Robert Pilichowski

Creative Director | Motion + AI Content Specialist

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

Shadows settle on the place that you left.

Midjourney.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

Haven’t heard Bounce in a minute, so it obviously ended up being the soundtrack for this one.

One prompt. Nano Banana for the stills, Seedance 2.0 for motion, finished in DaVinci.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

Three lads, a housing estate, a knackered old Sierra, and a supermarket trolley. Generated in Seedance 2.0, cut and graded in Resolve. 16mm lookBolex/Arriflex ST territory, grain and texture, not "cinematic AI film" sheen.

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Black and white, 90s UK youth, killing time. Trainspotting-inspired.

One prompt, a few hours. Flow, Seedance 2.0, Resolve.

Reply for the prompt.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

Summers you half-remember. Built in days, not months.
Seedance 2.0 / NanoBana 2 / Resolve

[Johnn @john_my07]

Seedance 2.0 on OpenArt AI

Prompt:
Main subject: young Korean woman, early 20s, natural everyday appearance, faded charcoal-grey sleeveless crop top, loose high-waisted light-wash jeans, black canvas sneakers, black cord necklace, black wavy hair in a messy side ponytail with wispy bangs. Realistic skin texture, minimal makeup, warm and approachable personality. Maintain consistent identity, clothing, hairstyle, and appearance throughout the entire video.
Location: Authentic Korean residential neighborhood during a calm late morning. Narrow concrete alleys, low-rise homes, small terraces, potted plants, laundry lines, bicycles, utility poles, overhead wires, mature trees casting moving shadows, quiet residential atmosphere. No stores, advertisements, cafés, crowds, or commercial activity.
Visual Style: Ultra-realistic documentary realism. Genuine candid behavior. Natural body language. Unscripted slice-of-life feeling. Strong environmental authenticity. Rich real-world details and believable human motion.
Camera Style: Early-2000s consumer DV camcorder aesthetic. Friend casually recording everyday moments. Heavy handheld shake, imperfect framing, frequent autofocus hunting, lens breathing, exposure pumping when moving between sun and shade, occasional motion blur, subtle rolling shutter, mild digital compression artifacts, faded colors, soft contrast, slight sensor noise. No stabilization. No cinematic camera moves. No modern color grading.
00:00–00:02
Outside a small house entrance. She sits on a low concrete wall adjusting her ponytail with both hands raised. A light breeze moves loose strands of hair. She smiles naturally while the camera struggles to hold focus.
00:02–00:04
The camera follows her into a narrow alley lined with potted plants and concrete walls. She notices a stray cat approaching and crouches down. Framing drifts off-center as the operator tries to keep up.
00:04–00:06
She gently pets and feeds the cat. Autofocus repeatedly shifts between her face and the animal. Morning sunlight flickers through leaves overhead.
00:06–00:08
Small front yard beside her house. She hangs laundry on a clothesline while fabrics sway in the breeze. Exposure changes as clouds briefly pass overhead.
00:08–00:10
On a quiet terrace with a ceramic coffee cup. She sits comfortably watching the neighborhood, occasionally brushing hair behind her ear. Loose handheld side angle with natural camera drift.
00:10–00:12
Close side profile. Someone off-camera greets her. She turns, raises her hand, smiles warmly, and casually says, “Annyeong.” The camera catches the moment slightly late.
00:12–00:15
Walking slowly down a tree-lined residential lane holding her coffee cup. She notices the camera, gives a small genuine smile, then looks away and continues walking. Recording cuts abruptly to black mid-motion as if the camcorder was switched off.

Audio: Natural ambient sound only — morning birds, distant motorcycles, light wind, leaves rustling, faint neighborhood chatter, cat sounds, footsteps on concrete, fabric moving on clotheslines, subtle residential ambience. No music. No sound design. No narration.

Goal: Authentic Korean neighborhood life captured like a forgotten home video from the early 2000s — candid, imperfect, realistic, warm, and deeply believable.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

The actual job isn't prompting. It's spending an hour in Resolve convincing a perfect image it's not perfect.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

Gritty street montage. Shot nothing, grabbed a camera zero times.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

Seedance 2.0 for movement that doesn't have that AI float to it. Cinema Studio 3.5 (Higgsfield) for the scene work. Resolve to undo all the smoothness and make it look like it's been through something.

[Robert Pilichowski @RobPilichowski]

The commercial i directed for @PremiumBeat just won best in show at w3. Congrats to everyone involved, it was a fun one https://t.co/AG1i9mOEXg

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Watch “MICHAEL KIWANUKA | COLD LITTLE HEART” on #Vimeo https://t.co/CvFWDqrJhX

[Sean Brown @byseanbrown]

Who would’ve thought?

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"The Future Is Here": A Design Conversation With Kanye West https://t.co/iOBSsLrAGu via @thr

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In case you didn't get a chance to see it when it first came out, you can now see All Out War online in it's entirety in full HD https://t.co/E86f19dKW0 https://t.co/VOIMfjD3id

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Hard to believe it's been close to five years since the release of my first feature documentary, All Out War.  https://t.co/qjEOoMWYoM https://t.co/fMGs5gN2Se

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The mechanics of history by Yoann Bourgeois https://t.co/oNYzOt44yM via @YouTube

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Trailer Watch: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread | Filmmaker Magazine https://t.co/8dGSsfwget via @FilmmakerMag

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Pezet x JIMEK "Nie Muszę Wracać" https://t.co/Bdg2VtwPXb via @YouTube