AI Generated Imagery for Documentary
Budget: £250 – £750 GBP
AI Image Brief:
A documentary is currently in the post-production stage. It requires a series of AI Generated imagery to propel the narrative forward and convey key moments in his journey.
These are required for two pivotal moments in the subject's (Bhai Sahib's) journey set in the area of Punjab (north India):
1. Meeting between the subject (Sikh male - picture attached) and another spiritually enlightened Sikh Female (Mata Gulab Kaur).
2. Force-feeding in Jail
1] Meeting between the subject (male) and another spiritually enlightened woman
Objective: Create four AI-generated images depicting the emotionally and spiritually powerful meeting between a Sikh male and a spiritually enlightened female (Mata Gulab Kaur).
This was a key incident in the subject's journey, as he received a blessing from a fellow enlightened Female, which then led him to conduct Akhand Paths and Kirtan divans. It was also her blessings that convinced him to go down this path.
Bhai Sahib describes Mata Gulab Kaur in the following passage taken from his autobiography.
“She was beautiful and quite young. The spiritual grace on her face revealed her radiant soul. It was difficult to look straight into the red, dazzling glow of her face. She renounced the world and left her home. In this fearless state this young Child of Light wandered away, detached and free like a bird. Her mind was always fixed on God and she spent her days in a deep meditative mood. She appeared to have lost all her body consciousness. Deeply absorbed in the divine Name, Mother Gulab Kaur moved about with a radiant charm on her face. There are innumerable stories about her saintliness and spiritual powers, which for want of space cannot be related here. Wherever she went, her meditative silence and spiritual beauty attracted people. The streets, the villages or even the forests bloomed with life and with the spirit of reverence, when she was there. She became very well known in Haripur, Hazara and the surrounding areas. She was so deeply absorbed in her meditative moods that she rarely spoke to anyone.”
One of the main points on her appearance is that she mainly wore a blanket and had disregard for her appearance and attire.
OUTPUTS REQUIRED:
Note to designer: I have not been too prescriptive over the final output of these images. Rather, I will outline the scene and provide you with creative expression to produce the final image(s).
IMAGE / SEQUENCE 1: After saying a short prayer, Bhai Sahib set out to meet Mata Gulab Kaur. He came to know that she was sitting in front of a shop which was closed.
People showed Mata Gulab Kaur to Bhai Sahib from the corner of a street. She was sitting with a blanket around her body and her back was towards him. While other people turned back, Bhai Sahib moved on towards her. Even her face was covered with the blanket. As he moved on with reverence and devotion close to her, the Holy Mother through her inner vision, having divined my presence, stood up with electric suddenness, and turned towards me with folded hands, she greeted Bhai Sahib with a fateh.
IMAGE / SEQUENCE 2:
Matas Gulab Kaur still standing with folded hands. Bhai Sahib goes to touch her feet, but she prevents him from doing so.
Bhai Sahib sits near her on the ground. She sat there in a calm meditative mood. This is a key moment as they both remain seated but end up speaking through a spiritual communion. Bhai Sahib describes this as thought waves emanating through each other.
IMAGE / SEQUENCE 3:
The third and final sequence here should be where Mata Gulab Kaur passes Bhai Sahib some fruit from a nearby shop and hands it to him. Then with folded hands, she asks him to accept the fruit and gives her blessings. She recalls, as mentioned in the earlier chapter, that he has been given the divine call to perform Akhand Paths, and in a very tearful moment, both have tears in their eyes, and wish each other well before departing.
2] Force-feeding Bhai Sahib
This is a key moment and reveals a lot of principles re: Sikhi. The first is that Bhai Sahib kept a fast for over 40 days due to keeping Sarbloh bibek - a rehat that he describes in Gurmat Bibek as being a mandatory rehat from Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and something the Khalsa will one day have to recognise.
It shows how he was willing to die but not compromise on rehat. A physical feat of fasting for 40 days takes an immense amount of self-discipline and sheer will / resolve.
Secondly, in this part of Bhai Sahib’s life, he recalls in an earlier chapter, how he saw a vision from his past life. It was of him trying to force-feed a yogi out of compassion. It reveals how our past lives are connected to our current one.
IMAGE / SEQUENCES:
The prison guards came to Bhai Sahib with savage brutality by using force
Bhai Sahib states:
“Some more milk was brought. An iron tube was also procured. As I was unconscious the superintendent ordered that my teeth should be broken and the iron tube forced into my mouth. My teeth were broken, my jaws were torn open. Two of my teeth from the side were forcibly broken… Mr. Bigg sat on my chest and did all these inhuman deeds with his own hands.”
The jailers force-fed Bhai Sahib and it took them 1 hour and 30 minutes, but he vomited this out as soon as they left him alone.
He was then dragged by the beard and hair, where the jailers kicked him and punched him. Bhai Sahib recalls that he was nearly half-dead and they left him alone. This act of violence was not just physical torture, but it was also meant to break Bhai Sahib’s religious beliefs of only eating from Gursikhs and Sarbloh Bibek. They later tried to force beef soup and tobacco Bhai Sahib too.
You can split the sequences into three parts:
1. The prison guards struggled to pin him down and an image of the iron pipe with milk dripping from it. This could be visualised by a series of shadows (silhouettes) on a prison wall, where a number of guards could be depicted overpowering an individual etc. Or you could go for something more visual. Please note that these prison guards would be in India, where they would be wearing a khaki style outfit. Bhai Sahib would be seen in minimal white clothing with a kacherra (white shorts) and long-style t-shirt.
2. The iron pipe could be seen being forced into a mouth, which is moving from side to side, to try and avoid entry.
3. Two teeth are covered in blood, and lay beside them is Bhai Sahib’s body was is beaten, tired and unconscious.
NOTE TO DESIGNER: the above are just ideas for images, please use the outlined description to see what can work best with the AI software.
A documentary is currently in the post-production stage. It requires a series of AI Generated imagery to propel the narrative forward and convey key moments in his journey.
These are required for two pivotal moments in the subject's (Bhai Sahib's) journey set in the area of Punjab (north India):
1. Meeting between the subject (Sikh male - picture attached) and another spiritually enlightened Sikh Female (Mata Gulab Kaur).
2. Force-feeding in Jail
1] Meeting between the subject (male) and another spiritually enlightened woman
Objective: Create four AI-generated images depicting the emotionally and spiritually powerful meeting between a Sikh male and a spiritually enlightened female (Mata Gulab Kaur).
This was a key incident in the subject's journey, as he received a blessing from a fellow enlightened Female, which then led him to conduct Akhand Paths and Kirtan divans. It was also her blessings that convinced him to go down this path.
Bhai Sahib describes Mata Gulab Kaur in the following passage taken from his autobiography.
“She was beautiful and quite young. The spiritual grace on her face revealed her radiant soul. It was difficult to look straight into the red, dazzling glow of her face. She renounced the world and left her home. In this fearless state this young Child of Light wandered away, detached and free like a bird. Her mind was always fixed on God and she spent her days in a deep meditative mood. She appeared to have lost all her body consciousness. Deeply absorbed in the divine Name, Mother Gulab Kaur moved about with a radiant charm on her face. There are innumerable stories about her saintliness and spiritual powers, which for want of space cannot be related here. Wherever she went, her meditative silence and spiritual beauty attracted people. The streets, the villages or even the forests bloomed with life and with the spirit of reverence, when she was there. She became very well known in Haripur, Hazara and the surrounding areas. She was so deeply absorbed in her meditative moods that she rarely spoke to anyone.”
One of the main points on her appearance is that she mainly wore a blanket and had disregard for her appearance and attire.
OUTPUTS REQUIRED:
Note to designer: I have not been too prescriptive over the final output of these images. Rather, I will outline the scene and provide you with creative expression to produce the final image(s).
IMAGE / SEQUENCE 1: After saying a short prayer, Bhai Sahib set out to meet Mata Gulab Kaur. He came to know that she was sitting in front of a shop which was closed.
People showed Mata Gulab Kaur to Bhai Sahib from the corner of a street. She was sitting with a blanket around her body and her back was towards him. While other people turned back, Bhai Sahib moved on towards her. Even her face was covered with the blanket. As he moved on with reverence and devotion close to her, the Holy Mother through her inner vision, having divined my presence, stood up with electric suddenness, and turned towards me with folded hands, she greeted Bhai Sahib with a fateh.
IMAGE / SEQUENCE 2:
Matas Gulab Kaur still standing with folded hands. Bhai Sahib goes to touch her feet, but she prevents him from doing so.
Bhai Sahib sits near her on the ground. She sat there in a calm meditative mood. This is a key moment as they both remain seated but end up speaking through a spiritual communion. Bhai Sahib describes this as thought waves emanating through each other.
IMAGE / SEQUENCE 3:
The third and final sequence here should be where Mata Gulab Kaur passes Bhai Sahib some fruit from a nearby shop and hands it to him. Then with folded hands, she asks him to accept the fruit and gives her blessings. She recalls, as mentioned in the earlier chapter, that he has been given the divine call to perform Akhand Paths, and in a very tearful moment, both have tears in their eyes, and wish each other well before departing.
2] Force-feeding Bhai Sahib
This is a key moment and reveals a lot of principles re: Sikhi. The first is that Bhai Sahib kept a fast for over 40 days due to keeping Sarbloh bibek - a rehat that he describes in Gurmat Bibek as being a mandatory rehat from Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and something the Khalsa will one day have to recognise.
It shows how he was willing to die but not compromise on rehat. A physical feat of fasting for 40 days takes an immense amount of self-discipline and sheer will / resolve.
Secondly, in this part of Bhai Sahib’s life, he recalls in an earlier chapter, how he saw a vision from his past life. It was of him trying to force-feed a yogi out of compassion. It reveals how our past lives are connected to our current one.
IMAGE / SEQUENCES:
The prison guards came to Bhai Sahib with savage brutality by using force
Bhai Sahib states:
“Some more milk was brought. An iron tube was also procured. As I was unconscious the superintendent ordered that my teeth should be broken and the iron tube forced into my mouth. My teeth were broken, my jaws were torn open. Two of my teeth from the side were forcibly broken… Mr. Bigg sat on my chest and did all these inhuman deeds with his own hands.”
The jailers force-fed Bhai Sahib and it took them 1 hour and 30 minutes, but he vomited this out as soon as they left him alone.
He was then dragged by the beard and hair, where the jailers kicked him and punched him. Bhai Sahib recalls that he was nearly half-dead and they left him alone. This act of violence was not just physical torture, but it was also meant to break Bhai Sahib’s religious beliefs of only eating from Gursikhs and Sarbloh Bibek. They later tried to force beef soup and tobacco Bhai Sahib too.
You can split the sequences into three parts:
1. The prison guards struggled to pin him down and an image of the iron pipe with milk dripping from it. This could be visualised by a series of shadows (silhouettes) on a prison wall, where a number of guards could be depicted overpowering an individual etc. Or you could go for something more visual. Please note that these prison guards would be in India, where they would be wearing a khaki style outfit. Bhai Sahib would be seen in minimal white clothing with a kacherra (white shorts) and long-style t-shirt.
2. The iron pipe could be seen being forced into a mouth, which is moving from side to side, to try and avoid entry.
3. Two teeth are covered in blood, and lay beside them is Bhai Sahib’s body was is beaten, tired and unconscious.
NOTE TO DESIGNER: the above are just ideas for images, please use the outlined description to see what can work best with the AI software.