Renegade Dawn - RunwayML GEN:48

AI-assisted short film produced solo in 48-hours for the 4th editon of RunwayML's GEN:48 challenge - end-to-end generation, editing, sound, and delivery.

Tools

RunwayML, Adobe Premiere, ChatGPT

Skills

AI-assisted Filmmaking, Creative Direction, Editorial Pacing, Sound Design, Visual Storytelling, Post-Production, Delivery Under Tight Deadlines

OUTPUT

3 minute short film within 48 hours

Project Year

2025

Role

Solo Producer - Director, Editor, Sound & Delivery

Project Type

AI Short Film / Generative Video

Framed for a disaster he didn’t cause, a cyberpunk vigilante infiltrates Carbon Cyber to expose its crimes, then broadcasts a coded message that calls a new ally into the fight.

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Renegade Dawn is an AI-assisted short film created as part of the 4th edition of the 48-hour RunwayML GEN:48 challenge.

My first Gen:48 short, built to test end-to-end delivery under extreme time pressure. The priority was tool familiarity and story coherence: a clear story spine, readable escalation, and a first-person narrative tone that builds to a final moment.

Pipeline

Concept & direction: define tone, visual rules, and pacing targets
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Selection: produce and curate images and build a story spine as an animatic
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Generation: produce multiple clips to explore coverage and continuity
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Edit: assemble structure, tighten rhythm, and manage transitions
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Sound: shape mood and cohesion through sound design and mix
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Delivery: final export, QC, and submission-ready packaging

Highlights

Delivered a completed short film inside a 48-hour constraint
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Maintained visual coherence through clear creative rules and curation
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Sound and pacing used as the “glue” to unify the cut into a single message

Learnings

Constraints drive clarity: a small set of rules improves consistency fast
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Curation and edit rhythm matter more than “perfect” generations
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Sound design is the strongest glue for coherence under time pressure
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A repeatable pipeline beats one-off experimentation

Renegade Dawn - RunwayML GEN:48

Pipeline

Highlights

Learnings

Look Development