WARNING: Contains themes of psychological horror, violence and harsh language.
This was not supposed to be a full video project, however once I started I couldn’t stop working on it. I just wanted to play around and make something to release a bit of stress. It ended up becoming a much more deeper exploration into the topic of mental health. Specifically dealing with battling depression, isolation and loneliness. Struggles I face in my own life, an ongoing inner struggle being torn between fear, anger and sadness. At times feeling overwhelmed by the darker side. This is my attempt at trying to visualize how it feels not being seen or understood while at the same time fighting personal inner demons.
On the tech side, because I didn’t want to invest too much into this project at the start. I challenged myself to use only free tools. Generating a few free videos a day. This of course makes the process slower, but that is how I like it. Gives me time to think and really dive into the story that I want to express.
I used the following:
Google Flow mainly for image creation. Some video shots with VEO.
Most of the lip-sync was done with Wan 2.7
1 or 2 Seedance 2 shots. A few other Seedance 1.5 shots.
Suno for the music.
Eleven labs for a few sound effects.
All the above have some kind of free level that gives a few free generations each day.
Post production, with Adobe photoshop and final edit with premiere.