01 / Intelligence
Google Gemini API
Draft structured scripts, direct the narration, and create AI imagery. Chapters and scenes turn model output into material that can be edited and refined.
- Script writing
- Voice & narration
- AI imagery
AI video studio · Product case study
CinePulse
Studio.
From a topic to a film. With room to direct.
A video studio for creators with a story in mind. I designed and built CinePulse to bring AI-assisted writing, real archival visuals, narration, and editing into one continuous workflow, with creative control at every step.
CinePulseStudioGoogle GeminiNational ArchivesCreative control
01 / The idea
Make the story.
Keep the control.
A faceless video still needs a point of view. The challenge was connecting the pieces of production while leaving room to change the script, choose better imagery, and shape the pacing.
CinePulse starts with a topic and builds an editable production plan. AI-assisted videos and archive-based documentaries share a studio, so the creator can move from the first idea to the final cut without losing the thread.
- Review before production
- Direct scene by scene
- Keep sources visible
02 / The workflow
One idea.
A connected studio.
A guided start opens into a flexible editing workspace. Explore the actual app screens below.
01 / Start with a topicEnough structure
Enough structure
to get moving.
Describe the story, choose a format, and set a visual direction. Economy, Balanced, and Cinematic presets make the first decisions approachable while keeping deeper controls available.
Actual app screen ↗ Select image to enlarge
02 / Shape the storyThe script is
The script is
a working draft.
Chapters break the narrative into scenes. Spoken narration and visual direction can be reviewed before media is produced, with runtime, the media mix, and estimated cost in view.
Actual app screen ↗ Select image to enlarge
03 / Review the materialSee what will
See what will
tell the story.
The storyboard puts imagery beside the narration it supports. Archive items and AI illustrations are identified scene by scene, giving the creator a clear place to review, replace, and reorder them.
Actual app screen ↗ Select image to enlarge
04 / Direct the editThe details
The details
make the film.
A persistent preview, focused scene inspector, and linked timeline keep the edit connected. Adjust narration, framing, timing, captions, and sound; compare replacement takes and save snapshots along the way.
Actual app screen ↗ Select image to enlarge
03 / The evidence
A story with
something behind it.
Documentaries brought a different design problem: the source matters as much as the image. I integrated the National Archives Catalog API to bring real archival photographs and footage into production, with catalog records attached to the material.
The workflow brings repository, date, creator, and rights information into scene review and carries available credits into the export. Searches can reach across additional public archives, while a National Archives-only option keeps the source choice explicit.
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Choose the visual approachArchive-only or archives paired with AI imagery and footage.
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Keep the origin legibleSource records remain accessible; AI scenes carry a “Digitally Recreated” label.
03
Leave room for reviewThe storyboard pauses production so the story and its evidence can be checked.
From the Apollo 11 projectSource / 02
Via Saturn V Rocket
- Creator
- NASA
- Repository
- Wikimedia Commons
- Date
- July 16, 1969
- Recorded rights
- Public domain
Under the surface / The integrations
From API calls
to creative control.
I connected Google Gemini with public archive APIs to bring story development and real historical visuals into the same studio. The design turns separate services into a production workflow the creator can review and direct.
02 / Original material
National Archives API
Retrieve archival photographs and footage from the U.S. National Archives Catalog. Preserve the source title, creator, date, and recorded rights alongside each selected item.
- Real photographs
- Historical footage
- Source records
Additional archive integrations
- Wikimedia Commons
- Library of Congress
- NASA
- Internet Archive
The story, the sources, and the edit stay connected through the storyboard and timeline.
04 / The visual language
A quiet canvas.
A distinct pulse.
The studio gives the media space. Its identity brings warmth, rhythm, and a recognizable point of view.
The studio identityPlay + Pulse
CinePulseStudioAction & energyStudio amber
#FCD34DFocus & depthCanvas black
#0A0A0AType & claritySoft white
#FAFAFALet the media lead.
Dark surfaces recede behind the preview. Amber makes selected scenes and primary actions easy to find.
Reveal the next decision.
Presets simplify the start. Focused inspectors and expandable controls make room for finer direction.
Make time visible.
Waveforms, proportional clips, and timecodes turn an abstract production process into a readable edit.
Inside the film / Chapter graphics
A little type.
A clearer story.
The chapter-title treatment went through several directions before settling on a fine vertical rule, dark type, and a soft white wash. It keeps the original image present while making the chapter easy to read.
The final treatment was checked in the rendered video, connecting the visual concept to the actual output.
Actual rendered frame
05 / The final cut
From the workspace
into the world.
This Apollo 11 short was produced in CinePulse. The finished piece brings archival imagery, disclosed AI illustrations, directed narration, music, captions, and chapter graphics into one export.
- Story
- Apollo 11: Fulfilling the Lunar Goal
- Format
- Vertical · 9:16 · 59 seconds
- Original export
- 1080 × 1920 · 30 fps
Web preview of the finished export. Archive and music credits are included below.
CinePulse / Final cut00:59
The takeaway
Designing the path
between idea and execution.
CinePulse grew through making real videos, finding friction, and refining the tools around it. The result is a working application where the interface, the production system, and the visual output are designed together.
An ongoing, self-directed product by James Mirdamadi