[01]
Animated Storyboards.
Your key sequences as moving boards: rhythm, framing and tone, before a single shooting day.
LAB
AI POWERED
See your film.
Before you shoot it.
Animated storyboards, proof-of-concept trailers and technical studies for films in development.
Gargoyle LAB reel, 2026
[THE PROBLEM]
In development, a film is still just words on a page.
Financiers, co-producers and sales agents have to imagine it. Producers have to budget it without knowing how the hardest scenes will be shot.
One process. Two results.
A
Sell it.
Teaser, trailer and key frames to bring to pitches, markets and meetings with co-producers, funds and sales agents.
B
Shoot it.
A scene-by-scene study of how to make the film: what to shoot for real, what with VFX, generative AI, a hybrid of live action and AI, or virtual production. Tested on the hardest scenes, with costs.
[SERVICES]
[02]
Proof of Concept.
A teaser or trailer of a film that does not exist yet. Built from the script, made to be shown.
[03]
Production Study.
Every scene broken down, the hardest ones tested, and the right technique for each: VFX, generative AI, hybrid or virtual production.
[THE PATH]
From page to set.
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[01]
Script.
We break the screenplay down scene by scene, starting from the most critical ones.
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[02]
Storyboard.
Key scenes become boards, then animated storyboards with rhythm and camera.
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[03]
Proof of Concept.
The boards turn into film: teaser, trailer and key frames for the pitch.
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[04]
Pitch Pack.
Key art, a visual pitch deck and a teaser ready for co-production markets, festivals and funders.
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[05]
Look & Casting Tests.
Characters, costumes, make-up and locations tested on screen before casting and scouting, so the look of the film is set early.
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[06]
Funding and Incentives.
We advise on public funds, tax credits and international cash rebates. Through our network of partners we can work in any country, with costs and budget under control.
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[07]
Production Plan, On Set and in Post.
We test the hardest scenes, choose the right technique and estimate the costs, so you know where to cut before you spend. Gargoyle then takes the plan into hybrid production.
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[08]
Release Campaign.
Trailers, social content and promotional materials for the release, from the same world we built in development.
[CASE]
STARTING BUDGET
€4.5M
ESTIMATE AFTER THE STUDY
€2.5M
On a feature we are preparing, starting from a €4.5 million budget, this work brought the estimate down to €2.5 million.
Feature film in development, 2026. Title confidential.
[NEVER SHOT]
This folk horror was never shot. Every frame comes from the script.
Folk horror feature in development, 2026. Title confidential.
[FROM THE REEL]
Gargoyle LAB reel, 2026
AI, made by people who shoot films.
Gargoyle LAB is the AI division of Gargoyle Films, a Milan production, VFX, VP, and post-production company. Our tests come from how films are actually made, and the plan we hand you is one we can deliver.
Our team is made of directors, producers and VFX supervisors. Every kind of advice your film needs, in house.
- Directors.Story, tone and staging.
- Producers.Budget, schedule and financing.
- VFX Supervisors.How every shot gets made.
We are independent, and we stand for independent cinema.
VFX for Alessandro Volta (Marco Pontecorvo, Publispei and Rai Cinema), Nemo – Chi ha ucciso Sofia (Carmine Elia, Filmmaster and Rai) and Dark Vertigo (Giancarlo Soldi).
gfilms.it[CONTACT]
Let's talk.
Twenty minutes to tell us about the project. Nothing to prepare. Going to a market or a festival? Talk to us early.
BOOK A CALL
Your script stays confidential. NDA on request.
Gargoyle LAB
info@gfilms.it