When I hear the term "method acting," I think about Daniel Day-Lewis and Marlon Brando never breaking character on set. They found this using the Stanislavski method, which looks for the internal method that actors can make external. Well, now that is tainted by Stanislavsky AI (named after the Russian acting teacher), a new program from director Timur Bekmambetov that he poured $5 million into and has been developing for years. The general idea that sets this AI apart is that it takes prompts like the ones you'd give actors. They break the whole thing down in Variety. As Bekmambetov states, “If a character is staring out a window with a sad look, I won’t just tell the AI, ‘He’s sad,’” Bekmambetov, explains, “In the prompt I’ll use the Stanislavski system and write something like ‘His dog died yesterday, and the sunset is reminding him of what it was like to play with his dog in the park.’”“It’s not about what you want a character to do; it’s giving them a map for how to get there,” Bekmambetov added. How Does the AI Work? It feels like everyone is trying to find or make their own proprietary AI. So what makes this one better than any other one? For Bekmambetov, it has to do with the way you prompt. Basically, the product is a comprehensive filmmaking tool. Its functions include:Script-to-Shot Breakdown: Producers feed a script into the "Stanislavski system," which analyzes it and suggests initial shots and sequences. These are...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 12 November