As Oppenheimer opens around the world, director Christopher Nolan has been speaking to the media about his creative process. In the meantime, Hollywood is vehemently on strike to fight the twin technological threat of the streaming giants and the threat to livelihoods of AI. Whilst not a “luddite”, Nolan admits he’s taken a very large step back from technology in his work life – no smartphone, no social media. The director doesn’t use email personally, and delivers scripts to lead actors by hand. In the process of screenwriting he uses a computer with no internet connection. I have an opinion on that… The fact is social media is extremely distracting. And while the Screen Actors Guide sees technology like AI as a threat to livelihoods, I see AI as a very promising new creative tool to wrestle back attention from pointless social media and assist in the process of filmmaking. Part of why Nolan is so effective is that he doesn’t partake in social media at all. “I think technology and what it can provide is amazing. My personal choice is about how involved I get. It’s about the level of distraction. If I’m generating my material and writing my own scripts, being on a smartphone all day wouldn’t be very useful for me.” – Christopher Nolan (Full interview from the Hollywood Reporter) He also reveals that his computer used for scriptwriting has no internet connection, and of course no email – partly for security concerns. But the very...
Published By: EOSHD.com blog - Monday, 17 July, 2023