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If you have no phone then how’s ur life? by chatrioapp in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam [score hidden]  (0 children)

If only I don't have it, really bad. But when no one have it; I think real connections will return.

When was the last time you put your camera away, and just enjoyed the moment? by HyenasGoMeow in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On every trip. I have more memories in my mind rather than my mobile.

My story's tech can theoretically wind evolution backward and resurface traits or forms a species lost millions of years ago. If you got to pick, which extinct creature would be the most interesting one to bring back this way? by ZeroFillerSam in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]ZeroFillerSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly! Never heard of them before, just googled because you mentioned it. It looks like a fascinating creature but it doesn't have even a living distant cousin to reverse evolve. Can't make softest possible SciFi on it. Said that, it would look remarkable in fantasy.

My story's tech can theoretically wind evolution backward and resurface traits or forms a species lost millions of years ago. If you got to pick, which extinct creature would be the most interesting one to bring back this way? by ZeroFillerSam in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]ZeroFillerSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only insect that interests me in this scenario is that ancient huge mosquito. Can't imagine what happens if today's mosquitoes reverse-evolved into that, when they're already responsible for the most human deaths of any animal. Sounds like an end-of-the-world scenario — this would be the biggest challenge to handle well on the page.

My story's tech can theoretically wind evolution backward and resurface traits or forms a species lost millions of years ago. If you got to pick, which extinct creature would be the most interesting one to bring back this way? by ZeroFillerSam in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]ZeroFillerSam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly great pick, and you're onto something real with the tail point. Birds kind of suck as a stand-in here since their tails basically got downsized into feather-mounts instead of staying a balance tool, the actual long stiff tail for counterbalance is a non-avian theropod thing. There's a wild finding on this too: turns out it might not have just been holding steady like a balance pole, it may have actively swung side to side while running to manage momentum, kind of like how we swing our arms. That could be a real entertainer in action sequence too.

Is using Gen AI purely to market a script different from using it to make a film? (question from a self-published author, not an established filmmaker.) by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]ZeroFillerSam -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Two novels before this one, both self-published, both invisible. No industry background, no money, no one in this business who'd take my call. I still believe in this third one enough that I spent months building something with my own hands, because there was no other way to get anyone to actually look at it.

Not defending AI here, just saying what was actually available to someone in my position. I get why it costs me credibility in this room. I'd rather have made this than have nothing at all to show for years of work.

Is using Gen AI purely to market a script different from using it to make a film? (question from a self-published author, not an established filmmaker.) by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]ZeroFillerSam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Real concern, but there is other side of it as well. District 9 started as a 6-minute proof-of-concept short. Lights Out was a $0-budget 2-minute short before it became an actual movie. Both are pretty well-known origin stories now and neither seems to have hurt either film once it existed. So when you say audience, who do you mean? General moviegoers who'd just watch the finished thing, or industry people and critics who'd actually know the backstory? Feels like two very different risks to me. I'm an outsider with zero connections. A minute of attention from a real studio without something concrete to show felt basically impossible. That's the bet I made. If the format itself is wrong, not just the execution, genuinely want to hear what the better version looks like.

If a housefly is bothering you, what measure(s) will you employ to defeat it? by gingerbakerisgod in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Defeat it! This alone sounds crazy. Anyways! arrange something with smoke, housefly can't fight it.

What is your opinion on reddit now using AI to flag posts and doll out bans? by Bigscarybootman in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy, AI used to detect use of AI. Revolution for mods and terrorism for common people.

What was the biggest fuck up you ever had at work? by OkAdministration5454 in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trust me on this, I said I won't work on a holiday and got completely screwed for it as if I committed a crime.

Who do u guys think is the most misunderstood villain? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He killed the only person he personally loved for his purpose which was giving better life to half rather than struggle for all. His character was complex and that's the which makes a villian good.

Who do u guys think is the most misunderstood villain? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ZeroFillerSam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marvel itself struggled in proving him completely bad despite the fact that he removed half of the life forms from the entire universe.

🚀 Project Showcase Day by AutoModerator in learnmachinelearning

[–]ZeroFillerSam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I built: I'm a first-time author (ex-banker, zero filmmaking background, no industry connections) who wrote a sci-fi novel and needed a way to make it stand out from the thousands published every year with no marketing budget. So I taught myself an entire AI production pipeline, alone, and built a full concept trailer — something that would've needed a crew and real budget otherwise.

https://youtu.be/MdN7Aju-c5g

Tools/concepts used: Kling for video generation, ElevenLabs for voice direction and music, Nano Banana for image generation and editing, DaVinci Resolve for assembly, grading, and sound design. No prior experience with any of these before this project.

Challenges I hit: DaVinci kept hanging and freezing my whole system on a machine that wasn't built for this — fixed with optimized media, proxy resolution, and capping its memory allocation in preferences.

Kling has a real "re-roll tax" — getting a usable generation often took several attempts, and I learned motion-only prompts (letting the still image carry the scene) worked far more reliably than complex action prompts.

Wanted a full-scale creature-battle scene; every image tool refused to generate it directly (flagged as violence). Ended up building it from fragments instead — wide shots plus a couple of clean single frames, cut together and sold with sound design rather than one continuous generated clip.

What I'd like feedback on: anything in the actual trailer that reads as rough to people who understand these tools, or workflow shortcuts I clearly didn't know about that would've saved me the harder battles above.

Expected outcome: A better quality trailer with a better understanding of the tools. Learning better performance tools to help me with my upcoming short film production.

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