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Creative Media Productions

This collection showcases original multimedia productions that explore the creative possibilities of AI-assisted content creation, music production, cinematic storytelling, and professional video editing. While these projects are not specifically instructional, they demonstrate the same production pipeline used throughout my educational work—combining creative vision with emerging technologies to produce polished, engaging digital media.

Each project incorporates a blend of AI-powered tools and professional creative software, including ChatGPT for concept development and prompt engineering, Suno for original music generation, AI image and video technologies for character creation and animation, Adobe Photoshop for graphic design, and Adobe Premiere Pro for editing, compositing, visual effects, color correction, and final production. Many of these projects required extensive experimentation, iterative prompt refinement, and meticulous editing to achieve consistent visual quality and compelling storytelling.

Together, these productions highlight my ability to integrate artificial intelligence with traditional multimedia production techniques, demonstrating expertise in creative direction, digital storytelling, prompt engineering, and end-to-end video production workflows.

That Time I Met Dave Grohl

Purpose:

Creative Storytelling • AI Animation • Multimedia Production

That Time I Met Dave Grohl is a creative music video that blends storytelling, AI-assisted animation, and professional video editing to transform a collection of still images into a dynamic cinematic experience. The project explores how static photographs can be reimagined through modern AI tools, creating the illusion of movement, interaction, and narrative progression.

The production involved extracting subjects from their original backgrounds, preparing individual image assets, animating still photographs, and integrating AI-generated motion to produce realistic character movement. Achieving natural-looking results required extensive experimentation, iterative prompt refinement, and careful adjustments throughout the animation process.

The project was assembled in Adobe Premiere Pro, where every animated sequence was synchronized with the music through precise editing, pacing, transitions, compositing, and visual effects. Additional post-production work focused on maintaining visual continuity while enhancing the overall cinematic presentation.

That Time I Met Dave Grohl demonstrates the creative potential of combining traditional digital editing techniques with emerging AI technologies. By integrating image manipulation, animation, music, and professional post-production into a cohesive workflow, the project showcases advanced multimedia production skills and the ability to transform static visual assets into compelling digital stories.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative planning and workflow development)

  • AI image animation and motion generation

  • Adobe Photoshop (background removal, image preparation, and asset editing)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, synchronization, transitions, visual effects, and final production)

  • Music integration and audio synchronization

Cut The Crap Putin

Purpose:

 

Satirical Media Production • AI Character Animation • Digital Storytelling

Cup of Crap: Trump & Putin is a satirical short-form video that demonstrates the use of AI-assisted filmmaking techniques to create a fictional news-style segment. Designed as a parody, the project combines character animation, voice synthesis, cinematic editing, and visual storytelling to produce a polished mock newscast with a humorous narrative.

The production relied on a comprehensive AI-powered workflow that included character animation, realistic lip-syncing, voice cloning, and carefully engineered prompts to generate believable performances. Achieving convincing facial expressions, body movement, and synchronized dialogue required extensive experimentation, multiple iterations, and precise prompt refinement throughout the production process.

The project was assembled and finalized in Adobe Premiere Pro, where editing, compositing, transitions, timing, sound design, and visual effects were carefully coordinated to emulate the pacing and presentation of a professional television news broadcast. Every visual and audio element was intentionally synchronized to create a seamless and entertaining viewing experience.

Cup of Crap: Trump & Putin highlights the creative possibilities of combining artificial intelligence with traditional post-production techniques. While presented as satire, the project demonstrates advanced skills in AI-assisted content creation, prompt engineering, voice synthesis, digital compositing, and end-to-end multimedia production.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative development, script refinement, and prompt engineering)

  • AI character animation and lip-sync generation

  • AI voice cloning and speech synthesis

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, transitions, sound design, visual effects, and final production)

  • AI-generated visual assets and supporting digital media

Dos Meowquis

Purpose:

 

Creative Advertising Parody • AI Animation • Multimedia Production

Dos Meowquis is a humorous parody inspired by the iconic Dos Equis advertising campaign, reimagined with feline characters in place of the original spokesperson. The project demonstrates how AI-assisted content creation can be used to produce entertaining commercial-style media while showcasing skills in storytelling, character animation, comedic timing, and post-production.

The production combined AI-generated character animation, image enhancement, and carefully crafted prompts to create expressive cat performances that captured the style and pacing of a professional advertising campaign. Achieving believable movement, personality, and comedic delivery required iterative prompt engineering, multiple revisions, and careful refinement throughout the creative process.

The project was assembled in Adobe Premiere Pro, where animation, sound effects, music, transitions, timing, and visual effects were synchronized to recreate the feel of a polished television commercial. Every edit was designed to enhance the humor while maintaining the recognizable style of the original advertisement.

Dos Meowquis demonstrates the versatility of modern AI production workflows, illustrating how creative concepts can be transformed into polished, entertaining short-form media through the integration of AI tools and professional editing techniques. Although created as a lighthearted parody, the project highlights skills in creative direction, prompt engineering, AI-assisted animation, and end-to-end multimedia production.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative concept development and prompt refinement)

  • AI image and character animation

  • Adobe Photoshop (image preparation and graphic editing)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, sound design, transitions, visual effects, and final production)

  • AI-assisted audio and visual production workflows

A Friend and Me

Purpose:

 

AI Photo Animation • Visual Storytelling • Multimedia Production

A Friend and Me is a creative multimedia project that transforms a cherished family photograph into a living, cinematic memory through the use of AI-assisted animation and professional video production. The project explores how modern creative technologies can breathe new life into still images, allowing meaningful moments from the past to be experienced in a dynamic and emotionally engaging way.

The production began with a vintage photograph that was carefully restored and prepared for animation. Using AI-powered motion generation and detailed prompt engineering, the static image was transformed into a sequence with natural facial expressions, subtle body movement, and realistic motion. Achieving convincing results required multiple iterations, extensive experimentation, and careful refinement to preserve the authenticity and emotional character of the original photograph.

Adobe Photoshop was used to prepare and enhance the source image, while Adobe Premiere Pro served as the primary post-production platform where animation, music, visual effects, transitions, pacing, and color adjustments were combined into a polished final piece. Every editing decision was made to enhance the emotional impact while maintaining the integrity of the original image.

A Friend and Me demonstrates how AI-assisted animation can preserve and reimagine personal memories through creative storytelling. By combining traditional photo editing with emerging AI technologies and professional video production techniques, the project highlights the potential of multimedia to transform still photographs into compelling visual narratives.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative planning and production workflow)

  • AI photo animation and motion generation

  • Adobe Photoshop (photo restoration, enhancement, and image preparation)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, visual effects, transitions, color correction, music synchronization, and final production)

Shadows

Purpose:

 

Creative Music Video • Cinematic Storytelling • Multimedia Production

Shadows is an original music video that blends music, cinematic imagery, and layered visual effects to create an emotionally driven storytelling experience. The project focuses on atmosphere and visual composition, using carefully selected imagery, dynamic editing, and creative post-production techniques to enhance the mood and themes expressed throughout the song.

The production was developed through an AI-assisted creative workflow that combined concept development, lyric refinement, and music generation with professional video editing. ChatGPT supported the creative development process, while Suno was used to compose the original music and vocals. Visuals were assembled from carefully curated video footage, cinematic imagery, and digital assets sourced from multiple libraries, then enhanced with overlays, textures, lighting effects, and additional visual elements to create a cohesive artistic style.

Adobe Premiere Pro served as the primary production platform, where extensive editing, compositing, synchronization, transitions, color grading, visual effects, and timing were used to blend dozens of visual elements into a seamless music video. Significant attention was devoted to pacing each scene with the music, creating a cinematic flow that supports the emotional tone of the piece.

Shadows demonstrates the ability to combine AI-powered creative tools with professional post-production techniques to produce polished, visually compelling media. The project showcases skills in creative direction, visual storytelling, multimedia composition, and advanced editing workflows while illustrating how multiple digital assets can be integrated into a unified cinematic production.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative development, lyric refinement, and production planning)

  • Suno (original music and vocal generation)

  • Curated video footage, imagery, and digital media assets from multiple sources

  • Cinematic overlays, textures, and visual effects

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, synchronization, transitions, color grading, and final production)

Mirrors

Purpose:

 

Creative Music Video • Visual Storytelling • Multimedia Production

Mirrors is an original music video that combines music, cinematic visuals, and layered digital effects to create an immersive storytelling experience. Designed to evoke emotion through imagery and atmosphere, the project demonstrates how music and carefully crafted visual narratives can work together to create a compelling artistic production.

The video was developed using an AI-assisted creative workflow that integrated concept development, lyric refinement, music generation, and professional post-production. ChatGPT supported the creative planning process, while Suno was used to produce the original music and vocals. The visual presentation was built from carefully selected video clips, imagery, and digital media sourced from multiple libraries, then enhanced through the use of overlays, lighting effects, textures, and cinematic compositing techniques to establish a cohesive visual style.

The production was assembled and refined in Adobe Premiere Pro, where extensive editing, scene synchronization, transitions, visual effects, color grading, and pacing were used to align every visual element with the music. Careful attention was given to rhythm, timing, and composition to create a polished final product that enhances the emotional impact of the song.

Mirrors showcases an end-to-end multimedia production workflow that blends artificial intelligence with professional creative software. The project highlights expertise in creative direction, digital storytelling, visual composition, prompt-assisted content development, and advanced video editing, illustrating how diverse digital assets can be transformed into a cohesive and cinematic music video.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative development, lyric refinement, and production planning)

  • Suno (original music and vocal generation)

  • Curated video footage, imagery, and digital media assets from multiple sources

  • Cinematic overlays, textures, and visual effects

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, synchronization, transitions, color grading, and final production)

Primal

Purpose:

 

Creative Music Video • Cinematic Storytelling • AI-Assisted Multimedia Production

Primal is an original cinematic music video that combines AI-generated visuals with authentic footage to create a powerful, emotionally driven narrative. The project emphasizes visual storytelling through precise synchronization between music and imagery, demonstrating how carefully timed editing can amplify the emotional impact of both the soundtrack and the visuals.

The production was developed using an AI-assisted creative workflow that blended original music generation, AI-created video sequences, and authentic footage captured during the Iraq conflict. By combining these different visual sources, the project creates a cohesive cinematic experience that reinforces the themes and emotional tone of the music while showcasing the possibilities of modern multimedia production.

Considerable attention was devoted to editing and synchronization throughout the project. Every scene transition, visual effect, and camera movement was carefully aligned with the rhythm, lyrics, and musical dynamics to create a seamless audiovisual experience. The project required extensive experimentation with pacing, compositing, overlays, and visual timing to ensure that each sequence contributed meaningfully to the overall narrative.

ChatGPT supported the creative planning and lyric refinement process, while Suno was used to generate the original music and vocals. Adobe Premiere Pro served as the primary production platform, where AI-generated footage, authentic video clips, visual effects, transitions, color grading, and audio synchronization were combined into the finished production.

Primal demonstrates an advanced multimedia workflow that integrates artificial intelligence with traditional filmmaking techniques. The project highlights expertise in creative direction, cinematic editing, visual composition, prompt-assisted content development, and the thoughtful integration of AI-generated media with real-world footage to produce a compelling and immersive music video.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative development, lyric refinement, and production planning)

  • Suno (original music and vocal generation)

  • AI-generated video sequences

  • Authentic archival footage integrated for cinematic storytelling

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, synchronization, visual effects, transitions, color grading, and final production)

Still in the Water

Purpose:

Creative Music Video • Visual Storytelling • Cinematic Multimedia Production

Still in the Water is an original music video that uses cinematic imagery and carefully curated digital assets to tell a visual story that complements the emotional themes of the song. Rather than relying on a single visual style, the production blends multiple forms of digital media into a cohesive narrative, demonstrating how thoughtful editing and composition can transform music into an immersive visual experience.

The project was developed through an AI-assisted creative workflow that combined concept development, lyric refinement, and music generation with professional post-production techniques. The visual narrative was built using carefully selected digital assets and video footage sourced from Envato Elements. Each clip was intentionally chosen to reinforce the mood, symbolism, and progression of the song, creating a visual experience that evolves naturally alongside the music.

A significant portion of the production focused on meticulous editing and synchronization. Every cut, transition, visual effect, and scene change was precisely timed to the rhythm, lyrics, and emotional dynamics of the soundtrack. Adobe Photoshop was used to prepare and enhance visual assets, while Adobe Premiere Pro served as the primary editing platform, where compositing, color grading, transitions, effects, and final polishing brought the project together into a seamless production.

Still in the Water showcases the ability to combine curated digital media with professional editing techniques to produce a polished cinematic music video. The project demonstrates expertise in creative direction, visual storytelling, multimedia composition, and advanced post-production, illustrating how carefully selected digital assets and precise editing can elevate both the narrative and emotional impact of a musical performance.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative development, lyric refinement, and production planning)

  • Suno (original music and vocal generation)

  • Envato Elements (curated video footage, digital assets, and creative media)

  • Adobe Photoshop (image preparation and graphic enhancement)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, synchronization, compositing, transitions, visual effects, color grading, and final production)

Honey Buns

Purpose:

 

Character Design • AI Animation • Creative Multimedia Production

Honey Buns is a creative short-form video that showcases the use of artificial intelligence to transform real-world photographs into stylized, Pixar-inspired animated characters. The project explores how AI can reinterpret original images while preserving recognizable features, creating expressive animated characters that blend realism with a playful, cinematic aesthetic.

The production began with original photographs that were transformed into animated, Pixar-style characters through an iterative AI workflow. Considerable prompt engineering and experimentation were required to achieve visual consistency, expressive facial features, natural movement, and synchronized character animation. Motion backgrounds and dynamic visual elements were incorporated to create a polished and engaging presentation.

The project also features original audio synchronized with character movement and animation, requiring careful alignment between dialogue, music, visual timing, and on-screen action. Adobe Photoshop was used for image preparation and refinement, while Adobe Premiere Pro served as the primary production platform for compositing, synchronization, transitions, visual effects, pacing, and final editing.

Honey Buns demonstrates how AI-assisted character generation and animation can be integrated into a professional multimedia workflow. By combining stylized character design, motion graphics, synchronized animation, and cinematic editing, the project highlights expertise in prompt engineering, creative storytelling, AI-assisted production, and end-to-end digital media creation.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative development, production planning, and prompt refinement)

  • AI image transformation (Pixar-style character generation)

  • AI character animation and synchronized motion

  • Adobe Photoshop (image preparation and graphic enhancement)

  • Motion backgrounds and digital visual assets

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, synchronization, visual effects, transitions, and final production)

  • Original audio production and synchronization

Animated Album Cover Documentary

Purpose:

 

Creative Animation • Music History • Multimedia Storytelling

This project reimagines a classic album cover by transforming a static image into an animated visual experience accompanied by documentary-style commentary. Rather than simply displaying the artwork, the production brings the album cover to life through animation while presenting interesting historical facts, background information, and insights about the album and its significance.

The creative process began by isolating individual elements from the original album artwork and carefully editing them in Adobe Photoshop. Characters, objects, and background elements were separated, refined, and reconstructed into individual assets that could be independently animated. This approach created the illusion of depth and movement, allowing the original artwork to evolve into a dynamic cinematic sequence.

The animated scenes were assembled in Adobe Premiere Pro, where individual elements were synchronized with narration, music, and visual effects to create a documentary-style presentation. Careful attention was given to timing, pacing, camera movement, transitions, and compositing, producing an engaging viewing experience that blends entertainment with educational storytelling.

This project demonstrates how traditional graphic editing techniques can be combined with animation and multimedia production to create engaging historical and documentary content. By transforming a familiar album cover into an animated visual narrative, the production showcases skills in image manipulation, visual storytelling, motion design, and professional post-production.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (research support, creative planning, and documentary content development)

  • Adobe Photoshop (image extraction, editing, restoration, and asset preparation)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (animation, compositing, synchronization, transitions, visual effects, and final production)

  • Documentary-style narration and audio synchronization

  • Digital media assets and post-production workflows

Dos Fetchis

Purpose:

 

Creative Advertising Parody • AI Animation • Multimedia Production

Dos Fetchis is a humorous commercial parody inspired by the style and presentation of iconic beverage advertisements. Featuring canine characters in place of traditional actors, the project combines AI-assisted animation, cinematic editing, and comedic storytelling to recreate the look and feel of a professionally produced television commercial while adding an original, lighthearted twist.

The production utilized AI-generated character animation, carefully engineered prompts, and iterative refinement to create expressive performances, realistic movement, and synchronized character actions. Multiple rounds of experimentation were required to achieve visual consistency, believable animation, and the comedic timing necessary to capture the charm and personality of the canine cast.

Adobe Photoshop was used to prepare and enhance visual assets, while Adobe Premiere Pro served as the primary production platform where animation, music, sound effects, transitions, compositing, and visual effects were synchronized into a polished final production. Careful attention was given to pacing, scene composition, and editing to emulate the cinematic quality of a professional advertising campaign.

Dos Fetchis demonstrates how AI-assisted content creation can be combined with traditional post-production techniques to produce engaging short-form entertainment. The project highlights expertise in creative direction, prompt engineering, AI animation, visual storytelling, and professional multimedia production while illustrating the versatility of modern AI-powered creative workflows.

Tools & Technologies

  • ChatGPT (creative concept development and prompt refinement)

  • AI character animation and image generation

  • Adobe Photoshop (graphic editing and asset preparation)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing, compositing, synchronization, transitions, sound design, visual effects, and final production)

  • AI-assisted multimedia production workflows

Empowering people through human-centered AI, innovative learning design, and technology that transforms knowledge into confidence, capability, and lasting impact.

Jason Hantman

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