So I caught this story too, and while I can understand being spooked by the new image synthesis kit, I don't see half the danger here that Tyler Perry does. And this is especially so for his styles of movie, which are always about the acting talent and not the locations or cinematography.
I'll be frank: no AI is going to be able to pull off brilliant cinematography, and the fake CGI sets are already quite bad - AI sets will be worse, especially since you cannot fine tune them easily because of the way neural networks work. What I do see here, however, is great opportunities for bargain basement sci-fi movies and TV shows, which I think is an interesting possibility - because if ever there were genres that thrived on low budget productions it's sci-fi and fantasy! 😁
But character stories, drama, and comedy...? I really don't think the film industry need to be afraid of AI in this context. And I love your Nana Visitor point here. We might add Ian McKellen breaking down in tears on the set of the films adapted from The Lord of The Rings appendices: when the actors aren't happy, something usually gives.
We'll see what happens, but optimistically I have some hope this might finally draw people away from excessive CGI schlock, which might actually be a good thing all around.
So I caught this story too, and while I can understand being spooked by the new image synthesis kit, I don't see half the danger here that Tyler Perry does. And this is especially so for his styles of movie, which are always about the acting talent and not the locations or cinematography.
I'll be frank: no AI is going to be able to pull off brilliant cinematography, and the fake CGI sets are already quite bad - AI sets will be worse, especially since you cannot fine tune them easily because of the way neural networks work. What I do see here, however, is great opportunities for bargain basement sci-fi movies and TV shows, which I think is an interesting possibility - because if ever there were genres that thrived on low budget productions it's sci-fi and fantasy! 😁
But character stories, drama, and comedy...? I really don't think the film industry need to be afraid of AI in this context. And I love your Nana Visitor point here. We might add Ian McKellen breaking down in tears on the set of the films adapted from The Lord of The Rings appendices: when the actors aren't happy, something usually gives.
We'll see what happens, but optimistically I have some hope this might finally draw people away from excessive CGI schlock, which might actually be a good thing all around.
All the best,
Chris.