CORONA AI SPEC COMMERCIAL
This project was part storytelling challenge, part technical experiment — and part excuse to make myself laugh. A genre mashup that is part parody commercial and part sci-fi horror short inspired by those old “Find Your Beach” Corona ads. Created completely independently using AI creative tools combined with my expertise in creative direction, art direction, post-production, and design.
Concept & Storyboarding
Developed narrative structure and created key art using MidJourney + ChatGPT, upscaled with Magnific & Topaz
Character & Scene Development
Character Consistency around June - July 2025 was OK, but considerably worse than it is now, in Jan 2026. A lot of time was spent up front creating the look of the main character, the aliens, the setting, and all of the other elements.
Tech Stack
Final Storyboards
Video Generation, Editing, Design & Finishing
Reverse-engineered JSON prompts for Veo3, generated footage across multiple AI platforms (Veo3, Vidu, Kling, Midjourney Video), upscaled everything with Topaz Video AI
Editorial: Cut in Adobe Premiere with music/SFX from Artlist.io, refined pacing across multiple iterations
Design: Created custom Corona Extradimensional brand identity in ChatGPT and Adobe Illustrator
Finishing: Applied FilmConvert Pro for Super16mm grain/Kodak emulation, manual analog effects in Premiere, VHS effects via Red Giant Universe