Over the weekend, news broke on X that The Brutalist had used AI while refining some elements in post. Of course, we also learned that some of the other films many assumed would be nominated for Best Picture had also used AI in post-production. But since The Brutalist is the frontrunner, it bore the weight of most of the hot takes. This sent the internet down a rabbit hole of conversations, most weighing how AI should be used and whether or not the Academy should disqualify the movie from being able to compete.Again, this was all conjecture. So today, I want to give you a clear view of how The Brutalist used AI so you can make your judgments based on the facts. Let's dive in. (This post has been updated with breaking news)'The Brutalist' and AIFirst of all, this all came to light because editor Dávid Jancsó gave an interview with Red Shark NewsRed Shark News that said he used a tool called Respeecher to adjust Brody's Hungarian accent in the movie. He said, “I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn to pronounce,” Jancsó continued, “If you’re coming from the Anglo-Saxon world certain sounds can be particularly hard to grasp.”They apparently tried to make these changes in ADR, but the sounds are incredibly hard for non-native speakers. Jancsó expanded on the idea, “We first tried to ADR these harder elements with the actors. Then we tried...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 20 January