Khalil Chapman

Original Film

Cocles

An original cinematic film set in Cocles, Puerto Viejo, paired with a 15-second surf study in multi-shot continuity.

Supporting visual study

15-second surf highlight

A lightweight silent loop focused on motion continuity, water texture, and the feeling of being inside the wave.

Role

Director + Visual Development

Tools

Creative Direction, Seedance, Visual Development

Timeline

78-second film + 15-second study

Deliverables

Horizontal film · Cinematic surf highlight · Process study

Gallery

Cocles still

Breakdown

Cocles is an original cinematic film set in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. The full horizontal cut builds a sense of place through the road, the coast, and the material details of daily life before arriving at the water.

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A separate 15-second surf study extends the project through multi-shot continuity, water texture, and a consistent visual language. The public process note focuses on camera language and adapting a cinematic prompt structure to the scene.

The full film is delivered through an approved unlisted YouTube player. Only the lightweight 6.5 MB surf study is direct-hosted by this site; the 113 MB up-res master is intentionally excluded from the website source.