KERN'S WORLD - A micro short film inspired by Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Enter Kern's World - a captivating exploration of identity and evolution inspired by Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This work delves into the mind of Avrana Kern, who finds herself an unwitting deity to an emerging arachnid society. From the confines of her sentry pod, we witness her transformation from human to a form beyond, culminating in a profound acceptance of her new existence. The spiders, under the subtle influence of a nanovirus, ascend from predators to a spacefaring civilization, showcasing the power of shared knowledge and collective advancement. This journey is vividly brought to life through the artistry of generative AI, with imagery from #StableDiffusion, #Midjourney, OpenAI's #DallE3, and the dynamic #RunwayML's 'Gen 2' video model. Join Kern on her journey in this mesmerizing blend of storytelling and technological innovation, where the boundaries of consciousness are expanded, and the future is reimagined.

And if you like this, I would seriously recommend reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. There's no way I could possibly do his work justice, so you should probably just read that (as well as the sequels, obviously)

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[hkandersenphilosophy]

The way her voice splits apart and doubles, one with a machine-like sound, really highlights the points about the shifting identity

[elmarbagirov]

Brilliant. Just incredible. Bravo. I hope at least the animated version of the books gets made. I doubt we can make a convincing-looking movie.

[xGEEK]

BEAUTIFUL! Looks amazing and captures the story perfectly. Way to go!

[jac]

This is unbelievably good. Adrian Tchaikovsky would absolutely love seeing this unreal video.

[johncalloway]

I came across this video as I was about halfway through reading the book. I put off watching it until I finished reading. Well I just finished it about 20 minutes before typing this. I started reading it in January. You could say I'm a slow reader lol. Either way, I didn't waste much time before coming here to watch.
It was a cool story and your take on Kern is great. I'd love to see a take on the other characters. Guyen would be a wild one based on his ending and the responsibility that was bestowed upon him from the beginning. Even Holsten. Drifting through time, woken up, dragged away, used, only to be put back to sleep to be woken again at a later date. I guess I'm going to have to read the sequels now.

[ElizabethGarcia-ltcq]

Nice job, however she didn’t know about them from the start of their evolution, but once she did, she ultimately embraced it.

[davidblumel]

Great work! Really got the meaning of the book!

[florent]

J'ai adoré le livre et cette vidéo représente bien le monde que j'avais imaginé. Bravo !!! Nice job

[aBinaryMind]

I just finished Children of Time. What a fantastic read! I thought, let me search this on YouTube and see what I can find on this book. I was expecting discussions and, while I found those, I came across this short film. Very well done! I think this captures the vision of the book very well. I have my fingers crossed that we get a movie or TV series based on this book. I got Children of Ruin on my bookshelf and intend to read that shortly. Again, nice work on this!

[john.]

This is almost exactly how I imagined it. Thank you

[waybked]

WOW, this is dope!!! Loved the book, loved the short. Great work.

[orbitONhigh]

this pushed me over the edge to start reading the series

[jucam]

un travail impressionnant et incroyable

[SidBarnhoorn]

That was excellent! Just finished reading Children of Time!

[tccki]

incredible work, visuals in sync with the narration, all of which was incredibly captivating

[DrMedos]

Very cool - I almost ignored this because I thought it was just low-effort GPT generated content but it looks like you curated it really well.

[flippysirc]

Beautiful film, this really sold the book for me. Thank you!

[TheMikemos]

Neat short. I'd almost rather someone adapt this into an animated TV series. HBO had a great Scavengers Reign series. My only hesitation is it wouldn't get enough viewers to get picked up for another season. But I think it would have a better chance than a movie. Either way it would be a HARD adaptation. But at some point I think Adrian Tchaikovsky will be the Philip K Dick of content for adaptations.

[TommyEngdahl]

What a coincid3nce.
Im reading that very book atm

[funcalox]

This is nice af i want a movie too ❤️ 🕷️