Behind the Film
A new kind of filmmaking
How HAMILTON: The First Flame is being made.
Making The First Flame
Real actors, real research, a new pipeline
HAMILTON: The First Flame is being created through a hybrid human and AI production pipeline that brings together traditional filmmaking, real actors, historical research, and emerging production technologies.
Set against the richly detailed world of 16th-century Scotland, HAMILTON: The First Flame is grounded in extensive historical research, with particular attention given to the people, places, events, architecture, clothing, and culture of the period.
AI Filmmaking
Every character begins with an actor
Each character begins with a carefully cast actor. Using the actor's likeness together with recorded reference performances, we create a digital double designed to preserve the unique qualities, expressions, and performance characteristics of the original actor.
These digital doubles then become the on-screen characters through which performances are developed and directed within the world of the film.
Behind the technology remains a traditional filmmaking process, casting, directing, performance, cinematography, production design, costuming, editing, sound, and music, all working together to tell the story.
From Concept to Screen
The pipeline
- 01
Research
People, places, events, architecture, clothing and culture of 16th-century Scotland.
- 02
Casting
Every character begins with a carefully cast actor.
- 03
Reference performance
The actor's likeness and recorded reference performances are captured.
- 04
Digital double
A double is built to preserve the actor's unique qualities and expressions.
- 05
Direction
Performances are developed and directed within the world of the film.
- 06
Post-production
Editing, sound and music bring the story together.
Production Technology
Technology in service of the story
The production combines emerging AI production technologies with the disciplines of traditional filmmaking. The technology serves the performance: every on-screen character is anchored in a real actor's likeness and recorded reference performance.
To supply Tool and workflow details from the Golden Eagle AI production team.
The crafts behind it
- Casting
- Directing
- Performance
- Cinematography
- Production design
- Costuming
- Editing
- Sound
- Music
The Filmmakers
Who is making the film
Meet Golden Eagle AI, the producers and creative leadership, and the production team.