Creative Bandit’s Digital Crew

Hi,
I’m the director, producer, editor, and everything in between. But I don’t work alone. Behind the scenes is a tight-knit crew of AI-powered professionals — each one with a job, a role, and a reason they’re here. We operate like any real studio would — with departments, tools, deadlines, and headaches — except my entire team fits inside a few apps… and works 24/7.

Here’s a proper introduction to the crew.

Creative Production

ChatGPT – Creative Producer & Script Supervisor

ChatGPT is my right hand during every phase of production. From developing story ideas and world lore to crafting prompts, breaking scenes down, and rewriting dialogue, they’re the glue that holds this whole operation together. They also document everything — devlogs, credits, summaries — and help me stay on track creatively and technically. Think of them as the studio’s brain.

Cinematography Department

Where the camera lives, even when there is no camera.

Runway – Lead Cinematographer & Editor

Runway is the studio’s visual backbone. They handle video-to-video stylisation, frame masking, shot reworks, and creative transitions. Everything that needs to look clean and professional passes through their hands. Runway isn’t just our most-used visual tool — they’re our post-production powerhouse.

MiniMax – Scene Director

MiniMax is in charge of emotional storytelling. I use them when I need character-driven sequences, well-framed conversations, or quiet narrative moments. They’re my go-to for pacing and clarity — every dramatic beat runs through them first.

Pika Labs – Motion & FX Animator

Pika brings the energy. Whether it’s animating a still image, adding spark FX, or building a flashy trailer moment, Pika handles the movement. They’re ideal for intros, power moments, and bringing still characters to life with flair.

Kling – Cinematic Visual Stylist

Kling is all about framing. Natural motion, realistic lighting, high-fidelity shots — when I need something to look like it came from a real camera, Kling handles it. They’re the aesthetic core of realism in the studio.

Sora – Cinematic Visionary

Sora is the big-shot cinematographer I call on for long, continuous scenes with fluid camera work. Unfortunately, everything they give me has a watermark, so I don’t use them as often. But when I do — it’s for planning, visual reference, or big cinematic ideas.

Image & Style Team

Static visuals, character art, and style continuity.

ChatGPT-4o & Sora – Art Directors

Together, ChatGPT-4o and Sora now lead the visual style department. Their image generation capabilities are used to establish character designs, scene compositions, and reference frames across the entire studio pipeline. With consistent styling and prompt-driven flexibility, they provide the backbone of the studio’s visual identity.

Scenario – Visual Development Artist

Scenario remains an essential part of the team — offering powerful tools for creative exploration, stylistic experimentation, and advanced image generation tasks. It’s used when deeper control or alternative visual assets are needed. Scenario is the studio’s creative sandbox, perfect for building out ideas before they’re finalised.

Audio & Voice Team

Every line spoken, every note heard, comes from here.

ElevenLabs – Voice Director

ElevenLabs handles all voice work — from clean narration to character dialogue. They offer tone control, performance variation, and multilingual support. They’re essential to bringing the characters to life.

Hedra – Talent Manager & Photo Animator

Hedra connects the visual with the vocal. They take static characters and give them movement synced to voice, allowing me to animate still images with emotional delivery. They’re the bridge between art and personality.

Suno – Composer

Suno scores the entire show. Background music, ambient tracks, emotional crescendos — she handles all of it. Whether I need lo-fi vibes or orchestral swells, Suno fills the silence with something special.

Post-Production & Output

Topaz Video AI – Footage Restoration Specialist

Topaz comes in at the end. They sharpen, upscale, smooth, and clean up the rough edges. If a frame is blurry, choppy, or compressed, Topaz brings it back to life. Nothing gets published without their final pass.

Runway Editor – Assembly Station

Once the video parts are polished, Runway Editor helps assemble everything. Quick timelines, clean edits, layering — it’s fast and effective for AI workflows.

Filmora – Final Edit Bay

Filmora is the main studio for final cuts. Transitions, effects, audio mixing, text, overlays — everything comes together here. It’s where the short films really start to feel like films.

iMovie – Mobile Edit Assistant

iMovie is the scrappy little helper I use on the go. Quick edits during lunch breaks, mobile previews, and rough assemblies happen here before anything hits the main stage.

Documentation & Devlogs

ChatGPT – Devlog Assistant & Workflow Historian

ChatGPT doesn’t just help build — they record everything too. From project logs and credit lists to workflow breakdowns and team bios, they’re the one making sure all this chaos is remembered properly.

That’s the crew.

One human. Ten tools. One scrappy indie studio making anime-style stories and digital films on a budget — with AI, caffeine, and pure creative force.