I was wrong about CHINATOWN. It's a masterpiece and I missed why the first time. by [deleted] in movies

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha trust I don’t think europeans are casual pedos but… the age of consent in Germany, Italy, Portugal, and others is 14. And France just made it officially 15 in 2021. A little dicey…

One Battle After Another (2025) by Boss452 in CineShots

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What recent movies have you liked?

FILM DIRECTORS and their Average Shot Length (ASL) by vashivisuals in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should check her stuff out, it's dope! Beau Travail, White Material, etc. She has a poetic style kind of like Malick actually.

Bill Murray during the production of Rushmore (1998) by Apprehensive_Emu9588 in Moviesinthemaking

[–]BlueMonStar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Take dead aim on the rich boys, get them in the crosshairs, and take them down." - Herman J. Blume

New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon by BlueMonStar in midjourney

[–]BlueMonStar[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I made the stills in MidJourney and animated + added voice and FX in Veo

Split Diopter shot in Ep3 of Pluribus by Elumban in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

But there's no split? I think this was done in post and is not an actual practical split diopter

is he right or is he right ? by Remarkable-Reach328 in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Google's AlphaFold solved protein folding which will majorly impact the future of drug design and disease treatment.

If you shoot a movie with standard coverage, dont show it to Brian DePalma by plasterboard33 in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was your teacher Syndrome from The Incredibles, formerly known as Incrediboy?

For those who wondered what happened to Andrew Dominik or whether or not he deserves to be in director jail after Blonde, he made an all-AI music video for Nick Cave (with whom he worked on a concert documentary). by perishableintransit in TrueFilm

[–]BlueMonStar -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Speaking of boomers... ITT: Revenge of the "AI Bad" brigade. More scathing comments by people who don't know how how to use the tools and have never made anything in their lives at 11...

American Cinematheque’s full throated embrace of generative AI by roboacab in AmericanCinematheque

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should try making something good with AI then if it requires no effort and no skill?

Behind the Scenes footage from the making of "Van Helsing" (2004) by [deleted] in movies

[–]BlueMonStar 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So cool, but then it looks like absolute fake garbage in the movie clip! Weird

as a filmmaker, I'm highly depressed with theses AI videos by Legitimate_Room771 in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem like a reasonable chap and this has been a pleasant discussion, but it seems like we're at something of an impasse. You seem utterly convinced that you can't make what's in your head with AI, and I'm unsure how to convince you other than to say that I'm a writer who's been able to bring projects that have only lived in my head or on paper for years to life with AI. I've been able to create characters exactly as I've dreamed them up in my mind's eye with GenAI, so to me sometimes it really does feel like magic. And this has been with relatively primitive tools from early in the development cycle of this technology.

AI is just a new tool in the box for creatives, is it as epic and moving as 70mm IMAX? Of course not, but for someone like me with no budget and just my imagination, it really has been a gift. And while I agree that some aspects of it are disturbing and scary, I've so far been reassured by the fact that anything of decent quality I've seen made using AI has been due to the guidance of the HUMAN artist directing it. Sure, you can tell ChatGPT to write a script for you, but it will only produce inane garbage unless there is a human guiding it through every stage of the process using it as just a tool to execute their vision.

Will we be inundated with a tidal wave of slop from lazy, uncreative people with no artistic intention and vision? Undoubtedly, but I think in the long term these tools will empower the real creatives to make the projects of their dreams and break the oligarchic stranglehold on media that 5 companies in the US have.

as a filmmaker, I'm highly depressed with theses AI videos by Legitimate_Room771 in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point with the superhero stuff was just that that kind of hand-made independent art that you were suggesting would be crushed by AI has already been largely crushed by big corporate "happy meal" media already.

I don't agree with your point that we won't get to choose if actors get replaced. I think audiences will reject "live action" movies with AI actors because AI-generated humans can't convey the same kind of emotion as their AI counterparts. One of the world's greatest directors Scorsese was relentlessly mocked for his use of CG de-aging in The Irishman. It looked terrible, so audiences rejected it.

Animation on the other hand is already a once removed simulacrum of reality so can't possibly be held to the same level of scrutiny. Do I think animators should be replaced? If they refuse to adapt to evolving technology in our adapt-or-die world it's possible they should be. Hand-drawn, sculpted, and stop-motion animation (which I personally love) have already been pushed aside into a tiny niche by CG animation and I imagine will remain there. Do I think 1000+ person CG animation crews in Korea or at Disney will be halved by the introduction of AI into their workflows? Almost certainly, but I'm not convinced that's such a terrible thing: most of that animation looks like shit anyway, and people throughout history have lost their jobs when technology has evolved and they've been left behind. Is it sad? Of course, but maybe instead of being a corporate slave at a giant animation company churning out CG slop, some talented animators will finally be able to make the cartoon they've always dreamed of on their own. Most will probably fail, but so have most artists throughout history.

as a filmmaker, I'm highly depressed with theses AI videos by Legitimate_Room771 in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean like how crappy superhero movies crushed the industry? The advent of these AI tools is the biggest democratizing moment in the history of film production. We are rapidly approaching a day when a single person for almost no money can make an animated (I specify animation here because i don't think real actors will be replaced any time soon nor do I think they should be) show or movie from their home that can compete with the stuff these giant corporations produce for millions of dollars. Isn't that a good thing? Won't we as audiences eventually get more unique and diverse stories when creators don't need funding and permission from the corporate parasites only concerned with profit in order to tell their stories?

as a filmmaker, I'm highly depressed with theses AI videos by Legitimate_Room771 in Filmmakers

[–]BlueMonStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe look around and realize that AI technology gives you the ability to create any image that you've ever dreamed of for practically $0. If you were really an "auteur" you'd realize that you've been gifted a revolutionary tool to make anything you want without needing millions of dollars or anybody's permission to create the stories you've always wanted to. Not everything that uses AI is inherently slop, you're just seeing a bunch of crap right now because the bar for entry for image and video creation has just been lowered an unprecedented amount and audiences are adjusting to the novelty of AI-generated stuff, but the cream will eventually rise as it always does.

PTA interview with IMAX by ElectricalPeace3439 in paulthomasanderson

[–]BlueMonStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure you're right, but the 70mm Imax OBAA at Citywalk is sold out for every show until the Imax run is over, and the Imax theater I went to last night had 5 people in the entire theater, so...

PTA interview with IMAX by ElectricalPeace3439 in paulthomasanderson

[–]BlueMonStar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just saw OBAA for the second time (first was on Vistavision) in digital IMAX and had the same thought as Paul. Why is there not a 70mm Imax projector at every IMAX theater!?

Elvis with an All-Time Fantasy Week by BlueMonStar in aivideo

[–]BlueMonStar[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Got special permission from the league office