Curious Refuge
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The World's First Home for AI Filmmakers
Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2019
HUGE NEWS Hey friends! As you may have seen in The Hollywood Reporter today, Curious Refuge has been acquired by @promise_ai to create the Hollywood studio (and school) of the future. We believe that technology has the ability to elevate voices from around the world and this
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Test 3 (Running) Prompt: medium shot of a man running across a bridge. (see AI model in ALT text)
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Test 2 (Donut) Prompt: super-wide, cinematic shot of a man standing in front of a donut shop. The donut shop is a main street business that is nestled in the middle of two bigger buildings. The donut shop is center frame. Super wide shot so we see a few of the businesses around
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Test 1 (Subway) Prompt: super-wide, cinematic shot of a woman standing in a subway station waiting for the train. The camera is on the other side of the tracks looking at her. She is centered in frame and looking at the camera. Cinematic lighting and color grading. (see AI model
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With Flux 2 now out, I wanted to see how it stacks up against some of the big image-gen models out there 💪. Check the thread for the prompt and images… and see if you can guess the model before the ALT text reveals it. 👀👇 Test 1 (Subway): All four models crushed this one,
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We sat down with Marcello Costa to hear about his experience and how he created this incredible, fully AI ad for Deloitte. This project is so impressive that we originally thought it was a hybrid workflow combining live action footage with AI footage, but it is actually 100%
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Enrollment is officially OPEN for the December Session of our AI Courses! We have a Black Friday Sale where you can get $75 off any of our AI course or bundle by using the code BLACKFRIDAY75 at check out. If you really want some big savings, check out our AI course bundles
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One year ago today, we launched Promise because we believed generative technology could expand opportunities for filmmakers everywhere. Today, that shift is real. The tools have advanced, new storytellers are emerging, and studios across the industry are exploring how GenAI
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Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro: Color Change (First image is reference. See alt text for the model reveal!)
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Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro: Object Removal (First image is reference. See alt text for the model reveal!)
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Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro: Lighting (First image is reference. See alt text for the model reveal!)
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Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro: Style Transfer (First image is reference. See alt text for the model reveal!)
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Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro: The Ad Test (Text Rendering). See ALT text for model reveal!
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Google claims the new Nano Banana Pro beats the original in text, styling, and lighting. So, I put them head-to-head. Check the thread for the shots… and see if you can guess the model before the ALT text reveals it. 👀👇 The Ad Test (Text Rendering): I mocked up a coffee mug
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Luma dropped @LumaLabsAI Ray3 in September, and @LTXStudio followed with @ltx_model 2 Pro in October, so I figured I’d run a quick vibe check to see which one actually delivers cinematic shots. 🎥 Prompt 1: wide shot of a man standing in a long hallway. He is standing in front
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We recently came across a couple of workflows that might be super helpful for anyone creating quick visual concepts in the AI advertising space. Both Leonardo AI’s Blueprints and Runway App are great for generating high-quality mockups. We tested both by seeing how well they
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Apparently Seedance’s latest model, Seedance Pro Fast, is both faster AND cheaper, so we had to test it out. And honestly? It surprised me. It still has its quirks, but Pro Fast beats Pro in motion, emotion, and overall realism. Curious where you landed…especially after that
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