Overture (NOSFERATU: The Last Voyage of the Empusa) A Public-Domain-Made Horror Film | AI Crafted

This is the official overture for NOSFERATU: The Last Voyage of the Empusa — an upcoming A.I.-crafted hybrid silent horror film destined for the public domain once completed.

NOSFERATU: The Last Voyage of the Empusa reimagines Count Orlok’s voyage from Varna, Bulgaria to Wisborg, Germany as a feature film from the silent era — creepy, eerie,, and haunted by the imperfections of early cinema.

⚓ A HYBRID SILENT FILM

There is no spoken dialogue.
Only music, atmosphere, and selective diegetic sound:
the creak of wood… the crash of waves… the rumble of thunder… the hiss of rain… the whisper of something moving in the fog…

The goal:
to make a modern A.I. motion picture that looks and feels like it was restored from decaying nitrate film stock from the 1920s.

🪚 CREATED THROUGH THE WOODSTRAP METHOD

Every frame is built through the "Woodstrap method" — creation out of limitation.
Named in honor of legendary filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr., Woodstrap embraces the rough edges of low-budget, DIY filmmaking.

A.I. video generation is unstable as of current, and continuity between generated clips is rarely perfect — but in Woodstrapping, the imperfections become part of the art out of necessity. They echo the financial handicap of backyard filmmakers who create with the burden of a low-to-no budget.

But yet we still create because that's what we're meant to do.

📜 A PUBLIC-DOMAIN-MADE FEATURE

This project carries a special distinction:

It is a feature film intentionally produced for the public domain as its business model from the very beginning.

Not a film that “fell” into the public domain by accident.
Not a Creative Commons experiment.
But a full-length narrative feature made specifically for the public as its rightful heirs.

Upon completion, NOSFERATU: The Last Voyage of the Empusa will belong to you -- to upload, share, screen, and sell.

⚓ PRODUCER CREDIT INVITATION

Support the voyage.

Your donation funds production, generation of visuals, sound, post-production, and the tools required to complete the feature.

Financial supporters receive on-screen producer credit:

• Executive Producer — $100 contribution
• Co-Producer — $50 contribution
• Associate Producer — $25 contribution

Donate via Cash App: $DennisSmithersJr
Donate via PayPal: [email protected]

⚓ FRIENDS OF THE EMPUSA

Not everyone can contribute financially — and that’s perfectly fine.
Friends of the Empusa is a special credit category for supporters who help spread the word about NOSFERATU: The Last Voyage of the Empusa in meaningful ways:

• Post about it on social media
• Share the overture or trailer
• Write a blog or forum post
• Share the poster art
• Mention it in a newsletter, TikTok, podcast, etc.

Then email a link or screenshot of your share to: [email protected]

Your name will appear in the end-credits of the movie under Friends of the Empusa and shouted out on social sites.

Help spread the word — steer the Empusa into legend.

📧 CONTACT

Contact me via email: [email protected]

Message me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PulpWriterGeneral

Here I am on X: https://x.com/DSmithersJr

Official Website: DennisSmithersJr.com

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Overture score: "Deceit" by Marc van der Meulen (provided royalty-free)