Gold Miner’s Daughter
Cold Justice on the Last Frontier
Cold Justice on the Last Frontier
A novel by Rick Steeby
In 1960, the frozen wilderness of Chicken, Alaska, becomes a deadly battleground when drifting cowboy Wyatt Peoples stumbles into a web of murder, greed, and buried truths.
Role: Director, Editor, AI Pipeline Design
The Challenge
The challenge was maintaining historical accuracy for 1960s Alaska, down to architecture, interiors, firearms, and ammunition, while directing tone and continuity across multiple AI systems.
The Approach
Every shot was built from scratch across a full AI pipeline.
Stills
Google Nano Banana
Midjourney
Magnific AI
Evoto AI
Adobe Photoshop
Google Nano Banana
Midjourney
Magnific AI
Evoto AI
Adobe Photoshop
Video
Kling AI
MiniMax
Google Veo 3
Kling AI
MiniMax
Google Veo 3
Audio
ElevenLabs
Artlist
ElevenLabs
Artlist
Edit and Mix
Premiere Pro
Ableton Live
Premiere Pro
Ableton Live
This was my first time directing across multiple AI engines at once. Same prompt, completely different worlds. My role was deciding which world belonged in the film.
Directional Focus
Mood over mechanics
Emotion over polish
Cinematic restraint over visual excess
Emotion over polish
Cinematic restraint over visual excess
I focused on how each model handled motion, light, and feeling rather than forcing consistency.
Deliverables
Generative teaser film
Character designs
Stills from every scene
Multi-engine visual tests
Character designs
Stills from every scene
Multi-engine visual tests
Key Insight
The future of filmmaking is not pressing a button.
It is vision, taste, and direction using tools that evolve constantly.
It is vision, taste, and direction using tools that evolve constantly.
