Sky Walking – a Hex Space story

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A young heiress unlocks her true self while pursuing an elusive creature in the clouds of Venus

The origin story of Cassandra Hex is part of a larger narrative about a future where the most valuable commodity in space is space itself. Hex Space – Spaceships, Science Fiction

Created by Nikolaos Stampoulopoulos

It took me eight months, literary thousands of prompts and an immense amount of patience to create, refine and complete an AI-generated short film with 165 shots, and a production value estimated at $1.5 million.

When I started creating the visuals, Veo and Nano Banana didn’t exist yet, and the same goes for Seedream and Seedance. Kling was at its 1.6 version, pretty decent but inadequate for the level of accuracy this project demanded. Kling 2.5 saved the day, at the end.

Character and design consistency was a nightmare, so a lot of the initial shots were regenerated and replaced during editing. All voices are original, designed in Eleven Labs. Music was generated in Producer AI, with a lot of help in prompting by Gemini.

Made with: Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Leonardo, Freepik, Nano Banana, Seedream, Morphic, Magnific, Kling, Veo, Hailuo, Runway, Seedance, Heygen, Eleven Labs, Producer AI, Udio, Topaz, Blender, DaVinci Resolve.

AI Showreel – October 2025

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This is my latest AI showreel. 100% AI-generated, and 100% handcrafted at the same time.

Generative AI is rapidly evolving into a true frontier for creative storytelling. These tools don’t replace artists; they empower our vision.

As an AI filmmaker, I meticulously guide a variety of powerful models to craft cinematic narratives that were, until now, impossible.

Drop a comment with your favorite shot, or send me a DM for projects, collaborations, workflow consulting, or seminar inquiries.

Spiritus in Machina: AI generated short film

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Logline: Hiding his dead brother’s consciousness within his ‘Artificial Ego’ implant, a space magnate returns to the underground lunar city of their common past, reuniting with the woman they both loved.

This is a pilot teaser for the grand narrative of Hex Space, a story about the protagonists and events that defined a time when nothing was more valuable in space than space itself. Hex Space is an original work in progress, created by Greek filmmaker Nikolaos Stampoulopoulos. The project aspires to evolve into a science fiction franchise that will include books, games, a TV series (with possible spinoffs) and various forms of online content.

All characters in this video are AI generated. Any resemblance with existing persons is unintentional and coincidental. Generative AI tools used in the making of this video: Midjourney, Leonardo, Freepik (Flux 1.1), Kling, Runway, Luma Labs Dream Machine, Eleven Labs, Udio, Videoproc, Photoshop. Edited and graded in DaVinci Resolve.

“Spiritus in Machina” has been selected to participate in three international film festivals that either include a section or focus entirely on AI generated short films:

  • Symbiotic Film Festival (Kiev, Ukraine)
  • CinemaZERO (Trento, Italy)
  • CineTech Film Festival (Opole, Poland)

The Drone

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Short film “The Drone” (GR, 2023, 22′), written and directed by Nikolaos Stampoulopoulos

With Marcella Giannatou, Mando Giannikou, Makis Nanos and Michalis Kanavakis

Director of Photography: Fotis Mitsis

GSC Drone Operator: Tassos Fytros

Art Direction: Anastasia Mastrappa

Sound Recordist: Stefanos Efthymiou

Make-up Artist: Niki Ovakoglou

Music: Katerina Kozadinou, EKELON

Editing: Nikolaos Stampoulopoulos

Sound Design & Mix: Vangelis Fampas

Color Grading: Manos Hamilakis

Line Producer: Manolis Melissourgos

Producer: Dimitris Spyrou

A co-production of Neaniko Plano, ERT S.A. and The Greek Film Centre