Frequently asked questions
Stories for the Small Screen, Power at Scale Audiences consume content on smartphones, laptops, and tablets—and demand has never been higher.
We harness the latest in AI video and imagery—Runway, MidJourney, Adobe Suite, MiniMax, VEO 3, and beyond—to deliver visuals that feel almost too real.
Our creators come from game design, music, and film production, combining artistry with technical precision.
The result: cinematic stories built faster, on smarter budgets, giving clients year-round value at what feels like Hollywood quality—without Hollywood costs.
See for yourself: this production was created entirely with AI, then brought to life sonically in Logic.
Q: What makes Plastiique different from a traditional creative agency?
A: We combine human creativity with the latest AI tools (Runway, MidJourney, Adobe Suite, VEO 3, and more) to deliver cinematic-quality content faster and at a fraction of the cost. Think Hollywood feel, without Hollywood budgets.
Q: Are your productions really “AI-generated”?
A: Yes. We use AI to generate visuals, storyboards, characters, music, and even post-production effects. Our team then fine-tunes everything using industry-standard editing and production software to ensure it looks and sounds seamless. In addition, we apply traditional charm, isnights, and skill that only humans can...
A tool is a tool.
In the realm of AI video production certain systems for film standout, and we use them:
For example:
Moonvalley’s Marey is a cinematic-grade AI video model thoughtfully crafted to serve filmmakers—not supplant them.
What sets it apart in 2025?
What Is Marey?
Ethical, Licensed Training
Marey is trained exclusively on licensed, high-resolution footage—no scraped, unverified data, no murky legal territory Monkey Ai Tools+15moonvalley.com+15Forbes+15.
This “commercially safe” foundation positions Marey as one of the first legally robust AI tools tailored for professional film production moonvalley.com+4Tom's Guide+4CineD+4.
Filmmaker-Centric Design
Developed by an interdisciplinary team of former DeepMind researchers and filmmakers—including Asteria Film Co., co-founded by Natasha Lyonne and Bryn Mooser—Marey mirrors filmmakers’ workflows and creative needs Medium+15moonvalley.com+15TIME+15.
It supports an iterative process, allowing creators to refine a scene gradually—like VFX workflows—not just oversimplified “text in, video out” interfaces moonvalley.com+13moonvalley.com+13Eidez.com+13.
Key Capabilities & Creative Control
Camera Control: Transform a single image into a dynamic 3D scene and direct virtual camera movements as if shooting on set moonvalley.com+2moonvalley.com+2.
Motion & Pose Transfer: Apply motion or poses from reference footage to new subjects, preserving energy, expression, and timing moonvalley.com+1.
Trajectory Drawing: Draw custom paths and let objects move naturally within a scene—no rewrites or random rerolls moonvalley.com+1.
Keyframing: Place reference frames along a timeline for smooth, controlled transitions between looks or shots moonvalley.com.
Reference-Based Layering: Define behaviors for individual actors or objects while maintaining lighting, depth, and physics moonvalley.com.
Shot Extension: Seamlessly lengthen scenes with consistent motion, eliminating visual breakdowns moonvalley.com.
Studio-Grade Visual Quality: Outputs at 1080p 24fps, clean edges, fine detail, natural lighting — ready for final delivery without upscaling Tom's Guide+3moonvalley.com+3moonvalley.com+3.
Hybrid Filmmaking Mode: Offers nuanced editing and previsualization tools—rewiring camera angles, backgrounds, and characters mid-generation moonvalley.com+5CineD+5TechCrunch+5.
Availability & Commercial Model
Marey is publicly available via a subscription-based credit system:
Clips are up to 5 seconds long, aligning with current industry standards YouTube+15TechCrunch+15CineD+15.
Render costs range from ~$1–$2 per scene—making high-end AI-assisted creation more affordable for indie filmmakers TIME.
Moonvalley recently secured $84 million in funding (bringing total to ~$154 million) to expand Marey’s capabilities. Investors include General Catalyst, CAA, Comcast Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Y Combinator PetaPixel+15Business Insider+15TIME+15.
Who’s Using Marey?
Filmmakers, studios, and ad agencies are piloting Marey—examples include:
Previs and finishing scenes for a Carl Sagan documentary by Asteria Business Insider+12CineD+12TIME+12.
“Uncanny Valley”, a sci-fi feature directed/starred by Natasha Lyonne, blending generative AI visuals via Marey with traditional filmmaking moonvalley.com+10The Verge+10innovatopia.jp+10.
Independent creators like Ángel Manuel Soto report production savings of 20–40%, giving them budgetary breathing room and creative freedom TIME+2TechCrunch+2.
In Sum Marey stands firm where many AI tools falter. It doesn’t sweep creators aside—it positions them at the helm of every move, every keyframe, every shadow. You sketch your vision, layer in nuance, shape motion and mood, and Marey listens.
It’s a model born from licensed integrity, built to hold up under scrutiny, and designed to expand—not erode—the storyteller’s authority.
Whether you’re sketching storyboards or refining final frames, Marey offers a cinematic scaffold—not a template. It's AI with a conscience.
It is the model of choice for all PlastiiQue productions.
