Stanley Zhang

I make AI films the same way I shoot live action. Script first, then boards, then shot by shot.

Seal Island · AI short filmWriter / Director
The Beast Furnace · AI short film, in productionWriter / Director
A Quiet Explosion · AI short film, stillsWriter / Director

From board to shot

Board
First frame
Shot

Seal Island, shot 8.7. The board called for a view from directly above. I changed it to a look through the gap in the door, so the reveal cuts to the investigator sitting on the floor.

Board
First frame
Shot

Seal Island, shot 8.3. The board showed one eye in the blade. I changed the reflection to the old man's face. In the first frame his eyes are still dry; in the shot, the tear has already fallen.

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How I work

On set

One of my live-action sets. AI shots get boarded and blocked the same way.
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