Other Worlds
AI-imagined alien ecosystems brought to cinematic life
Production
- Role
- Director / AI
- Format
- Horizontal / AI
- Year
- 2026
- Tools
- MidjourneyRunway Gen-3ComfyUIAfter EffectsDaVinci Resolve
The scene
Other Worlds is a series of 8 cinematic landscape sequences, each imagining an alien planet with its own unique ecosystem. The project explores what science fiction world-building looks like when AI is the primary production tool -- creating environments impossible to build with traditional VFX.
The challenge
Each world needed to feel internally consistent and ecologically plausible despite being entirely fantastical. Maintaining visual coherence across dozens of generated frames while allowing for the creative unpredictability that makes AI-generated art compelling.
The process
Each world began with extensive written world-building documents describing the planet's atmosphere, light conditions, geology, and biology. These documents were distilled into detailed Midjourney prompts. Hundreds of variations were generated and curated. Runway Gen-3 added subtle motion -- water rippling, organisms pulsing, atmospheric particles drifting.
Visual approach
Each world has its own distinct palette, but all share a dark, moody foundation with selective bioluminescence providing the primary light source. The camera simulates slow, observational documentary movement, treating these alien landscapes with the same reverence as a nature documentary.
The series has been viewed over 2M times across platforms. It was licensed for use as environmental projections in a contemporary dance performance and has been collected as NFTs by digital art collectors.
Edit rhythm
Research & Story
Finding the question worth asking. Subject research, visual references, location scouting.
The Shoot
Camera, light, and performance. Capturing the raw material with intention.
The Cut
Building rhythm in the timeline. Structure, pacing, and the moments between moments.
Grade & Delivery
Color science, sound design, and final output. The film finds its atmosphere.
