Watch what AfterRushes made
Shown with Clive's permission.
In short
What happened? In Clive's own words, his train journey from Vienna to Split became a 3:05 talking film in five chapters and a 0:25 vertical teaser, cut from 50 clips (31.7 minutes, 0.9 GB). No music was recorded or supplied, so the film runs on his voice. The AI cost to date is $1.03.
The facts
| Clips | 50 video clips |
|---|---|
| Footage | 31.7 minutes · 0.9 GB |
| Source format | Mostly 1280×720 · 30 fps |
| Highlight film | 3:05 · 960×540 (the app's preview) |
| Vertical teaser | 0:25 · 540×960 (the app's preview) |
| Chapters | 5 |
| AI cost | $1.03 so far, including any changes |
| Music | None |
How we measured. 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)
- AI cost
- AfterRushes' AI cost counter for the project
- Music
- The film's edit in AfterRushes (its music cues)
The brief
The brief asked for a three-minute film in the talking style and a 30-second vertical teaser, with a note asking the AI to follow Clive's journey from Vienna to Split. Music: use what was recorded on the day, if any.
What went in
This film isn't from a wedding. AfterRushes is made for wedding films, and this project shows it at work on a different kind of story. It follows Clive on a train journey from Vienna to Split, in his own words.
The footage came to 50 video clips, 31.7 minutes and 0.9 GB in all. Every clip has sound, three were filmed upright, and most are 1280×720 at 30 frames per second. The files don't record which camera was used, and there were no photos.
Asked for vs delivered
| Item | Asked for | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight film | 3:00 | 3:05 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 | 0:25 |
| Style | Talking | Talking |
| Music | From the day, if any | None recorded or supplied |
How AfterRushes built the story
- 0:00The hook
Funny Orient Express toast hooks viewers instantly
- 0:16Vienna
Swing tower memory, characterful reflection on life spinning round
- 0:57Budapest
Unicum shots and big comic reaction
- 1:43The night train
Warm story of sharing with welcoming Polish families
- 2:39Arriving in Split
Made it to Split; upbeat sign-off
What the AI noticed
- Story decision
I built a three-minute talking film that follows Clive from a Vienna theme park, through the train switch to Budapest and a Unicum toast, onto the sleeper with its welcoming Polish families and the vintage restaurant car, to the morning arrival in Split. It opens on his funny 'who needs the Orient Express' toast, and each passage is covered with footage of what he describes.
- Suggested addition
Add Clive's ticket-office story from Budapest (the 'right old faff' with the sleeper booking) to the Budapest chapter.
- Suggested addition
Open the Vienna chapter with his line 'Getting a bit old for this kind of thing, but it does look a banging theme park'.
- Suggested addition
Add a short closing chapter on Brač with the ferry crossing and the red-roofed harbour village to show where the journey led.
The music
No music was supplied, so the film runs on Clive's voice and the sound recorded on the day, shaped by his spoken passages rather than by beats.
Technical details
There is no soundtrack. No music was recorded on the day and none was supplied. In the Assistant's words, "No music was supplied, so the films run on his voice and the sound recorded on the day."
With no track there were no beats to cut to, so the film takes its shape from Clive's spoken passages and the cutaways over them. On a wedding, AfterRushes uses the band or DJ recorded on the day when the recording is clean enough, or the photographer's own licensed track. Music for wedding films covers both.
What it didn’t do
- It didn't add music. None was recorded on the day and none was supplied.
- It didn't hit the lengths exactly. The film runs 3:05 against the three minutes in the brief, and the teaser 0:25 against 30 seconds.
- It left some moments out. The film stops in Split, and the ticket-office story, the theme park line and the Brač chapter are still open suggestions.
- It's a preview. The film and teaser shown here are the app's previews, at 960×540 and 540×960. AfterRushes exports a 1920×1080 film and a 1080×1920 teaser.
- It didn't make the final call. This is the AI's first cut. The photographer, or whoever finishes the film, still watches it through, chooses which suggestions to take, and makes it their own on the timeline or by asking the Assistant in plain English. Making an AI first cut your own covers the changes worth making.
Questions about this film
What did the AI cost for this film?
The AI cost to date for this project is $1.03, across 51 calls to the AI. Photographers pay Anthropic directly for the AI with their own Claude key, and the cost varies with the footage.
How long did AfterRushes take to make it?
We didn't record a build time for this film. How long AfterRushes takes depends on the amount of footage and the computer it runs on.
Was the footage uploaded anywhere?
No. The video and audio files stayed on the computer that made the film. Still frames from each clip and the transcript went to the AI (Anthropic's Claude) to plan the film.
Why is there no music?
No music was recorded on the day and none was supplied, so the film runs on Clive's voice and the sound recorded on the day.
Can the film still be changed?
Yes. The AI's suggestions are still open, each one click to apply, and shots can be moved, trimmed or deleted on the timeline or changed by asking the Assistant in plain English. Only the shots that changed re-render.