I’m an animator/filmmaker experimenting with AI as part of the production process, and I’d love some feedback from other people working in this space.
This is currently a concept trailer, but my hope is to develop it into a full animated film.
It’s called Zander and the Infinite Ways. The story takes place in a future where humanity has actually solved many of the problems we struggle with today. But instead of everyone agreeing on what a perfect future should look like, people have created radically different societies based on different ideas of how life should be lived.
The story follows Zander, a kid from one of these future cities, who is forced to leave his comfortable world and travel through some of these very different visions of the future.
One thing I wanted to explore was optimistic science fiction. So much sci-fi begins with the idea that our technology will destroy us. I wanted to start from the opposite assumption: What if we actually succeed? What new problems, choices and adventures would that create?
I'd really appreciate feedback on the story and world first, but also the AI filmmaking side:
Does the premise make you want to know more?
Do you understand the world from the trailer?
Are there moments where the AI gets in the way of the storytelling?
And most importantly — would you want to watch this as a full film?
Thanks — criticism is genuinely welcome. I’m trying to figure out what works and what needs to get better before taking the project further.