The Artisan
A craftsman planes the wood for a boat, his family carries it to the shore at dawn, and a white dove lands on the bow as it meets the water. An AI-generated short film made in FXI Studio Director Mode from a one-line idea, planned as 3 scenes.
The idea
The project was started from a single line typed into Director Mode. Director keeps only the opening of that line as the project title, so the record reads:
“The Artisan: A master craftsman…”
The rest of the line was not stored, so it is not reproduced here. From it, the AI director Bezaleel planned the 3 scenes below, about 18 seconds of planned footage before the cut.
Shot list and prompts
Copied from the project record: the scene line Bezaleel wrote, the prompt each clip was generated from, and the storyboard frame approved for that scene.
Scene 1 · 6s
Master craftsman planing wood in workshop
Prompt
Extreme close-up of weathered Black man's powerful hands planing golden wood, warm sawdust particles floating in dramatic sunbeam shafts, 85mm f1.4 shallow depth of field, cinematic workshop interior, Rembrandt lighting
Scene 2 · 6s
Family carries boat to shore at dawn
Prompt
Wide angle establishing shot, distinguished older Black man with silver temples leads his extended family carrying a beautiful handcrafted wooden boat toward a calm shoreline at dawn, all ages from children to elders laughing together, golden hour rim lighting, volumetric morning mist
Scene 3 · 6s
Boat launch with dove
Prompt
The handcrafted wooden boat glides into perfectly calm water at golden hour, a single white dove lands gracefully on the bow, the family watches proudly from the sandy shore in the background, epic backlit cinematography with lens flares, anamorphic
Scene by scene: what is on screen
Scene 1. A tight shot of a craftsman’s hands pushing a hand plane along a golden board. Sawdust drifts through shafts of light in a large, high-windowed workshop.
Scene 2. A beach at dawn. An extended family, from small children to grandparents, gathers around a handcrafted wooden boat at the waterline.
Scene 3. The bow of the boat sits on calm water. A white dove settles on it while the family stands in silhouette along the shore, reflected in the wet sand.
Transcript. No spoken words. The soundtrack is music with a brief laugh in the middle.
Where the output differs from the plan
- A small glowing ring appears on the plane in scene 1. It is a generation artifact, left in so the example stays honest.
- The family stands beside the boat rather than carrying it, a looser read of the scene 2 prompt.
Make your own from one line
Type an idea and Bezaleel plans it as scenes you approve before rendering. Start free with 65 credits, no card required.