RUS-T is a cinematic AI sci-fi short film created with Reallusion AI Studio, Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana, and Adobe Premiere Pro.
RUS-T was built to follow orders. But on a remote outpost on Mars, one final mission changes everything. Abandoned by the people he was created to serve, RUS-T must confront his duty, his purpose, and a rapidly closing window for survival.
RUS-T is a science-fiction short film about duty, betrayal, abandonment, and survival, told through the story of a robot faced with an impossible mission.
Written and Produced by John C Martin II
AI FILMMAKING WORKFLOW
RUS-T was created through a hybrid filmmaking workflow combining traditional 3D production and generative AI image and video production.
Reallusion AI Studio — AI production and filmmaking workflow
Seedance 2.0 — AI video generation
Nano Banana — AI image generation
Adobe Premiere Pro — editing and post-production
The production combines 3D character development, scene direction, AI image generation, AI video generation, cinematic prompting and traditional editing to maintain character continuity while creating a cinematic science-fiction world.
RUS-T is also an exploration of a new approach to AI filmmaking: using established filmmaking and 3D production techniques to direct generative AI rather than relying on prompting alone.
Director Statement
The film was made with Reallusion AI Studio. The character was developed as a 3D asset using Reallusion Character Creator and became a key component to adapting the character to an AI Actor. The AI Actor was able to exist throughout my world and through each shot. The frames were first prompted and generated with Nano Banana with the source AI Actor. The world, and interiors were created with m
