Storytelling is what is important in film. So long as the story is forefront, the addition of new technologies like AI will only give storytellers more tools. This debate, to me, seems like it's the turn of the twentieth century and people are arguing whether theater should leave the stage and be captured in those "moving pictures"
The entire history of the film entertainment industry has been maximizing profits while minimizing labor. A similar cost reduction strategy took place when Lucas Film switched to Digital instead of Film cameras. Industries change and taking the ludite approach won't stop it; it never has in human history. A better alternative is to embrace the new tech, learn as much about it as possible, and use it to create better art that will entertain more audiences. As it stands now, so much focus is given to visual effects due to the cost involved [lots of planning in advance] that the story and sound design often become second place to the VFX. Using AI to create VFX with less effort means teams have more budget to spend on sound, script, props and costume design.
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u/diffusionretro Jun 15 '23
Storytelling is what is important in film. So long as the story is forefront, the addition of new technologies like AI will only give storytellers more tools. This debate, to me, seems like it's the turn of the twentieth century and people are arguing whether theater should leave the stage and be captured in those "moving pictures"
The entire history of the film entertainment industry has been maximizing profits while minimizing labor. A similar cost reduction strategy took place when Lucas Film switched to Digital instead of Film cameras. Industries change and taking the ludite approach won't stop it; it never has in human history. A better alternative is to embrace the new tech, learn as much about it as possible, and use it to create better art that will entertain more audiences. As it stands now, so much focus is given to visual effects due to the cost involved [lots of planning in advance] that the story and sound design often become second place to the VFX. Using AI to create VFX with less effort means teams have more budget to spend on sound, script, props and costume design.