Excerpt from the experimental dance film VEKK. Made with a tiny team of talented people! I shot, edited and made the music.
Choreography (and a lot of other stuff): @theabay
Dancers: @josephinegraciaa@maja.furnes #dance #dancefilm #experiential
Yalnız yürüdüm / I Walked Alone
Simon Matthew Valentine, Shokat Harjo / Norveç / Kurmaca / 12:00’
Köyüne saldıran IŞİD askerlerinden kaçarken vurulan, mayınların arasından sürünerek hayatta kalmaya çalışan Asal, kendisine yardım eden kızın aslında sadece zihninde olduğunu fark eder – ve yoluna yalnız devam eder. Bu hikâye, oyuncu Şokat Harjo’nun gerçek yaşam öyküsüne dayanmaktadır.
This was wild! So glad that we got to share our sick humor with the world. Thanks to my team and @projectodyssey.ai ! Also check out my amazing actors who put the ghost in the machine. There might be something to this AI stuff 🤔
I WALKED ALONE has been selected for the official competition program at the West Nordic International Film Festival (WENIFF). In a time when war and conflict ravage, love stands out as the greatest strength. We look forward to sharing our story and being a part of this year's festival.
We made this short within 48 hours as a part of Cinema Synthetica Norway 2024 challenge. Utilizing all the ai tools we had available, I think this is one of the greatest AI work I’ve been involved lately.
Hope you enjoy it!
Script: @erlendloe
Director: @simonmakestuff
AI Visuals & Animation: @edmondyang
Edit & Sound: @alex_holm
Actresses: @vmoberg & @christiane_schaldemose
Produced as part of Cinema Synthetica Norway 2024, with support from Oslo Kreativ AI, Norsk filminstitutt, The Norwegian Film School, Det norske filmakademiet, DAGSLYS, and Reimagine AS
Tools used as @luma_ai@runwayapp@hailuo.ai@klingai_lm #klingAI #midjourney #ai #aiartcommunity #aimovie #aishorts
Vi ser fram til å være en del av @moviesonwar festivalen, 15. november og vise I Walked Alone i Elverum kl. 18:00.
Vi feirer med en ny plakat laget av @kizzshizzle
Tusen takk til @reimaginestudios.ai for en utrolig lærerikt helg. 48 timers film challange der alt skulle skapes med AI verktøy var bratt læringskurve! Jeg tror at dette kan snart bli reelle produksjonsverkøy så lenge de brukes riktig. Gleder meg til filmene våre møter publikum 20 nov.
Og tusen takk til fantastiske @vmoberg og @christiane_schaldemose som kom inn på kort varsel og leverte noen nydelige prestasjoner. Det ble noe menneskelighet inn i maskinen!
Looking forward to revisit my first shortfilm from 2019 for a screening and Q&A at @bababar_oslo on the 24th of September. It will be very low key.
I was recently interviewed about this film and it really got me thinking about these themes again. I look forward to the conversations.
A meditative sci-fi drama portraying the relationship between an AI-robot and his human girlfriend.
*WINNER* best scifi at Genre Celebration Festival Tokyo
*NOMINEE* best cinematography Genre Celebration Festival Tokyo
*SELECTED* Tokyo Lift-off festival
*SELECTED* Best Shortfilm at Vienna Independent Film Festival
Written and Directed by: Simon M. Valentine
Starring: Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Jenny Ellegård, Trim Balaj
DP: Torfinn Sanderud
Producer: Anna Fredrikke Bjerke
First AD: Gabriel Bagnaschi
Editor: Morten Haslerud
Composer: Wei Ting Zeng
Sound recorder: Valeria Quezada
Sound design: Ole Stuwe
Production design: Lena Hetleflåt
