Watch what AfterRushes made
Stock footage by Mikhail Nilov, used under the Pexels licence. The people in it are models, not AfterRushes customers, and they don’t endorse AfterRushes.
In short
What happened? Mikhail Nilov's 29 stock clips of two brides (8.7 minutes of footage, 0.2 GB) became a 3:07 highlight film in eight chapters and a 0:31 vertical teaser, both silent. The build took 4 minutes 22 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM) and the AI cost $0.59.
The facts
| Clips | 29 video clips |
|---|---|
| Footage | 8.7 minutes · 0.2 GB |
| Source format | Mostly 1920×1080 · 25 fps |
| Highlight film | 3:07 · 1920×1080 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:31 · 1080×1920 |
| Chapters | 8 |
| Build time | 4 minutes 22 seconds · office PC, Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB RAM |
| AI cost | $0.59 |
| Music | None |
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 (9 October 2026)
- AI cost
- AfterRushes' AI cost counter, in the screen recording of the build (9 October 2026)
- Music
- The film's edit in AfterRushes (its music cues)
The brief
The brief asked for a three-minute landscape highlight film in the cinematic style and a 30-second vertical teaser, with no speeches edit. No music was supplied.
What went in
The project held 29 video clips and no photos, 8.7 minutes of footage and 0.2 GB in all. The files don't record which camera filmed them. Every clip runs at 25 fps, and 13 of them are upright, at 1080×1920 or 720×1280. Only 2 have any sound.
Asked for vs delivered
| Item | Asked for | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight film | 3:00 | 3:07 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 | 0:31 |
| Style | Cinematic | Cinematic |
| Music | From the day, if any | None recorded or supplied |
| Speeches edit | Off | Off |
How AfterRushes built the story
- 0:00Getting ready
Tender pearl ring touch among peonies, an emotional opening
- 0:09First look
Shoulder tap and smiling turn, the reveal
- 0:29The ceremony
Wide at the altar with guests watching
- 0:57The rings
Sharp detail of ring sliding on
- 1:27Just married
Joyful embrace, the emotional peak
- 1:51Portraits
Smiling bride with peonies, tender gaze
- 2:14The reception
Head on shoulder, the brides' quiet moment
- 2:41The cake
Cheek to cheek, laughing: ends on the couple
What the AI noticed
- Story decision
I built a three-minute cinematic film that moves from the quiet officiant prep and the first look, through the vows and rings, into the joyful just-married moments, portraits, toasts and cake, ending on the brides cheek to cheek. The 30-second vertical teaser pulls the strongest tender and joyful moments into fast portrait cuts.
- Story decision
I left out the clip of two men with clipboards because it did not read as part of the wedding.
- Title suggestion
Replace the "Low Key Wedding" title card with the brides' first names on both the film and the teaser.
- Suggested addition
Add the officiant quietly reading before the ceremony (prep clip, 8.5s) as a second getting-ready shot.
- Suggested cut
Trim the rainbow cake shot if you prefer the cake section to stay focused on the brides' faces.
- Music suggestion
Pick a specific soft, building cinematic track from your library so the cut lands on its beats
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 this film has no soundtrack. As AfterRushes made them, the film and the teaser have no sound at all, with no music and no speech or sound from the clips.
AfterRushes uses a band or DJ recorded on the day as the soundtrack when the recording is clean enough, or the photographer's own licensed track. Here it would need a licensed track, as one of the AI's notes suggests: "Pick a specific soft, building cinematic track from your library so the cut lands on its beats". Music for wedding films covers both kinds of soundtrack.
Watch the build
Short videos from this film
Read the voiceover
1 clip didn't belong. Two men with clipboards. AfterRushes noticed. Left it out and cut the rest into a three minute wedding film. The first look. The rings. The cake. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
Read the voiceover
4 minutes. 29 clips in. A three minute film out. For 59 cents of AI. The officiant getting ready. The vows. The just married joy. The toasts. Love filming weddings? Skip the timeline. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
Read the voiceover
8 chapters of a low key wedding. Couples keep asking for video. Start saying yes. AfterRushes wrote the story. From the bouquet portraits to the two brides cheek to cheek. And cut the film and the teaser. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
3 more short videos from this film
Read the voiceover
29 clips. Under 9 minutes of footage. That's enough for a 3-minute wedding film. AfterRushes found the pearl ring, the hug at the altar and the brides embracing outside and wrote 8 chapters. Shoot a few clips between photos. It finds the film. Got 12 clips? Your 60-second film is free.
Read the voiceover
It suggested trimming the rainbow cake to keep the cake section on the brides' faces and asked for their first names for the title. That's AfterRushes with notes on its own cut like an editor would. Agree? One click. It's still your film. Try it free.
Read the voiceover
30 seconds. That's the sneak peek. The ring going on, the rings held up, the toast in white, the cake. AfterRushes cut the brides' vertical teaser in the same 4 minutes as the film. Post it tonight. Your next sneak peek? Try it free.
What it didn’t do
- No sound. Neither film has any sound until the photographer adds a track, and there are no lines from vows or speeches.
- The title cards. The film opens on "Low Key Wedding", the project's name, and the AI's note asks for the brides' first names instead. It closes on a date card reading "30 September 2026", which the photographer would check.
- A little over length. The brief asked for a three-minute film and a 30-second teaser. The film runs 3:07 and the teaser 0:31.
- Open notes. Adding the officiant reading, trimming the rainbow cake shot and choosing a track are the photographer's calls.
- The film on this page is the AI's first cut, as AfterRushes made it. A photographer would review it and make it theirs. Reshape a first cut like this on the timeline, or ask for changes in plain English in the Assistant. 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 4 minutes 22 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM), and it made the teaser as well as the film. Times for other footage vary with the amount of footage and the computer.
What did the AI cost for this film?
The AI cost $0.59 for this project. For a full film you pay Anthropic directly with your own Claude key, with no markup, and the cost varies with the footage.
Was the footage uploaded anywhere?
No. The video and audio files, the edit and the finished films stayed on the computer. To plan the film, still frames from each clip went to the AI (Anthropic's Claude), straight from that computer to Anthropic.
Can the edit be changed?
Yes. The AI makes the first cut and the photographer makes it theirs, deleting, moving and trimming shots on the timeline, changing titles, accepting one-click suggestions such as the AI's notes on this film, or asking for changes in plain English in the Assistant. Only the shots that changed re-render.
Is this a real couple's wedding?
No. It is stock footage filmed by Mikhail Nilov and published on Pexels, used to show what AfterRushes does. The two brides are models, and nothing here suggests they endorse AfterRushes.