Документальное

CGTN Europe

АИ генерация

Биография

80 лет назад весь мир содрогнулся от звуков войны, унесшей жизни десятков миллионов людей. Без сомнения, одно из самых ужасающих события последних столетий, служащее напоминанием о том, насколько мир хрупок, а человек разрушителен

Но так же это напоминание о подвигах, совершенных людьми. О храбрых личностях и по истине геройских поступках

Одну из таких историй нам посчастливилось воссоздать

Witness to War: George Hogg in China - документальное кино британского телеканала CGTN Europe при поддержке посольства Китая в Великобритании

О проекте

Джордж Хогг во время японского вторжения в Китай остался там, рискуя жизнью, чтобы помочь людям

Воссоздание истории британского журналиста в документальном кино для канала CGTN Europer life

Задачи проекта

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Дополнительно мы подготовили серию видео для Instagram и TikTok в поддержку проекта. В итоге получилось 20 минут full AI-сцен, и сейчас мы покажем, как это было

Ранее вместе с этой командой мы создали социальный проект Lessons of Auschwitz, тепло принятый международным сообществом и отмеченный ~30 наградами. Поэтому мы с радостью приняли участие и в новом проекте

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Не имея достаточного количества архивов событий жизни, команда Creative Lab обратилась к нам c просьбой визуализировать историю с помощью AI инструментов

Основной задачей являлась разработка и визуализация сцен жизни Джорджа Хогга в качестве параллельной сюжетной линии документального фильма, героем которого является его племянник

Процесс работы

5. Animation and Detailing
Завершение: основная анимация выполнена в Kling, а для эпизодов с высокой детализацией и динамикой использовалась Midjourney V1.

4. Technical Workflow
Инструменты: датасет портретов использовался для всех сцен, созданных через Midjourney Character Reference.

3. Visual Interpretation
Концепция: образ Хогга был представлен как актёрское воплощение, словно он сыгран в киноэкранизации.

2. Character Reconstruction
Результат не стремился к фотографической точности, но добивался убедительного сходства.

1. Concept and Research
Основная цель: передать образ Джорджа Хогга в контексте Второй мировой.

1. Написание сценария

Close-up of a 1938 Japanese warplane flying directly toward the camera above burning Chinese train cars, with flames and smoke rising from both sides. The aircraft is detailed, historical, and realistic. Cinematic style, 35mm lens, muted grey-blue and slightly ochre color palette, overcast cloudy sky, soft natural daylight, dramatic and emotional atmosphere, realistic texture, no retouching, documentary feel

Extreme low-angle shot from beneath a group of people lying face down on the ground, as if seen through invisible glass below. A 28-year-old British man with dark hair lies at the bottom, covering his head with his arms, wearing a dirty white 1930s shirt. Several Chinese peasants in simple 1930s rural clothing lie on top of him, also covering their heads, tightly packed together as if seeking shelter. Cinematic lighting, 35mm lens, soft natural daylight, muted grey-blue and slightly ochre tones, dramatic and emotional atmosphere, documentary style, natural skin texture, no retouching

close-up from a low angle, shot from below looking up at the door of a 1938 Chinese train, dark metal carriage, one open door in focus, from which Chinese rural villagers in 1930s clothing quilted jackets, padded coats, coarse cloth trousers, hats, straw shoes are jumping out, only bodies in motion captured mid-jump, tense arms, faces filled with fear and determination, soft diffused daylight, overcast sky, grey-blue palette with subtle ochre accents, realistic textures, shot on 35mm film with natural grain, no roads, no modern elements, no chaos around

Here there was an air-raid warning.

As we leapt from the windows three planes were already circling over the city and the anti- aircraft shells bursting around them.

Rough trenches had been prepared beside the line, into which those who could get off the train in time flung themselves.

I was glad enough to be at the bottom of a pile of others.

Bombs exploded on the station as we lay face downwards, breathing deeply the scent of the damp earth. Then we could hear the drone approaching us until it was low overhead.

Here there was an air-raid warning.

As we leapt from the windows three planes were already circling over the city and the anti- aircraft shells bursting around them.

Rough trenches had been prepared beside the line, into which those who could get off the train in time flung themselves.

I was glad enough to be at the bottom of a pile of others.

Bombs exploded on the station as we lay face downwards, breathing deeply the scent of the damp earth. Then we could hear the drone approaching us until it was low overhead.

Low-angle wide shot with a Dutch tilt of Chinese civilians sitting shoulder to shoulder, very tightly packed inside rural earthen trenches, all seen from behind, covering their faces with their hands, wearing simple 1930s peasant clothing, a Japanese World War II aircraft flying directly above them toward the camera, dramatic heroic perspective, overcast sky, soft natural daylight, muted grey-blue and slightly ochre color tones, calm but tense atmosphere, realistic historical scene, documentary style, natural skin texture, no retouching

medium close-up inside a 1930s train carriage, Chinese rural villagers in traditional simple clothing are running forward, all seen from behind in a state of panic; among them is a young British man with dark wavy hair slicked back, wearing a worn white shirt and beige trousers, a leather satchel slung across his shoulder; he is also seen from behind but has turned his head upward, not looking at the camera, his face tense and focused; soft diffused light, grey-blue tones with subtle ochre accents, realistic textures, shot on 35mm film, natural film grain, looks like a tense moment from a historical drama

A close-up shot from the 1938 documentary-style film capturing a huge explosion with fire at Chinese railway station in 1938, very dramatic shocking moment; soft diffused light, grey-blue tones with subtle ochre accents, realistic textures, shot on 35mm film, natural film grain

medium close-up inside a 1930s train carriage, in sharp focus is a young British man with dark slicked-back hair, wearing a worn white shirt and beige trousers, a leather satchel across his shoulder, looking tense and focused, softly lit with diffused daylight; around him, Chinese rural villagers in traditional simple clothing quilted jackets, cloth trousers, hats all frightened but silent, their heads slightly raised as they listen intently, the air thick with tension, cold neutral tones, realistic textures, shot on 35mm film, natural film grain, looks like a scene from a historical drama

Japanese WWII military aircraft with red roundels on the wings, partially obscured by light clouds, close-up from a top-down angle, part of the fuselage and wing visible through mist, no modern buildings, no roads, only sky and clouds, cold color tones, soft daylight, cinematic style, shot on 35mm film, natural film grain, cloud shadows, subtle sense of menace, looks like a tense moment from a war film.

2. Разработка генеративных изображений

Процесс создания изображений не содержит «секретного ингредиента» - работа с no-code инструментами проста и доступна всем: это либо txt-to-img, либо img-to-img, а лучше сочетание обоих. Самое трудоёмкое - отбор изображений. Настоящий cherry-picking забирает больше всего времени: нужно выбрать лучшие кадры из сотен или тысяч генераций. Это требует терпения, внимания и эмоциональной выносливости

4. Animation prompt

A cinematic shot from the movie: a plane flies into the camera and flies out of the frame, with powerful explosions on the ground below. The hand-held camera is shaking

A terrified man with short curly hair lies partially buried in the sand, staring up at the sky in horror, waiting for airstrikes. The hand-held camera is shaking slightly

Heroic scene from an old documentary-style film: chinese people jumping out of a stationary train , captured through handheld camera to the sky shakes and grainy film textures to mimic vintage wartime footage

A plane high in the sky flies over people from below. Scared people sit in place while the plane flies by high in the sky and bend down to the ground, covering their heads with their hands. Hand-held camera. The camera always stays in place with a slight shaking

A close-up shot from the 1938 documentary-style film capturing Time reversal scene as time goes backwards to the beginning of the moment of explosion; soft diffused light, grey-blue tones with subtle ochre accents, realistic textures, shot on 35mm film, natural film grain

A vintage aircraft soars through swirling clouds, its spinning propeller cutting through the air as the camera tracks steadily from a low angle. Mountain peaks emerge faintly through the mist below, sunlight glinting off the dark green fuselage with red-and-white insignia, captured in documentary-style cinematography with natural lighting and historical authenticity

A scene from a documentary movie: the hero in a white shirt with a backpack stands and reacts fearfully to loud explosions from behind the window of a carriage standing at the station. The train is standing. The hand-held camera builds tension

A scene from an old documentary-style film, A scene from 1940s China capturing tense situation inside the stopped train. A crowd of 1940s chinese people makes their way to the exit jostling each other. The main European-looking character in the center of the frame looks out the train window with an anxious face. He stands in place with an anxious face while people push him and passing by. The hand-held camera follows him and shakes violently

4. Animation cherry-pick