A feature-length solo AI Animated Film.
The Story
By-the-book Brett Woods and his two roommates are trying to survive an economy that rips them off at every turn. But when a hospital mix-up buries Brett under a literal million-dollar bill that he can't begin to pay, something breaks.
Brett stops trying to keep up and instead opts out of polite society entirely.
No more bills.
No more rent.
No more playing by rules that never benefited him in the first place.
What happens when society’s rules are too expensive to follow?
“The Spiritual Successor to Mike Judge’s Office Space”
A Human-First Creation
Script
The story, screenplay, and dialog was all written with no AI assistance.
Direction
The entire film was shotlisted before the first frame of video was generated.
Performances
Every line read was first performed by Marshall Rimmer with real human emotion and timing.
Original Score
Composed by Mihai Ciolca with no AI assistance.
Editing
The film was meticulously edited over five months.
Finishing
The film was sound mixed by a real human professional.
AI-Generated Elements
Character animation
Movement and lip sync was generated based on real human performances.
Character & Location design
A collaboration between AI generations and tidious Photoshopping.
Vocal Shaping
Real human performances were filted through AI applications that altered vocal timbre but kept inflections consistent.
Meet the Creators
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Marshall Rimmer
WRITER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, EDITOR
Marshall Rimmer started in online video, earning a Webby Award, 65M+ views, and a Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist nod along the way. Priced Out, his feature directorial debut, was made with no crew, no budget, and no patience for angel investors who're never coming. -
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Mihai Ciolca
COMPOSER
Mihai Ciolca is a Romanian composer whose big original score for The Invisible Raptor was praised by Variety for its "particular aplomb." For Priced Out, he gives three broke roommates an epic orchestral score they could never afford on their own.
