Watch what AfterRushes made
Stock footage by Content Factory, used under the Pexels licence. The people in it are models, not AfterRushes customers, and they don’t endorse AfterRushes.
In short
What happened? Eight stock clips of two to five seconds each, under half a minute of footage in all, went into a 0:20 film of a cathedral wedding and a 0:18 vertical teaser. AfterRushes said it couldn't reach the three minutes asked for and made the film the footage supports. The build took 57 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM) and the AI cost $0.15. Neither film has any sound.
The facts
| Clips | 8 video clips |
|---|---|
| Footage | Under half a minute · 0.03 GB |
| Source format | 1920×1080 · 50 fps |
| Highlight film | 0:20 · 1920×1080 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:18 · 1080×1920 |
| Chapters | 3 |
| Build time | 57 seconds · office PC, Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB RAM |
| AI cost | $0.15 |
| Music | None recorded or supplied |
How we measured. Build time is AfterRushes’ own timer, from pressing Build (with the clips already added) to the films cut and ready to play. Adding the clips and exporting the files aren’t included. AI cost is the Claude API use AfterRushes counted for the project, at Anthropic’s list prices. Electricity, the computer and the licence aren’t in it. The films on this page are AfterRushes’ cuts as exported; any changes asked for are shown under “Changing it in plain English”.
Where each number comes from
- Clips
- AfterRushes' footage list for the project, made when the clips were added
- Footage
- AfterRushes' footage list for the project, made when the clips were added
- Source format
- The clips' own file metadata
- Highlight film
- The exported film file
- Vertical teaser
- The exported teaser file
- Chapters
- The film's edit in AfterRushes (its chapter list)
- Build time
- AfterRushes' build timer, in the screen recording of the build (10 October 2026)
- AI cost
- AfterRushes' AI cost counter, in the screen recording of the build (10 October 2026)
- Music
- The film's edit in AfterRushes (its music cues)
The brief
We asked for a three-minute landscape highlight film in the cinematic style and a 30-second vertical teaser. The project was made on 10 October 2026. Music: use what was recorded on the day, if any.
What went in
Eight clips of two to five seconds each, the kind of moments a photographer grabs between photos: the aisle walk, the ceremony, the exit under petals, the kiss and the reception table. All were filmed at 1920×1080 and 50 fps, none has sound, and the files don't record which camera filmed them. No photos went in.
Asked for vs delivered
| Item | Asked for | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight film | 3:00 | 0:20 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 | 0:18 |
| Style | Cinematic | Cinematic |
| Music | From the day, if any | None recorded or supplied |
| Speeches edit | Off | Off |
How AfterRushes built the story
- 0:00The ceremony
Emotional opening: bride and father smiling down the aisle
- 0:10Just married
Grand cathedral doorway exit, petals flying
- 0:16The celebration
Quiet candlelit detail, a breath before the finale
What happens when you didn’t film the whole wedding?
Eight clips of a few seconds each is what a photographer often has: the moments filmed between photos, not the day. AfterRushes didn't stretch them: it said the footage adds up to about 28 seconds, made a 20-second film that runs from the aisle walk with her father to the celebration outside, slowed the 50 fps clips to half speed where it helped, and suggested setting the target to the length the footage supports. For a sneak peek, that is the film.
What the AI noticed
- Story decision
Your footage adds up to about 28 seconds in eight short clips, so I couldn't reach the 3-minute or 30-second targets.
- Pacing suggestion
Set the highlight target to about 20 seconds so the film's length matches the footage available.
- Shot choice
Open the highlight on the grand cathedral exit instead of the aisle walk for a bigger first impression.
- Shot choice
Close the highlight on the kiss with cheering guests instead of the couple laughing under confetti.
The music
No music was recorded on the day and none was supplied, so the film has no soundtrack, and as the clips have no sound, it plays silent. Given a licensed track of your own, AfterRushes finds its beats and cuts the film to them.
Technical details
None of the 8 clips had sound, no music was recorded on the day and none was supplied, so both films are silent as AfterRushes made them. Its note reads: "There is no music in the list, so both films are silent for now; you can choose a song of your own when you make a new project."
Watch the build
What it didn’t do
- It is 20 seconds long. Three minutes were asked for; under half a minute of footage makes a sneak peek, not a highlight film, and AfterRushes said so.
- It has no sound. No clip had sound and no track was supplied.
- Its suggestions are still open. None has been applied, so the film on this page is the cut as AfterRushes made it.
- The AI makes the first cut, and the photographer reviews it and makes it theirs: here, a licensed track and perhaps the opening it suggested. Making an AI first cut your own covers the changes worth making.
Questions about this film
How long did AfterRushes take to make this film?
The build took 57 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM), on AfterRushes' own timer: from pressing Build, with the clips already added, to both films cut and ready to play. Adding the clips and exporting the files aren't included. Build times for other footage vary with the footage and the computer.
What did the AI cost?
$0.15 for this build of 8 clips: the Claude API use AfterRushes counted, at Anthropic's list prices. Full films use the photographer's own Claude key, and they pay Anthropic directly for what the AI uses, with no markup.
Why is the film only 20 seconds?
Because the footage is under half a minute long. AfterRushes uses each clip's strongest moments once, without repeating shots, and told the photographer it couldn't reach three minutes.
Was the footage uploaded anywhere?
The video files weren't. They stay on the computer AfterRushes runs on, with the edit and the finished films. Still frames from each clip go to the AI, Anthropic's Claude, to plan the film.
Can the edit be changed?
Yes. The AI makes the first cut, and the photographer reviews it on the timeline, applies suggestions with one click or asks for changes in plain English. Only the shots that changed re-render.
Is this a real couple's wedding?
No. It is stock footage filmed by Content Factory and published on Pexels, used to show what AfterRushes does. The couple are models who aren't AfterRushes customers and haven't endorsed it.