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by Dave Clark
A teenager’s alien-robot encounter becomes a story about leaving childhood behind.
The fantasy premise is tied to separation and growing up. Its production is also useful because generated work is integrated with live action and virtual production rather than presented as an isolated technical achievement.
Adobe commissioned the film for its MAX showcase. Its published making-of explains specific interventions in character design and compositing.
What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.
Adobe identifies Firefly workflows including Veo 3.1 and Ray 3, Firefly Boards, Substance 3D Painter, Photoshop and Premiere.
blog.adobe.com source ↗With permission, childhood photographs of the lead actress informed a younger version of her character. Childlike drawings were painted onto the robot’s 3D surface.
blog.adobe.com source ↗The production combined live action, virtual production and generated backgrounds, with editorial control retained over the result.
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