You really can't go long in Hollywood without talking about AI. Everyone wants to know people's perspectives on the technology, and it seems like every studio is looking for ways to both use it to save money and fight it to protect their copyrights. This battle has extended to filmmakers, who are all coming out for or against, sometimes with strong language.According to a report from Deadline, George Miller, the man who spent over 40 years meticulously hand-crafting the Mad Max universe filled with practical effects and realism, is not only unafraid of AI—he’s actively engaging with it.The director just served as the head of the jury for OMNI, Australia’s first artificial intelligence film festival.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comFrom Auteur to AI A lot of times, what I'm looking for from the filmmakers I respect is kind of a solid statement on what they actually believe in terms of AI.So, when Miller was announced as a juror for an AI festival, I just brushed it off. But this isn't just a passive endorsement. Miller was so drawn in that he didn't just agree to judge; he reportedly contacted the AI prompt artists behind the submissions to understand their process and, in return, share his own storytelling expertise to figure out how they can improve.When you couple that with Miller's interview with The Guardian last month, where he said that AI “echoes earlier moments in art history,” particularly the Renaissance, where oil painting “gave artists the freedom to revise and enhance...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 5 November