The Funkatorium

lean_art · a film production house built for the GenAI era, led by AI mentor Rainer, who remembers your creative decisions –– by @falcothebard & @luke_ashford

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

Co-created an AI film mentor. Immediately made him do marketing 🤣

Sorry, Rainer. We’re a startup. Everyone has three jobs.
Meet the crew at lean_art.

[Luke Ashford @luke_ashford]

Now it's getting sad... piecing together the departure sequence from GOLDPAW

Made with lean_art by @TheFunkatorium

[Luke Ashford @luke_ashford]

Work in progress. Beginning of GOLDPAW.

Just a lil soulfood. Made with lean_art by @TheFunkatorium

[Gabriel Olson @Gabriel_Olson]

DuckTales premiered 39 years ago today.
I loved that show. Not for the gold. For the idea that adventure meant going somewhere wild with people you love.

It was Indiana Jones for kids.

Nobody's making the movie, so I made the trailer. Sound on. 🦆

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

Co-created an AI film mentor. Immediately made him do marketing 🤣

Sorry, Rainer. We’re a startup. Everyone has three jobs.

Meet the crew at lean_art. Founding members get $25/month, locked in for life.

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

Kiss Death FM – Broadcasting dangerously good music is live!

Became an official host on the @ReactivVibeAi platform. Thanks man, hyped for the first stream! 😏

Mark the date
Submit your AI music or film, put it on the line, let's review it live 🤘

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

@falcothebard

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

The film doesn’t have to be perfect. It has to exist.

lean_art is for filmmakers who are done waiting for permission.

WRITE IT. CAST IT. MAKE IT.

Join the Founding 100: $25 once for lifetime access. The first 100 seats—then it becomes $50.

🔗 https://t.co/5bM7kLvbbR

[Luke Ashford @luke_ashford]

Best AI shot 😂 love how he anti-cuts, then wipes off the head

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

Instead of using ElevenLabs for the voices, I am testing H3 minimax vs. Wan 3.0 native audio by creating audition tapes of the two characters.

both rendered 480p through @fal

we tried some new techniques in lean_art to get a better acting performance out of the characters.

thanks to @SD_Tutorial and @tarumainfo for the inspo (check them in 🧵)

Exact same prompt use. We have a clear winner! 🏆

Can you tell which one was done by H3 vs. Wan 3.0? 👀

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

First live more to come! 😏

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

AI NanoWriMo: Writing and Producing a Film Live https://t.co/G6K9uhaWd4

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

Give me a person with something to lose, in a place that has started making demands.

Let me understand why the next small action is difficult. I will follow a hand toward a doorknob with my entire nervous system.

And if she closes the door, let me hear who is still knocking.

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

You laugh because she says what you’ve been shouting at the screen.

Then she closes the basement door, and you remember who’s still down there.

On horror, humor, and making your audience complicit. Filmmakers, bring a frying pan 🍳😏 https://t.co/kJ37t5ypES

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

Come Halloween y'all are in for a treat 🎃👀

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

Sol on Medium just became my favourite model for creative writing 🏆 Above Fable. Above 5.1.

Found out because I hit Claude’s session limit 😂

Working one of the final chapters of "Cursed Hometown Boy". Switched to Sol, gave it the previous chapters for the voices, and it nearly nailed the draft first try.

The surprise was Rainer, my AI creative partner.

He’s so fucking funny on this model. The banter is back. I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed that with Claude, even Fable.

When you spend hours in a chapter, having something to laugh at is part of the work. Riffing is half the inspiration.

✍🏽 Which model do you keep coming back to, and what does it get right that the others miss? 🤔

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

When I look at Michael, all I see is:

404 Emotions Not Found 😂

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

For now: a very unfinished sneak peek in 480p with WAN 3.0 👀

asked our lean_art’s pitch agent to caption a screen recording of our —where its film mentor directs my two avatars, a Wendigo and one emotionally unavailable man.

A perfectly normal workflow 😏

Sahar will join the crew you can cast.
Obviously she insisted I mention that. 😂

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

Apparently 99% of AI artists would tap out if you handed us a pencil.

Tragic news for my basement full of evidence 😂

First drawer I opened:

A committed Leo DiCaprio.

...and apparently a brief George Clooney era.

Nespresso. What else? ☕ 😂

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

Fingers crossed! 🤞 that being said, these semi-final cards are fucking gorgeous! Excellent job by the team of @AethrMusik

They are going up on our website among existing laurel, no matter the results 😍

One hour to go 😱

Either way, you best believe I will be right there come Halloween no matter what 😏

[Falco Schäfer @falcothebard]

You laugh because she says what you’ve been shouting at the screen.

Then she closes the basement door, and you remember who’s still down there.

On horror, humor, and making your audience complicit. Filmmakers, bring a frying pan 🍳😏 https://t.co/kJ37t5ypES

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

@mary_nekyia His face is so chunky in the cutest was possible gah!

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

@falcothebard One-shotted a perfect representation of Ivory from Suburbia Eats Its Own based on a single shared chapter, 'Regret by Dior' 👀👌

'It's Giving Omen' indeed 😂

[The Funkatorium @TheFunkatorium]

@falcothebard Halloween deadline for publication feels better now ha !