The Studio
Engram — an independentAI and CGI studio
Engram is an independent creative studio working across AI, CGI and moving image. We combine creative direction, emerging technology and traditional visual craft to create images and films beyond conventional production boundaries.
Manifesto
Three thingswe refuse tonegotiate.
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Direction before technology
The model is a tool, not an aesthetic. Every project is art-directed first and produced second.
02
One idea, held completely
We would rather deliver a single uncompromised image than a folder of near-misses.
03
Craft in the last ten percent
Grade, grain, texture and sound are not finishing touches. They are the difference between output and work.
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- Faster than conventional production
How we work
- 01Idea
We start with the brief and argue with it. What is the image actually for, and what would make it impossible to ignore?
- 02Direction
References, palette, lens language, tone. Everything is decided on paper before a single frame is generated or rendered.
- 03Production
Generative models, CGI and photographic craft run in one pipeline. Iteration is fast, but the direction never drifts.
- 04Post
Grade, grain, retouch, sound. This is where a generated image stops looking generated and starts looking authored.
- 05Delivery
Masters in every format the campaign needs — stills, social, broadcast, print — with usage agreed upfront.
Founder & Creative Director
A studio, first.An author, second.
Engram is led from Tbilisi and works with clients worldwide. Our founder is a creative director with a background in film, brand and art direction. The studio's voice comes before any single credit.
Tools & stack
A hybrid pipeline. Generative systems for exploration and speed, classical CGI and post for control and finish.
- Generative Imaging
- Diffusion Video
- Houdini
- Cinema 4D
- Blender
- Nuke
- After Effects
- DaVinci Resolve
- Substance
- Unreal Engine