Deepfakes are all the rage, but as technology gets better, it's harder to spot reality. You have to look twice now. It didn't always use to be this way, but as you scroll social media and see a celebrity chatting or discussing something, you have to hesitate. That's because deepfakes are all the rage. Sometimes people make them, and I think they look lame or obvious, but there was a recent one with Tom Cruise that went viral and made me stop scrolling and examine it. The video's creator is Belgium VFX specialist Chris Ume. He made the video to showcase how good he is with effects and get attention for his resume. Ume told The Verge, “You can’t do it by just pressing a button... That’s important, that’s a message I want to tell people.” According to Ume, each clip took weeks of work using the open-source DeepFaceLab algorithm as well as established video editing tools. “By combining traditional CGI and VFX with deepfakes, it makes it better. I make sure you don’t see any of the glitches.” Check out the video from Chris Ume, and let's talk after the jump. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 8 March, 2021