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Tephra Horizon and the Alchemy of Film: An Interview with Einar Egils

STENCIL.ONE Between Fire and Ice: Einar Egils on Crafting the Visual Language of MusicA powerful look into one director’s way of translating inner emotion into elemental visual storytelling. ...

The Accidental Edit: How Constraints Can Shape a Music Video’s Soul

STENCIL.ONEMore With Less: The Art of Simplicity in Moderat’s ‘Eating Hooks’Director Måns Nyman explains why creative restriction leads to deeper storytelling—and how to make minimalism feel epic...

Surreal Simplicity: Crafting Intimate Music Narratives

STENCIL.ONESurreal Simplicity: Crafting Intimate Music NarrativesFrom parking lots to dreamscapes: A director's approach to finding beauty in movement, emotion, and intimate storytelling. Software...

45-Minute Epics: The Art and Vision of Long-Form Music Videos

STENCIL.ONEBuilding Worlds with MusicThe whole experience had a very cosmic feel about it. There was very little planning, and we just captured that experience and leaned into the transformative...

AI Storyboard Images For Filmmakers

STENCIL.ONEAI Storyboard ImagesIn this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create and add AI generated storyboard images to your film projects within Stencil. Software version 1.1.1 AI Storyboard...

Best Storyboard Software 2024

STENCIL.ONEBest Storyboard Software 2024In this tutorial we'll take a look at Stencil's storyboard software. Within Stencil you can add 4 types of storyboard images depending on your projects stage...