Karl Heine and the unfinished canal
Karl Heine was a Leipzig entrepreneur in the 19th century. He turned fields on the edge of town into an industrial district and dreamed of a canal linking Leipzig to the sea via the Saale river. The canal was never finished. Structures from that time still stand as ruins in the landscape.
In the trailer, Heine returns as an AI avatar and guides viewers through his unfinished work. It opens a documentary project in development.
Pipeline building blocks: research and references, concept and shot list, keyframes, image-to-video, a consistent main character, German lip sync, music and sound design, edit and grade.
Also right for: city and company anniversaries, museums and memorial sites, buildings that do not exist yet, and pitches to broadcasters or funders.
