Every video here began as a prompt — an idea shaped by language and brought to life by AI. Some turned out beautifully, others took creative detours. Below, you’ll find the results and the prompts that started it all — to learn from, remix, or just enjoy.

Inside the Sora Sandbox

  • Majestic Elephant Sunrise

    A herd of elephants walks gracefully across a vast golden savanna at sunrise. The soft light creates a warm glow, highlighting the dewdrops sparkling on the grass. Among the herd, a young elephant moves cautiously, pausing often, while the older elephants stay close by, offering protection. Above, a flock of birds takes flight in slow motion, leaving faint glowing trails that linger in the air. The scene is entirely natural, with photo-realistic details and cinematic lighting, capturing a peaceful and majestic atmosphere. The young elephant pauses, looking around with curiosity.

  • Thread of Connection

    Visualize a glowing thread of light weaving its way through diverse environments—a family home, a hospital, a forest, a city skyline. It moves smoothly, connecting people, devices, and places. The thread pulses gently as it passes each scene, symbolizing unseen connection. Final shot: the thread forms a glowing infinity symbol in the sky as the world lights up below. Clean, modern, surreal tone.

  • Quiet Reflection

    A photorealistic of Asian woman in her early 40s standing alone in a softly lit, modern interior space with neutral beige and soft white tones. She has medium-length brown hair, wears casual, cozy clothing (e.g., a soft sweater and relaxed pants), and stands with her arms gently at her sides. Her expression is calm and thoughtful, with a hint of vulnerability. The room is minimal, with a smooth wall behind her and soft natural light filtering in from the side. The camera is centered at mid-body level and slowly zooms in over 5 seconds. The scene should feel intimate, grounded, and emotionally open, with no background distractions, text, or fast movement. Gentle ambient light and slight shadowing provide depth and realism.

  • Otters at Sunrise

    In a quiet, forested river at sunrise, a pair of otters glide effortlessly through the water. Mist hangs just above the surface. The otters playfully twirl and dive, creating ripples that reflect the soft morning light. One pauses on a mossy rock to look around, whiskers twitching. A single yellow leaf drifts by on the current. The camera tracks gently alongside them, capturing the flow of the stream and the serenity of their movement. Everything is photo-realistic—rich textures, soft lighting, ambient detail. The mood is calm, present, and quietly joyful. Inspired by the visuals of Our Planet and My Octopus Teacher.

  • Timeless Journey Forward

    A solitary woman in sleek, minimalist business attire walks slowly across a vast dry lakebed. The cracked earth beneath her feet looks like shattered glass—fractal patterns stretching to the horizon. Half-buried among the fractures are enormous antique clocks, their faces cracked and partially submerged in dust, still ticking softly. The atmosphere is still and surreal. The lighting is soft and golden, evoking a quiet sense of isolation and reflection.

    The camera rises slowly behind her, revealing the vast expanse of broken time and terrain. As she continues walking, the cracks ahead begin to glow faintly—forming a subtle path of light that winds forward across the fractured earth. Soft glowing particles drift upward from the ground like embers, symbolizing a quiet transformation. The lighting begins to shift—golden tones giving way to a warm digital twilight.

    In the distance, a glowing futuristic city slowly begins to emerge from the haze. Its structures are elegant, fluid, and radiant—hovering just above the horizon. The woman pauses briefly to take it in. The camera shifts to a wide, cinematic angle, capturing her silhouette against the emerging skyline. The scene ends on a note of hope, clarity, and arrival.

  • Sunrise Serenity Stroll

    A woman in her late 30s with shoulder-length wavy auburn hair and pale freckled skin walks barefoot through a rooftop garden at sunrise. She wears a flowing sage green linen dress that moves gently in the morning breeze. The garden is lush with blooming lavender, rosemary, and golden sunflowers. The sun rises slowly behind distant skyscrapers, casting warm golden light across the plants and her face. As she walks, she brushes her fingertips across the petals. The camera floats steadily beside her at waist level, then slowly arcs around to reveal her serene smile as she looks out over the awakening city. Light reflects in her eyes. Steam rises from a ceramic mug she carries in her other hand. The scene should feel emotionally grounded, peaceful, and photorealistic with soft depth of field, warm lens flares, and cinematic color grading.

Prompt Misfires

  • Forked Up

    A well-intentioned dining scene turned into a contortionist act. Lesson: AI still struggles with hands, plates, and gravity.

  • Croissant Chaos

    This one was meant to capture intrusive food thoughts — but the AI got handsy, emotional, and grammatically confused. Also… that's not how you eat a croissant.

  • Double Booked

    Supposed to show a looped scene of focused routine — instead, it looks like his identical twin beat him to the keyboard. Not quite the time warp we had in mind.

  • Haunted Hand Latte

    This was meant to be a peaceful coffee moment… until the ghost hands showed up. The cup floats, hands flip, and physics politely leaves the scene.

  • The Journal Flipped Back

    Intended as a gentle journaling scene with the words “Today I will be kind to myself” — but the spelling stumbled, the hands drifted, and the perspective took a hard left. Still oddly inspiring... in reverse.

  • Fork of Enlightenment

    She was supposed to gently set down the fork in a mindful moment — but what emerged was part magic show, part utensil ballet. Somewhere between intention and illusion, the fork became... something else entirely.

Synthesia Shorts

Avatar Insight: Where the Magic Happens

Avatar Insight: Better Inputs, Sharper Results

Avatar Insight: Lessons from a Failed Prompt

Avatar Insight: Acceleration Over Automation

Avatar Insight: The Spark of Collaboration

Avatar Insight: Finding Gold in the Glitch

Early AI Video Explorations

Early AI Video Trial — ChatGPT, Canva & ElevenLabs Fusion

This video represents my initial foray into combining AI tools for storytelling. The script was crafted with ChatGPT, narration voiced via ElevenLabs, and visuals assembled manually using Canva—leveraging AI-assisted footage identification and music selection. It’s a hands-on experiment in blending automation with creative control, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how generative workflows evolve.

AI 101: Understanding the Landscape - ChatGPT, DALLE, Canva & ElevenLabs

This short demo was created for secondary administrators to provide context for the rapid development of AI and what it means for education. It includes a brief timeline of key AI milestones and introduces foundational concepts to help school and district leaders move beyond the buzzwords to better evaluate the instructional, ethical, and operational implications of AI in schools.