Rise & Grind (Psymulate)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
Every maneuver in a daily commute brings the pulse of urban life to cinematic glory. A concrete battleground whose pavements echo the tireless spirit of those fueled by ambition and determination. “Rise & Grind” captures the relentless pursuit of that next paycheck.
Text-to-video AI scene production in RunwayML (July ‘23), post-editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. Licensed music by Alix Perez & Verbz // 1985 Music
Audio explanation
Listen to Psymulate discuss this work.
Billy Daves, better known as Psymulate (pronounced Simulate), is an emerging digital creator based out of Austin, TX who is currently exploring the fields of vintage film photography, digital surrealism, glitch, and psychedelia through the use of AI tools and post-production editing.