Film record 2025 · Hybrid entry · New Zealand
Harvest of Glass
A farming collective uses a weather oracle that starts composing elegies for storms that have not happened yet.
About
Tools
Midjourney · Runway
+4 more in the stack
Method
Hybrid
Human + AI
Efficiency
16 CPM
Credits / minute
Genre
Drama · Eco-fiction · Poetry
Runtime
1h 12m
Story record
Synopsis
A quiet rural fable shot with volumetric environments, Harvest of Glass became a festival favorite for its restraint. Its AI-generated cloudscapes are treated less like spectacle and more like emotional weather.
AI-specific metadata
AI workflow disclosure
Production efficiency
16 cpm
AI contribution
55% AI cloudscapes/environment plates, 45% human photography/editing
Production stack
AI image
Midjourney
Approx. $48
Fast GPU image generations.
Cloudscape and glass-field concept plates.
AI video
Runway
Approx. $46
Video generation credits.
Weather oracle transitions and storm previews.
AI image
Stable Diffusion
Approx. $22
Local/GPU rental estimate.
Extinct flower and crop texture variations.
Compositing
After Effects
Approx. $64
Subscription allocation.
Volumetric layers and storm overlays.
Music/sound
Ableton
Approx. $0
Existing license allocation.
Environmental score and field recordings.
LLM planning
ChatGPT
Approx. $10
Writing token usage estimate.
Poem variants and oracle language.
Human-made vs AI-generated estimate
Budget in tool credits and currency
Total render/generation time
Generated shots vs final shots used
Custom-trained models
Actor likeness or voice consent
Copyrighted/IP-based material
Creator owns the IP
Team
Director
Writer
Producer
Prompt artist
AI cinematographer
AI animation lead
Video editor
Sound designer
Music creator
Voice actors
Human actors
Model trainers
VFX/compositing artists
Colorist
Poster designer
Studio / collective
Tool consultants
IP owner
Original concept creator
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