Cligent Aerospace: From CAD Renders to Cinematic Flight in 7 Days
In 168 hours, a handful of static CAD files became a cinematic announcement film.
- Client
- Cligent Aerospace
- Category
- DeepTechAerospaceGenerative AI FilmProduct Launch
- Our role
- Creative DirectionStoryboardingAI Image & Video SynthesisMotion GraphicsSound Design & Original Score
- Year
- 2026
- Timeline
- 7 Days
The brief
What we were solving
Launching a deeptech aerospace brand with almost no visual collateral
Aerospace startups face a chicken-and-egg problem: raising capital, securing route partners, and building buzz all demand cinematic footage of the aircraft in action, yet the aircraft is still in prototyping. Cligent had only three static, untextured 3D models and a fixed seven-day deadline to unveil their aircraft to the public and investors.
Turning static CAD into dynamic flight with Generative AI
We storyboarded a high-energy narrative built around the aircraft's short-runway capability, rugged versatility, and hybrid propulsion. Using the client's renders as structural seeds, we generated photorealistic scenes across cloudscapes, mountain passes, and remote airstrips, then used AI video generation to simulate flight mechanics, propeller wash, and banking maneuvers. Avionics-inspired motion graphics, spec lower-thirds, and an original score with custom hybrid-electric sound effects tied the film together.
An investor-ready aerospace reveal, delivered in 7 days
In 168 hours, a handful of static CAD files became a cinematic announcement film. The result positioned Cligent Aerospace as a credible new contender in Advanced Air Mobility, with the visual weight of a major aviation studio production at a fraction of the time and cost.
We handed over three raw 3D models. In seven days, they delivered a world-class film that made our aircraft look ready for flight.
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Cligent Aerospace is pioneering India's first indigenous hybrid-electric Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft platform, built to unlock regional air mobility from ultra-short and unprepared airstrips. To announce the aircraft without waiting months for flight footage or costly traditional CGI, we produced a broadcast-grade reveal film in a one-week sprint. Starting from just three basic 3D CAD renders, we used an end-to-end Generative AI filmmaking pipeline to show the aircraft in dynamic flight, supported by precision motion graphics, telemetry overlays, and custom spatial sound design.