Designer of the first social media platform KULTURSERVER, later copied by MySpace. Selected as screen designer by MTV, VIVA, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Awarded the Golden eMIL for the overall concept for the German Pavilion at EXPO2000 (website + CD ROM). Still firmly in the saddle today with many pitches won for well-known brands.
AI STUDIO
THE COLD IRON | AI Sci-Fi Short Film
A Cinematic Journey into 14th-Century Survival and Extraterrestrial Discovery.
Description
THE COLD IRON is a AI-driven cinematic project that dissolves the boundaries between historical realism and speculative science fiction. The project’s primary objective was to establish a visually consistent, atmospherically dense world where medieval textures seamlessly integrate with advanced, alien technology. By deploying specialized AI workflows, the studio achieved a high-fidelity "film look" that prioritizes physical camera attributes, complex lighting, and emotional character depth over standard synthetic aesthetics.
FILM SUMMARY:
The year is 1347. In the unforgiving expanse of the Arctic tundra, a skilled hunter battles lethal frost and a starving wolf pack while tracking signs of an inexplicable devastation. What begins as a primal struggle for survival transforms into a metaphysical encounter when she unearths a mysterious, glowing artifact embedded in the ancient ice. An object that defies her era, it threatens to alter the course of human history in the isolation of the North.
FILM SUMMARY:
The year is 1347. In the unforgiving expanse of the Arctic tundra, a skilled hunter battles lethal frost and a starving wolf pack while tracking signs of an inexplicable devastation. What begins as a primal struggle for survival transforms into a metaphysical encounter when she unearths a mysterious, glowing artifact embedded in the ancient ice. An object that defies her era, it threatens to alter the course of human history in the isolation of the North.
Tools
Created by: Skafander AI-STUDIO
Concept, direction & post: André Keller
Primary Image Generation: Nano Banana Pro
Video Generation Engines: Kling 2.6, Kling 2.5 Turbo & Kling O1
Audio, Voice-Over & Sound FX: ElevenLabs
Editing, Color Grading & Post-Production: Topaz Studio, DaVinci Resolve
Prompting & Organizational Support: Gemini
Concept, direction & post: André Keller
Primary Image Generation: Nano Banana Pro
Video Generation Engines: Kling 2.6, Kling 2.5 Turbo & Kling O1
Audio, Voice-Over & Sound FX: ElevenLabs
Editing, Color Grading & Post-Production: Topaz Studio, DaVinci Resolve
Prompting & Organizational Support: Gemini
Layout
Storyboard
Prompt Engineering
Video editing
Sounddesign