GoldenReel / AI VFX

Imagination,
made visible.

AI-assisted visual effects, from original footage to the final shot.

Selected shot studies

Final result / Original footage / Mask preview (Alpha)
01

Fire Sword

A boy wields a flaming sword in a martial arts courtyard.

01 Final result
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
02

The Crossing

A boy makes a perilous crossing over a narrow log bridge.

01 Final result
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
03

Cosmic Impact

From the Moon, a boy witnesses an asteroid striking Earth.

01 Final result
Final versions Version 01 Version 02
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
04

The Butterfly

A butterfly guides a lost boy through a cave in the forest.

01 Final result
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
05

Tiger & Hawk

A boy surveys the land with his tiger and hawk.

01 Final result
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
06

The Stadium

An athlete enters the stadium before an expectant crowd.

01 Final result
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
07

Frozen Throne

A boy awakens on a throne in the snowy mountains.

01 Final result
Final versions Snow mountain Dungeon
02 Original footage
03 Mask preview (Alpha)
08

Depth Composite

Original footage, black-and-white depth, and finished effects in one integrated video.

01 Integrated effectBLACK & WHITE DEPTH
Explore our VFX process

Inside the process / Hybrid AI VFX & Post

GENERATIVE AI, BUILT INTO THE VFX PIPELINE.

We combine live-action footage, CG and AI-assisted elements into shots that can be refined through compositing and finishing.

FEATURED TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN

AI CREATURE INTEGRATION

An AI-generated creature is composited into a cinematic scene, then separated into masks and control layers for further refinement.

FINAL AI-ASSISTED SHOT 12 SEC · TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN

FROM FINAL IMAGE TO CONTROLLABLE PASSES.

Separate control layers allow artists to refine the completed shot in post-production.

AI-DERIVED UTILITY PASSES

Depth, normal and material channels shown here are reconstructed from the image for downstream control. They are not native renderer AOVs and are used selectively according to shot requirements.

01

CONTROLLED GENERATION

Preserve performance, camera movement and composition while changing only what the shot requires.

02

LAYERED COMPOSITING

Separate elements, masks and clean plates so each part of a shot can be refined.

03

PROFESSIONAL FINISHING

Refine tracking, edges, light, color and grain for a cohesive final image.

04 / HYBRID AI VFX PIPELINE

HOW AI ENTERS THE PIPELINE.

AI is used as a controlled element-production path within the existing VFX workflow. Prepared plates, AI-assisted elements, CG / FX assets and native outputs converge in compositing, review and pipeline-ready delivery.

Hybrid AI VFX pipeline showing inputs, shot assessment, plate preparation, parallel AI and CG element paths, compositing, approval, delivery and the supervised revision loop.
AI-ASSISTED / OPTIONAL CORE VFX / REQUIRED

INPUTS

PRODUCTION MATERIAL

  • Live-action plates
  • CG assets / scans
  • Creative references
  • Shot brief
  • Delivery specs
  1. 01

    SHOT ASSESSMENT

    • Technical review
    • AI suitability + risk
    • Shot strategy
    • Color / format check

    OUTPUTApproved shot plan
    + control strategy

  2. 02

    PLATE PREP + CONTROL

    • Conform + color pipeline
    • Matchmove / tracking
    • Roto / masks / clean plate
    • Reference + region lock

    OUTPUTPrepared plate
    + tracked controls

  3. 03

    CREATE ELEMENTS

    PARALLEL / COMBINABLE PATHS

    CORE PLATE ROUTE PREPARED PLATE + TRACKED CONTROLS

    AI-ASSISTED ELEMENT PATH / OPTIONAL

    1. CONTROLLED GENERATION references · masks · motion
    2. ISOLATE ELEMENTS + REBUILD CONTROLS alpha · mattes · utility data*

    CG / FX / PRACTICAL ELEMENT PATH / AS NEEDED

    1. CG / FX / PRACTICAL animation · simulation
      stock · scans · elements
    2. NATIVE OUTPUTS beauty · AOVs
      data passes

    ELEMENT PATHS REJOIN THE SUPERVISED PLATE

  4. 04

    COMPOSITE + FINISH

    • Occlusion + contact
    • Light / shadow / depth
    • Paint + edge repair
    • Optics / blur / grain
    • Color match + finishing

    ONE SUPERVISEDFINAL COMPOSITE

  5. 05

    REVIEW + APPROVE

    • Temporal stability
    • Cross-shot continuity
    • Technical validation
    • Supervisor review

    GATEShot approval
    + sequence sign-off

  6. 06

    DELIVER

    • Finals
    • Precomps
    • Elements
    • Mattes / clean plates
    • Native AOVs
    • AI utility passes*
    • Versions + metadata

    OUTPUTPIPELINE-READY
    HANDOFF

SUPERVISED REVISION LOOPReturns to 03 / Create Elements when another controlled pass is required.

PIPELINE PRINCIPLE

AI output rejoins the core pipeline as controllable elements — not as an untouchable final render.

Native CG AOVs remain native where available. AI-derived utility passes are reconstructed only when they provide useful downstream control.

05

WHAT WE CAN DO

  • Digital creatures and character elements
  • Smoke, fire, atmospherics, magic and energy FX
  • Environment extension and scene reconstruction
  • AI-assisted relighting and look development
  • Shot repair, object removal and continuity fixes
  • Shot testing, proof of concept and pipeline R&D

06

DELIVERY

Final shots, precomps, separate elements, masks, clean plates and agreed technical passes.

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