Annoying AI slop is all over the Internet, and video generators are a topic of huge controversy for many reasons. Lots of professionals are on the fence. They can’t imagine how generative models could be useful in their work. Why would I want a machine to create a random, generic clip for me – synthetic, uncanny, questionable, and completely devoid of my voice? If we put it this way, I don’t have an answer. Yet what if it could keep your voice? And what if there were indeed workflows for which AI video generators could be of real use? Seasoned filmmaker Drew Geraci offers a different perspective and shows us his approach to hybrid video production with AI. Drew Geraci is a renowned cinematographer and photographer with over 20 years of experience in the industry, creating captivating time-lapse and hyper-lapse works that you’ve probably seen. (For instance, the “House of Cards” opening credits.) Recently, Drew has launched his latest MZed course, “Directing the Future: Ethical AI Video for Filmmakers.” This article utilizes materials from the course and offers a sneak peek at his workflow for transforming still images into videos. Hybrid video production and what role AI plays in it My colleagues and I have written numerous news articles on AI video generators over the last few years. Sora, Google Veo, Dream Machine, Veo 3, Sora 2… Some of them are already super outdated, because the generative tech is developing at a breakneck speed. Yet, I’ve never used AI video...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 14 November