Orchestrion
A precision machine plays the score and assembles AD-5’s work, one decision at a time.
Contains brief flashing images
The story
A precision machine plays a score while assembling AD-5’s work. Gears begin as drawings on a lamp-lit drafting board, then take form in machined metal. The sequence moves through ignition, an exploded gearbox, an assembly line and a pause before the parts converge into the studio mark. Brass marks the points of human input.
The film was directed by Shawn Van Brunt and built by Claude Opus 5.5 using the ArtCraft suite and code. Its gear teeth and phases were calculated to mesh. The 60-second cut follows a 30-bar score at 120 BPM, with sound effects from ElevenLabs and a final mix made in SoundCraft. The comparison below pairs an early look frame with the finished exploded view.
Stills
From look frame to final frame
The exploded gearbox was developed as a look frame before the finished sequence was rendered.
Credits & tools
- Shawn Van Brunt
