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AudioBoost Animated Explainer Video

by Michael Cawood October 5, 2026 in
Michael Cawood and Julie Cawood, of HEROmation, created an animated-style explainer video for AudioBoost based on their audio tool to read aloud website content.

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The Phoenix Gene – Book Series Cover Art

by Michael Cawood September 29, 2026 in
The Phoenix Gene film pitch, concept artwork and game were all Art Directed by Michael Cawood. But when it came time to work on the first three book covers Michael was busy working on the VR Game. So, JP Cawood worked with a specialist book cover artist to steer the look towards styles book readers are more familiar with and settled on a style that the book reading community liked. The new look involved iconic symbol-like imagery over a background that related to the story pulled from other IP concept artwork and then adapted to fit the new style. Michael came on board as his time freed up from the game to polish the visuals and make adjustments ready for publishing. Then he took over the cover design work for the rest of the book series keeping the designs in line with the established style.

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The Phoenix Gene – 3D AI Art Direction

by Michael Cawood May 21, 2026 in
Drawing from The Phoenix Gene VR game universe, I developed a series of original AI-generated storytelling and marketing images to begin visualizing the narrative worlds of the game and its companion novels. Using Higgsfield AI, I accessed a suite of image generation models — including Nano Banana, Seedream, Kling, and Flux — to explore a range of visual styles and cinematic possibilities.

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The Phoenix Gene – Live Action AI Direction

by Michael Cawood May 20, 2026 in
Drawing from The Phoenix Gene VR game universe, I developed a series of original AI-generated storytelling and marketing images to begin visualizing the narrative worlds of the game and its companion novels. Using Higgsfield AI, I accessed a suite of image generation models — including Nano Banana, Seedream, Kling, and Flux — to explore a range of visual styles and cinematic possibilities.

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The Phoenix Gene – 2D AI Art Direction

by Michael Cawood May 20, 2026 in
Drawing from The Phoenix Gene VR game universe, I developed a series of original AI-generated storytelling and marketing images to begin visualizing the narrative worlds of the game and its companion novels. Using Higgsfield AI, I accessed a suite of image generation models — including Nano Banana, Seedream, Kling, and Flux — to explore a range of visual styles and cinematic possibilities.

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Boat Janitor Strikes Back – Gen AI Video Creation

by Michael Cawood May 4, 2026 in
I worked with content from Dramawave to create insert shots that tell the story quickly. This is a vertical drama, and they tend to be 1-3 minutes in length, so you haven't got long to get your point across and setup the next cliff hanger. The writers had a few basic close-up shots, but they needed AI Video Creation for establishing shots and enhancements to existing shots that tell more story than what they started with. I adjusted compositions, inserted new elements, changed the mood and atmosphere of the scenes and adjusted performances.

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The Phoenix Gene – Development Art Direction

by Michael Cawood July 11, 2023 in
Feature Pitch