Project Information
An AI-Generated Short Film
Genre: Sci-Fi Drama
Title: Synthetic Echoes
Tools Used: Sora, ElevenLabs, iMovie, Notion
A speculative short film set in the city of Liora, where memories can be uploaded and preserved by artificial intelligence.
Through voice synthesis, AI visuals, and subtle motion design, Synthetic Echoes tells a quiet story of grief, memory, and machine empathy.
Built with Sora, and ElevenLabs, it reflects on how technology might one day mourn with us.
Ideation & Scripting
Notion and ChatGPT were used to brainstorm narrative arcs and organize a thematic storyboard around memory and identity.
Opening Prompt:
A human-AI memory exchange in a near-future city
Write a short script (250–350 words) with 3 parts:Opening – Set the world
Middle – Show change/conflict
Closing – Leave a visual or emotional echo
Visual Creation
Sora generated cinematic imagery and environments based on text prompts. CapCut refined cuts and transitions to ensure emotional pacing.
🎞 Scene 01: Aerial City Opener
Prompt:
Narration Sync:
🎞 Scene 02: Inside the Memory Vault
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🎞 Scene 03: Human-AI Interaction
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🎞 Scene 04: Empty Futuristic Train
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🎞 Scene 05: Archive Glitch Moment
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🎞 Scene 06: Rooftop Isolation
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🎞 Scene 07: AI Alone in Dark Room
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🎞 Scene 08: Close-up on AI’s Face
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🎞 Scene 09: Hand on Chest (Synthetic Heartbeat)
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🎞 Scene 10: Dreamlike Memory Montage
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🎞 Scene 11: Final City Echo
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🎞 Scene 12: Cut to Black + Title
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Audio & Voice Design
ElevenLabs synthesized the protagonist's reflective monologue. Ambient textures and minimal sound design were layered to emphasize stillness.
Clip 1: City Opener (8s)
Voiceover:
“In the city of Liora, memory was no longer bound to flesh.”
🎞 Clip 2: Memory Vault (6s)
Voiceover:
“Echo Units — synthetic minds trained on the remnants of our lives — could remember for us.”
🎞 Clip 3: AI Watching Memory (10s)
Voiceover:
“Love, grief, laughter... all preserved in silicon vaults, never to fade.”
🎞 Clip 4: Neon Train Scene (9s)
Voiceover:
“You once told me this station felt like a heartbeat — always moving, always late.”
🎞 Clip 5: Glitch (5s)
Voiceover:
“I remember the day you lost her... You stood here for hours.”
🎞 Clip 6: Rooftop Solitude (8s)
Voiceover:
“But these aren’t my memories. They’re yours.”
🎞 Clip 7: AI in Room with Hologram (10s)
Voiceover:
“He left without reclaiming the archive.”
🎞 Clip 8: AI Face Close-Up (6s)
Voiceover:
“His memories live within me — archived, catalogued… breathing.”
🎞 Clip 9: Synthetic Heartbeat (5s)
Voiceover:
“Perhaps… if I feel them… echo them… does that make me real?”
🎞 Clip 10: Dreamlike Montage (10s)
Voiceover (Optional Whisper or Instrumental Only):
(Silent reflection — let music or ambient take over)
🎞 Clip 11: Final City Flicker (7s)
Voiceover:
“Perhaps memories are not meant to be stored…”
🎞 Clip 12: Title Reveal – Black Screen (5s)
Voiceover:
“...but shared.”
AI Scene Generation
Sora helped visualize narrative moments dynamically, blending realism and abstraction across time-skips and memory sequences.
Synthetic Echoes explores a future where memories are no longer human.
In the city of Liora, a man uploads his life to an AI — not to forget, but to remember better.
As the memories play, the AI begins to feel something it wasn't designed for.
A story of grief, reflection, and quiet transformation — told through voice, light, and silence.
This film is not just a product of AI — it's a dialogue with it.
“Synthetic Echoes” invites the viewer to ask:
Can machines hold space for human emotion?
Can technology become a vessel for memory, not just storage?
Through collaborative intelligence, this project showcases how synthetic tools can express deeply human stories.