Watch what AfterRushes made
Shown with Vicky and John's permission.
In short
What happened? Vicky and John's wedding came in as 36 Canon clips: 19.5 minutes of footage, with no getting-ready or vows, and the sound of a live band. AfterRushes found the moments, built the story around the party, found the band in two of the clips and cut both films to it: a 2:55 highlight film and a 29-second vertical teaser. The build took 15 minutes 45 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM), and the AI cost $0.73.
The facts
| Clips | 36 video clips |
|---|---|
| Footage | 19.5 minutes · 4.5 GB |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV |
| Source format | 1920×1080 · 25 fps |
| Highlight film | 2:55 · 1920×1080 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:29 · 1080×1920 |
| Chapters | 5 |
| Build time | 15 minutes 45 seconds · office PC, Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB RAM |
| AI cost | $0.73 |
| Music | The live band, recorded on the day |
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
- Camera
- The clips' own file metadata
- 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 (8 October 2026)
- AI cost
- AfterRushes' AI cost counter, in the screen recording of the build (8 October 2026)
- Music
- The film's edit in AfterRushes (its music cues)
The brief
The project was set up for a three-minute highlight film in the cinematic style and a 30-second vertical teaser, with the speeches edit switched off. No music track was supplied.
What went in
Every clip was filmed on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV at 1920×1080 and 25 fps, all with sound. No photos went in.
Asked for vs delivered
| Item | Asked for | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight film | 3:00 | 2:55 |
| Vertical teaser | 0:30 | 0:29 |
| Style | Cinematic | Cinematic |
| Music | From the day, if any | The live band, from two clips |
| Speeches edit | Off | Off |
How AfterRushes built the story
- 0:00The ceremony
Opening wide: guests singing heartily in the church
- 0:08The reception
Couple dancing, circle of guests clapping
- 1:00The conga
Bride leads the conga under fairy lights
- 1:41Games and dancing
Bride in veil facing the cheering crowd
- 2:26Late night
Ending on the couple dancing together
What happens when you didn’t film the whole wedding?
There was no getting-ready footage and no vows in these 36 clips. AfterRushes didn't pretend otherwise: it opened on the guests singing in the church, gave the ceremony eight seconds, and built the rest of the story from what was there (the reception, the conga, the games and the late-night dancing), all cut to the band. It said so in its notes, and asked for any getting-ready, vows or portrait footage. For photographers who film a few clips between photos rather than the whole day, that's the usual case: AfterRushes makes the film from what you have.
What the AI noticed
- Set aside
4S8A2357.MOV: shaking throughout
- Story decision
Since there is no getting-ready or vows footage, the film leans into the energy of the party, carried by the live band recorded on the day.
- Suggested addition
Add the MC's line about free beer (4S8A2695, 2.98-6.24s) as a voice line over the party games for a touch of humour.
- Suggested addition
If you have any getting-ready, vows or portrait footage or photos, add them so the ceremony section can breathe longer.
- Music suggestion
Try the band's 4S8A2737 recording for the second half instead of 4S8A2809 for a slightly different feel.
- Pacing suggestion
Hold the closing shot of the couple dancing a little longer with a slow fade to the date card.
The music
No music was added. AfterRushes found two usable recordings of the live band in the footage, detected their beats at 125 and 133.9 BPM, and used them as the soundtrack. The teaser uses the same band recording, so both films sound like the day itself.
Technical details
There is no added track. The soundtrack is the live band recorded on the day, taken from two of the clips. The film uses 100.6 seconds from clip 4S8A2622, at 125 beats per minute, followed by 74.0 seconds from clip 4S8A2809, at 133.9 beats per minute.
Both clips also appear as shots. Clip 4S8A2622 is in the conga chapter, with the AI's note "Bride smiling in the conga, close", and clip 4S8A2809 appears in Games and dancing with the note "Guests dancing in front of the band". The teaser uses 29.0 seconds of the 4S8A2622 recording, at the same 125 beats per minute.
AfterRushes finds the beats in a recording like this and lands the cuts on them. Music for wedding films covers licensed tracks and the band on the day.
Watch the build
Short videos from this film
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It even found the joke. In nearly 20 minutes of footage, the MC shouts about free beer and AfterRushes suggested putting that line over the party games for a touch of humour. It listens to every clip then edits like it was there. Try it free.
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36 clips, four and a half gigabytes, not one clip uploaded. AfterRushes edits Vicky and John's wedding on your own computer. The AI only sees still frames and the words, never the footage. Their wedding stays with you. Try it free.
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36 clips of a dance floor that never stopped. AfterRushes found the singing, the conga and the late night dances and cut them to the band from the day. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
5 more short videos from this film
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No getting ready. No vows. Just the party. AfterRushes saw what it had, followed the night from the church to the conga line and cut the film to the band. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
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15 minutes. That's cards in to film out for Vicky and John, for 73 cents of AI. The church, the first dances, the late night dancing, all cut to the live band from the day. Camera cards in. Wedding film out.
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Nearly 20 minutes of footage. You trust AI with the photos. Trust it with the film. AfterRushes found the conga, the party games and the veil ritual and cut them to the band from the day. Shoot the wedding. Skip the timeline.
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2 films from 36 clips. A three-minute highlight for the couple, a 30-second vertical for their Instagram, both cut to the live band from the day. Couples keep asking for video. Start saying yes.
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30 seconds. That's the sneak peek. The bride in a circle of cheering guests, the groom leading the men, the line dance, the veil coming off. AfterRushes cut Vicky and John's vertical teaser along with the film. Post it before breakfast. Your next sneak peek? Try it free.
What it didn’t do
- As the AI noted, there was no getting-ready or vows footage. The ceremony chapter runs only from 0:00 to 0:08, and the rest of the film is the party. How to structure a wedding highlight film shows the parts a fuller day would add.
- No vows or speeches are laid over the film, and the speeches edit was switched off. The MC's line stays a suggestion until someone adds it.
- The highlight film runs 2:55 against the three minutes asked for, and the teaser 0:29 against 30 seconds.
- Nobody asked the Assistant for changes, and the AI's suggestions are still open.
- The AI makes the first cut. A photographer would watch it through, decide which suggestions to take, and make the film theirs on the timeline or in plain English before it goes to the couple. Making an AI first cut your own covers the changes worth making.
Questions about this film
How long did Vicky and John's films take to make?
The build took 15 minutes 45 seconds on our office PC (Intel Core i7-7700, 16 GB of RAM), on AfterRushes' own timer: from pressing Build, with the 36 clips already added, to both films cut and ready to play. Adding the clips and exporting the files aren't included. Times vary with the footage and the computer.
What did the AI cost for this wedding?
The AI cost $0.73 for the build: the Claude API use AfterRushes counted, at Anthropic's list prices, and nothing else (not the electricity or the computer). Full films run on the photographer's own Claude key, so the AI is paid directly to Anthropic, and the cost varies with the amount of footage.
Was the wedding footage uploaded?
No. The video and audio files stayed on the computer that made the films. Still frames from the clips and the transcript went to the AI, Anthropic's Claude, to plan the film.
Can the edit still be changed?
Yes. The AI's suggestions are still open, and in the editor you can delete, move and trim shots, change titles or ask for changes in plain English. Only the shots that changed re-render.
Why is the ceremony so short?
As the AI noted, there was no getting-ready or vows footage, so the ceremony runs from 0:00 to 0:08 and the film leans on the party. The AI suggested adding any getting-ready, vows or portrait footage or photos so the ceremony could run longer.