Watch what AfterRushes made
Shown with the Dolmen Resort Hotel's permission.
In short
What happened? For the Dolmen Resort Hotel in Qawra, Malta, AfterRushes cut 44 clips (12.2 minutes, 6.2 GB) into a 2:54 venue tour film in seven chapters and a 0:31 vertical teaser. Both have no sound at all, with no music recorded on the day or supplied. The AI cost to date is $0.76.
The facts
| Clips | 44 video clips |
|---|---|
| Footage | 12.2 minutes · 6.2 GB |
| Source format | 1920×1080 · 50 fps |
| Highlight film | 2:54 · 960×540 (the app's preview) |
| Vertical teaser | 0:31 · 540×960 (the app's preview) |
| Chapters | 7 |
| AI cost | $0.76 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 landscape highlight film and a 30-second vertical teaser in the documentary style, with no speeches edit, no music file and the words "Tour/promo of this hotel".
What went in
The project is a tour of the Dolmen Resort Hotel in Qawra, Malta. The footage came to 44 video clips, 12.2 minutes and 6.2 GB, with no photos. Every clip is landscape, 1920×1080 at 50 fps, and none was filmed upright, so the vertical teaser is made from landscape footage. The files don't record which camera filmed them.
Asked for vs delivered
| Item | Asked for | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight film | 3:00 | 2:54 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 | 0:31 |
| Style | Documentary | Documentary |
| Music | From the day, if any | None recorded or supplied |
How AfterRushes built the story
- 0:00The view
Striking opener: canopy daybeds framed against blue sea
- 0:09Arrival
Push-in to the glass entrance, leading us inside
- 0:25The lobby
Glide through the marble lobby to the lounge
- 0:46The terrace
Out onto the sunny terrace with palms and sea
- 1:15The pool
Rising reveal of sparkling pool and resort
- 1:55By the sea
Long calm hold: sea framed by parasols
- 2:50Dolmen Resort
Wide pool and sea panorama closes the film
What the AI noticed
- Title suggestion
The brief spells the name "Domen Resort Malta" but the sign reads Dolmen, so I used "Dolmen Resort Malta" on the title cards; switch it back if Domen was intended.
- Music suggestion
No music was recorded on the day, so please choose a calm acoustic or light electronic track of about three minutes for the tour.
- Suggested addition
Add the MYNT building passage from DJI_0744 (around 18 to 25 seconds) to show the resort's other venue.
- Pacing suggestion
Trim the pool section to five shots to tighten the film to about two and a half minutes.
- Story decision
I built a calm, three-minute documentary tour of Dolmen Resort. It opens on the sea-view daybeds and the bay, arrives at the curved facade and bright lobby, then moves out to the terrace, the infinity pool and the seafront lido, and ends on a wide panorama of pool and sea with the resort's name.
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
No music was recorded on the day and none was supplied, so the film has no soundtrack. As AfterRushes made it, the film has no sound at all, with no speech or sound from the clips either. The teaser is silent too.
AfterRushes uses the band or DJ recorded on the day as the soundtrack when the recording is clean enough, or the photographer's own licensed track. This tour had neither, which is why the AI asked for "a calm acoustic or light electronic track of about three minutes". Choosing and licensing that track is the photographer's call. The rules vary by country and platform, so check with the relevant rights body or a lawyer. Music for wedding films explains the options.
Watch the build
What it didn’t do
- It didn't add any sound. Both films are silent as AfterRushes made them, and choosing a track is left to the photographer.
- It ran a little short of the brief. The film is 2:54 against the three minutes asked for, and the AI's pace note would take it down to "about two and a half minutes".
- It hasn't added the "MYNT building passage" its note suggests.
- 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.
- The AI made the first cut. The photographer still reviews every shot, decides on the four open notes, chooses the music and makes the film their own. Making an AI first cut your own covers the changes worth making.
Questions about this film
How long did this film take to make?
We have no measured build time for this film, so we can't give one. How long a film takes varies with the footage and the computer.
What did the AI cost?
The AI cost to date for this project is $0.76, across 45 AI calls. With the founding licence, full films use your own Claude key, so you pay Anthropic directly, and what your own films cost varies with the footage.
Was the hotel's footage uploaded?
No. The video files stay on the computer that makes the film. To plan it, still frames from each clip and the transcript of any speech go to the AI (Anthropic's Claude), straight from that computer to Anthropic.
Why is the film silent?
No music was recorded on the day and none was supplied, and the film as AfterRushes made it has no speech or sound from the clips either. The AI's note asks for "a calm acoustic or light electronic track of about three minutes".
Can the film still be changed?
Yes. The AI made the first cut, and its four notes are still open for the photographer to accept or ignore. The photographer can also edit the timeline or ask the Assistant for changes in plain English, and only the shots that changed re-render.