Create a 20-second cinematic sci-fi sizzle reel for a film titled “THE TERRAFORMERS.”
Tone: emotional, awe-inspiring, mysterious, high-stakes.
Visual style: ARRIVAL + INTERSTELLAR + ANNIHILATION + DUNE (2021).
Use a rich alien planet with multiple biomes: glowing forests, strange rocky plateaus, neural-pattern vegetation, shifting mist, and some desert storms. Warm earth tones mixed with bioluminescent greens and blues.
0–3 sec — PLANET INTRO
A sweeping aerial shot over a vast alien landscape transitioning between biomes: glowing forest canopies, tall alien trees with luminous veins, and mist-covered valleys. Add subtle hums suggesting the planet is alive.
3–6 sec — THE CREW ARRIVES
Silhouettes of the human explorers stand on a rocky overlook as the environment pulses faint light under their feet. Show a distant massive alien megastructure partly hidden by mist—not a desert crash, but integrated into nature.
6–10 sec — THE LIVING WORLD
Fast flashes of different biomes reacting:
• trees flickering with bioluminescent pulses
• spores drifting and refracting light
• roots shifting subtly like they’re breathing
• neural patterns spreading across the ground
Close-up of Kilito’s eyes reflecting the forest glow.
10–14 sec — PLANET RESPONDS
The ground vibrates; trees bend unnaturally toward the crew. A sudden wave of luminescent particles sweeps through the forest like a signal. Terraforming equipment malfunctions—screens glitch, lights flicker.
14–18 sec — INTENSITY BUILDS
Rapid cuts:
• bioluminescent forest turning stormy
• explorers running through shifting terrain
• alien vines retracting violently
• a hallucination flash: Earth collapsing
• a shockwave tearing through multiple biomes at once
18–20 sec — TITLE CARD
Fade to black. Metallic text appears: “THE TERRAFORMERS”
Then the tagline: “Survival Has a Price.”
End with a deep, resonant bass hit.