Watch what AfterRushes made
Stock footage by Kampus Production, used under the Pexels licence. The people in it are models, not AfterRushes customers, and they don’t endorse AfterRushes.
In short
What happened? Only 3.5 minutes of stock footage, in 15 clips (0.1 GB), went into a 2:42 highlight film of two grooms and a 0:30 vertical teaser. The build took 3 minutes 42 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM) and the AI cost $0.53. Neither film has any sound.
The facts
| Clips | 15 video clips |
|---|---|
| Footage | 3.5 minutes · 0.1 GB |
| Source format | Mostly 1920×1080 · 25 fps |
| Highlight film | 2:42 · 1920×1080 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 · 1080×1920 |
| Chapters | 6 |
| Build time | 3 minutes 42 seconds · office PC, Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB RAM |
| AI cost | $0.53 |
| 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
We asked for a three-minute landscape highlight film in the cinematic style and a 30-second vertical teaser, with the note "The boys get married in style". The project was made on 9 October 2026. Music: use what was recorded on the day, if any.
What went in
The names on the film's opening title card are placeholders typed into the project.
There were 15 video clips and no photos, 3.5 minutes of footage and 0.1 GB in all. None has sound, none was filmed upright, and the files don't record which camera filmed them.
Asked for vs delivered
| Item | Asked for | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight film | 3:00 | 2:42 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 | 0:30 |
| Style | Cinematic | Cinematic |
| Music | From the day, if any | None recorded or supplied |
| Speeches edit | Off | Off |
How AfterRushes built the story
- 0:00Opening
Misty woodland kiss sets a romantic, cinematic tone
- 0:07Getting ready
Both grooms break into laughter, held long
- 0:37Just married
Grooms appear at top of misty stairs
- 1:39In the woods
Kiss continues in the misty forest
- 1:54Champagne and toasts
Champagne pop and spray, friends cheering
- 2:37Forever
Close embrace on the stairs ends on the couple
What the AI noticed
- Flagged clip
Remove the three toasts with the older couple (shown as a groom and bride in the log) if they come from another event, and shorten the film to about 2 minutes 40.
- Story decision
The footage only just reaches three minutes, so the three champagne toasts with an older couple are included to fill the length.
- Pacing suggestion
Cut a tighter 2-minute version so every shot is a peak moment, as the footage only just covers three minutes.
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
There is no soundtrack and no sound at all. None of the 15 clips had sound, no music was recorded on the day and none was supplied, so the highlight film and the teaser are silent as AfterRushes made them. The AI's note on music reads: "Choose a stylish, upbeat-cinematic supplied track to match 'the boys get married in style', since no music was recorded on the day."
When there is music to work with, AfterRushes uses the band or DJ recorded on the day if the recording is clean enough, or the photographer's own licensed track. Music for wedding films covers both.
Watch the build
Short videos from this film
Read the voiceover
15 clips. Three and a half minutes of footage. 53 cents of AI. AfterRushes still found the story. The bow tie. The stone stairs. The bouquet toss. The champagne. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
Read the voiceover
Under 4 minutes. That's cards in to film out for this wedding. The morning jacket. The friends' cheers. The dancing in suits. All in a film and a vertical teaser. Deliver the film at the wedding.
Read the voiceover
2 grooms. One misty wood. You let AI cull the photos. Why are you still cutting the film? AfterRushes opened on their kiss in the woods and closed on their embrace on the stairs. Shoot the wedding. Skip the timeline.
3 more short videos from this film
Read the voiceover
Under 3 and a half minutes of footage. That's enough for a wedding film. AfterRushes found the champagne spray by the rocks, the group selfie and the kiss as the guests applaud. Shoot a few clips between photos. It finds the film. Got 12 clips? Your 60-second film is free.
Read the voiceover
It flagged 3 toasts with an older couple and said they might come from another event. That's AfterRushes checking your footage like an editor would. It also offered a tighter cut so every shot is a peak moment. You decide. Try it free.
Read the voiceover
30 seconds. That's the sneak peek. The bow tie, the jacket, the bouquet toss, the walk down the stone stairs. AfterRushes cut the grooms' vertical teaser along with the film. Post it tonight before the photos are even edited. Your next sneak peek? Try it free.
What it didn’t do
- It came in short. The film runs 2:42 against the three minutes asked for, and in the AI's words "the footage only just covers three minutes".
- It has no sound. No clip had sound and no track was supplied, so there are no vows, speeches or music.
- It left the toasts in. The three clips with the older couple are still in the film. Whether they stay is the photographer's call.
- 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 that would mean watching it through, deciding on the toasts and adding a licensed track. They can change shots on the timeline, apply a suggestion with one click or ask for changes in plain English in the Assistant, the app's chat panel. 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 3 minutes 42 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM), timed from the screen recording. Build times for other footage vary with the footage and the computer.
What did the AI cost?
$0.53 for this build of 15 clips. Full films use the photographer's own Claude key, and they pay Anthropic directly for what the AI uses, with no markup. The cost for other weddings varies with the footage.
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 Kampus Production and published on Pexels, used to show what AfterRushes does. The two grooms are models who aren't AfterRushes customers and haven't endorsed it.