Presence

From the release "Synthetic Fantastic" by Dark Protocol

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Get the crew together and hop in the boat; we're going scuba diving with some mermaids and checking out Atlantis. Enjoy!

Technical Notes

The "Presence" video was generated in February 2025 using OpenAI's Sora. It was created using various custom Sora presets I made, which defined the visual aesthetic throughout. The presets were designed to mimic the look of cell-phone footage, amateur underwater photography, and cinematic music videos.

All images were created at 480p for speed and efficiency, then edited in Adobe Premiere, with all graphics and effects executed using Adobe After Effects. Once the edit and graphics were locked, the images were upscaled to 720p using custom processes (unsharp mask, grain, etc.).