DevLog
Behind the Scenes
How the films actually get made — human-led storytelling, enhanced by AI. The workflow, the compromises, the failed generations and the problems solved along the way.
Alexander Howell · 18 September 2026
First Podcast — Recorded on Holiday in Croatia
I just recorded my first ever podcast while on holiday in Croatia. It is rough, it is real, and it will get edited when I get home. Be aware — this is my first one.
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Alexander Howell · 11 September 2026
The Cheapest GenAI Workflow That Still Looks Good
The cheapest AI workflow is not finding the cheapest model. It is deciding where quality matters, doing volume work cheaply, and delaying expensive generation until the idea has earned it.
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Alexander Howell · 6 September 2026
Bordon Camp: Building 1952 in Blender
Previs for the next project — the Great Beast Albion anime series. Bordon Camp, a major British Army training camp in Hampshire, 1952, built in Blender with Claude Fable 5.1 and MCP.
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Alexander Howell · 5 September 2026
Patreon Is Live (But Still Under Construction)
The Patreon page is up. Things are still going to be light on detail while I keep building it — but the door is open.
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Alexander Howell · 3 September 2026
100 Visits — Thank You. Now Let's Make It 1,000.
One hundred people have visited the new site. That might not sound like much — to a one-person studio, it means everything.
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Alexander Howell · 31 August 2026
Building a Local-First AI Filmmaking Pipeline
Can I do the grunt work locally and save the expensive AI for the final shot? The experiment begins.
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Alexander Howell · 24 August 2026
Official Selections: Isekai no Meta Remastered Heads to Seven Festivals
Isekai no Meta: Remastered has been officially selected to appear at seven film festivals next year — and the full list is in.
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Alexander Howell · 22 August 2026
New Website, New Design
The Creative Bandit Studios site has been rebuilt from the ground up — a new home, a new look, and a showreel front and centre.
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Alexander Howell · 16 August 2026
From Isekai no Meta to Character Spotlight
The Isekai no Meta Theatrical Cut is complete, the Director's Cut is in progress, and Character Spotlight begins with Thea Dēmiourgos.
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Alexander Howell · 7 June 2026
Isekai no Meta: Remastered Untold Beginning
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Alexander Howell · 21 September 2025
New Beginning
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Alexander Howell · 11 April 2025
“AI Anime Hero Reluctantly Returns… Again” DevLog
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Alexander Howell · 2 April 2025
Creative Bandit's Digital Crew
Come meet the digital crew of Creative Bandit Studios.
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