Hero Video.

How I directed a multi-scene AI-generated video for my portfolio — with a clear vision from the start, not trial and error.

Production
scenes

AI tools
combined

0→1

Concept to
final loop

Clear vision
from the start

The Intent

"I didn't experiment my way to this. I had a clear vision and reverse-engineered the tools to execute it."

Visual Narrative

A single golden point — the beginning of everything

Lines emerge and multiply — complexity growing

An exponential curve — measurable growth

Particles explode then converge — back to origin

A human face forms from gold dust — the person behind it all

Process — Step by Step

Opening frame — the point of origin

Midjourney v6.1

Generated the start frame: a single luminous matte gold dot on a pure black background. Swiss minimalism, nothing else. This became the visual anchor for everything that follows.

▶ View prompt

A single tiny luminous matte gold dot as a one small point of light on pure black background, extremely minimal, the dot has subtle soft edges as if made of gold dust, centered slightly left of middle and low in the frame, nothing else, pure black (#0F0F0F), matte gold (#C9B99A), Swiss minimalism --ar 16:9 --seed 1808782629 --quality 2 --raw --stylize 300 --v 6.1

End frame — the growth curve

Midjourney v8.1

Designed the closing image for the growth sequence: a single ultra-thin matte gold exponential curve, mid-stroke, with subtle ink diffusion at its edges. Luxury restraint, no digital perfection.

▶ View prompt

A single ultra-thin matte gold line (#C9B99A) elegantly curving upward from left to right in a perfect exponential arc, the line is mid-stroke as if being drawn by an invisible brush, extremely minimal composition, vast empty space, deep matte black background (#0F0F0F), the line has subtle ink diffusion texture at its edges slightly soft, not perfectly digital, one tiny cluster of 3-4 faint gold dust particles near the origin point of the line, nothing else, no gradients, no glow, no bokeh, Swiss design sensibility, luxury restraint, 8K --ar 16:9 --raw --stylize 600 --hd --v 8.1

First animation — lines emerging from the point

Kling 3.0 via Artlist

Used the start and end frames as anchors in Artlist AI Toolkit. Prompted Kling to animate golden strands slowly spreading and multiplying outward — the first sign of movement and growth.

Transition — lines becoming an exponential curve

Kling 3.0

Took the last frame of the previous clip and continued the scene — the lines transform into a spiral that slowly uncoils into a single growth curve. Each scene was built on the frame before it.

Data appears along the curve

Seedance 2.0

The camera zooms out as the curve continues rising. Gold percentage numbers appear along the line — 28%, 47% — fading in one by one, slowly and elegantly. Data made visible.

Explosion and return

Kling 3.0

The chart explodes into thousands of gold dust particles — then reverses. All particles flow back inward toward a single bright point. A moment of chaos resolving into clarity.

The face — identity revealed

Nano Banana Pro + Fotogenic + GIMP + Kling 3.0

Generated a portrait made entirely of matte gold dust particles using my own face as reference. Polished it in Fotogenic and GIMP, then animated it with Kling — the face forming slowly from a single golden point of light.

▶ View prompt

Transform this portrait into a close up face made entirely of fine matte gold dust particles (#C9B99A), facial features formed from swirling golden particles, some areas defined others dispersing into dust, deep black background (#0F0F0F), cinematic, elegant, artistic, no other colors except gold and black

Final edit — connecting the scenes

Canva

Compiled and connected all scenes into one fluid video. Polished transitions, timing, and pacing to create a single seamless loop for the hero section.

Tools Used

Midjourney v6.1 + v8.1 Kling 3.0 Seedance 2.0 Artlist AI Toolkit Nano Banana Pro Fotogenic GIMP Canva

What This Shows

This video wasn't made by prompting and hoping. Every scene was designed with intention — the palette, the motion, the narrative arc. AI tools were the medium. The direction was mine.