like Midjourney integrate those capabilities natively.
This project was a playground to develop a visual language that feels intuitive, cinematic, and emotionally driven.


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THE SCENT OF A MIRAGE

In the end, Mirage became more than just an AI experiment.
It turned into an exploration of perception and illusion, about how images can evoke sensations the way scents do, fleeting, intangible, and deeply personal.
The beautiful soundtrack by Judah Earl adds the final layer, drawing you into a world suspended between reality and dream.

 

 

THE SCENT OF A MIRAGE

In the end, Mirage became more than just an AI experiment.
It turned into an exploration of perception and illusion, about how images can evoke sensations the way scents do, fleeting, intangible, and deeply personal.
The beautiful soundtrack by Judah Earl adds the final layer, drawing you into a world suspended between reality and dream.

 

 

THE SCENT OF A MIRAGE

In the end, Mirage became more than just an AI experiment.
It turned into an exploration of perception and illusion, about how images can evoke sensations the way scents do, fleeting, intangible, and deeply personal.
The beautiful soundtrack by Judah Earl adds the final layer, drawing you into a world suspended between reality and dream.

 

 

THE SCENT OF A MIRAGE

In the end, Mirage became more than just an AI experiment.
It turned into an exploration of perception and illusion, about how images can evoke sensations the way scents do, fleeting, intangible, and deeply personal.
The beautiful soundtrack by Judah Earl adds the final layer, drawing you into a world suspended between reality and dream.


 

THE SCENT OF A MIRAGE

In the end, Mirage became more than just an AI experiment.
It turned into an exploration of perception and illusion, about how images can evoke sensations the way scents do, fleeting, intangible, and deeply personal.
The beautiful soundtrack by Judah Earl adds the final layer, drawing you into a world suspended between reality and dream.


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TOOLS AND PROCESS

I mainly used Weavy to manage the workflow and adjust each shot, taking advantage of its ability to test multiple tools without individual subscriptions. It offered a clear view of each platform’s strengths and weaknesses. Midjourney helped design the perfume bottle by exploring various forms before integrating it into the fully prompted pack shot. The only element untouched by AI was the logo, which I wanted to keep deliberately simple and timeless.

In the end, most of the time was spent in the editing phase, testing, remixing, adding, removing, and starting over. It reminded me that even as the tools become increasingly powerful, there remains a deeply human part in the creative process, and it is that sense of control and intention that truly defines a film like this.

 

 

TOOLS AND PROCESS

I mainly used Weavy to manage the workflow and adjust each shot, taking advantage of its ability to test multiple tools without individual subscriptions. It offered a clear view of each platform’s strengths and weaknesses. Midjourney helped design the perfume bottle by exploring various forms before integrating it into the fully prompted pack shot. The only element untouched by AI was the logo, which I wanted to keep deliberately simple and timeless.

In the end, most of the time was spent in the editing phase, testing, remixing, adding, removing, and starting over. It reminded me that even as the tools become increasingly powerful, there remains a deeply human part in the creative process, and it is that sense of control and intention that truly defines a film like this.

 

 

TOOLS AND PROCESS

I mainly used Weavy to manage the workflow and adjust each shot, taking advantage of its ability to test multiple tools without individual subscriptions. It offered a clear view of each platform’s strengths and weaknesses. Midjourney helped design the perfume bottle by exploring various forms before integrating it into the fully prompted pack shot. The only element untouched by AI was the logo, which I wanted to keep deliberately simple and timeless.

In the end, most of the time was spent in the editing phase, testing, remixing, adding, removing, and starting over. It reminded me that even as the tools become increasingly powerful, there remains a deeply human part in the creative process, and it is that sense of control and intention that truly defines a film like this.

 

 

TOOLS AND PROCESS

I mainly used Weavy to manage the workflow and adjust each shot, taking advantage of its ability to test multiple tools without individual subscriptions. It offered a clear view of each platform’s strengths and weaknesses. Midjourney helped design the perfume bottle by exploring various forms before integrating it into the fully prompted pack shot. The only element untouched by AI was the logo, which I wanted to keep deliberately simple and timeless.

In the end, most of the time was spent in the editing phase, testing, remixing, adding, removing, and starting over. It reminded me that even as the tools become increasingly powerful, there remains a deeply human part in the creative process, and it is that sense of control and intention that truly defines a film like this.


 

TOOLS AND PROCESS

I mainly used Weavy to manage the workflow and adjust each shot, taking advantage of its ability to test multiple tools without individual subscriptions. It offered a clear view of each platform’s strengths and weaknesses. Midjourney helped design the perfume bottle by exploring various forms before integrating it into the fully prompted pack shot. The only element untouched by AI was the logo, which I wanted to keep deliberately simple and timeless.

In the end, most of the time was spent in the editing phase, testing, remixing, adding, removing, and starting over. It reminded me that even as the tools become increasingly powerful, there remains a deeply human part in the creative process, and it is that sense of control and intention that truly defines a film like this.


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