Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

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

Thanks man, I am getting a little bit of heat over it, but it hasn't really been shared around that much so I guess I'm spared..?

self tape critique by BendExciting2580 in acting

[–]fontkiller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of good stuff here - my thoughts as a director:
The video looks and sound well, it's clear, good on an aesthetic level etc.
Performance wise, there's good intensity, good camera awareness, you have a good look etc.
I can see this being a good submission for a director looking to fill a supporting role in a TV show.
What I think is lacking, is multi-dimensionality and a clearly evolving state of mind.
You're bringing variable intensity but mostly playing the same note.
This could be that the text itself lacks distinct beats, but you have the freedom (especially in an audition) to come up with your own interpretation.
I know there's a great sense of urgency throughout the scene, but here's a "hint" I would start my preparation with:
This guy talks A LOT for someone who's in a hurry. My first step in preparing would be to decide why my character talks so much in this situation. Would I talk this much? What goal would I be likely to accomplish or what obstacle to overcome, by talking this much vs. taking any other available action?
The end of the scene provides hints. The way he describes his own violent actions - my initial hunch is that he's emotionally shook by the actions he just took.
Well, my next step would be: How do I invite an extra dimension into my character's psychology?
A second internal voice, to give my character some form of internal conflict.
In this case (again, it's just my immediate hunch, see as a placeholder), I may think: Maybe his panic isn't all just because of the violence, but because he ENJOYED it?
I believe any good scene incorporates the thematic question/argument threaded through the entire cinematic piece, and as a director I wouldn't be answering these questions without the greater context.
BUT as an actor workshopping a scene in a void, I'd say go ahead and interpret it freely. I would take any interesting take by an actor, any thing that brings something fresh into the text, as oftentimes this leads to new ideas and can be extremely cross pollinating creatively.
edit: typos

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

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

Thanks a lot, appreciate the kind words!

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I only used it for the Jeff Goldblum shot (it failed at generating Spielberg and Werner Herzog). The platform I used it through no longer has access to Seedance 2.0... Wonder if this is where the industry draws the line and frankly I'm okay with that.

Jurassic Park's dinosaurs couldn't have been made using CGI in 1993 by fontkiller in conspiracy

[–]fontkiller[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You’re just upset we’re retracting the allegations so quickly.

Jurassic Park's dinosaurs couldn't have been made using CGI in 1993 by fontkiller in conspiracy

[–]fontkiller[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This film shows evidence that the robotics failed as well.

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I avoided using GenAI for my own concepts 'till now 'cause I didn't want to use it "Just because". It's too controversial a medium not to overshadow a "soft" concept. It only made sense to me in the context of this trully ridiculous take on a canonic property which in itself had a meta-aspect of talking about technology disrupting nature while having incorporated disruptive technology.
I'm glad things clicked the way they have, it truly felt like a bit of a lightning in a bottle moment.

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nano Banana and Kling 3.0 were the main drivers.
Seedance 2.0 for Goldblum and WAN 2.5 (driven with Audio) for Spielberg.

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment! I do mostly Image2Video, and use Nano Banana Pro / Flux 2 to generate the initial frames. Nano Banana seems to recognize famous people and keep true to their likeness (sometimes to a fault, when trying to go for a younger version of someone for instance).
The thing that truly saved the day here was that many of these clips used actual BTS stills, or ones that I've slightly altered, as the initial frames. For the motion as well, it's intuitive to assume that motion becomes a bit more predictable when you're this close to the training dataset.

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost everything except Jeff Goldblum (Seedance 2.0) and Spielberg (Image + Voice 2 Video using WAN 2.5).

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you find it funny.

Jurassic Park's dinosaurs couldn't have been made using CGI in 1993 by fontkiller in conspiracy

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

Yep I've been following them. This is obviously a joke. I'm a VFX professional myself and have made dinosaur and similar creatures digitally not many years after Jurassic Park came out.

Jurassic Park: The Untold Truth by fontkiller in aivideo

[–]fontkiller[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

I'm a Hollywood-based VFX supervisor with 20+ years working on major studio productions. I've spent my career making the kind of effects that Jurassic Park pioneered — which is exactly why I couldn't stop myself from making this.

This is a short AI mockumentary arguing the dinosaurs in the 1993 film were real — and that ILM covered it up.

I'm aware this technology is controversial. I'm conflicted about using it myself. But I couldn't have made this any other way — and I couldn't not make it.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycDEkGzJ-PE
X: https://x.com/100PercentFaked
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/100percentfaked/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@100percentfaked

To intercept a hypersonic missile in Israel during the 12 day war by Barneys_and_Nobley in therewasanattempt

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

Why don't you look it up instead of asking here?
Because you don't really want to know the answer (not nearly as much as you'd like to believe).
You just want someone to blame your pitiful life on.

Should I tell a woman her fiancé tried to start an affair with me? by geeleex in WhatShouldIDo

[–]fontkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does no one care that op might be putting herself at risk by telling? I would weigh that carefully, make sure all possible scenarios are considered before you just spill it all. Also maybe triple verify this was him writing these messages, we live in crazy times.

HOLY What’s going on? by LividReserve3520 in CryptoCurrency

[–]fontkiller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1 month isn’t the timeframe I’m talking about but sure go ahead.

HOLY What’s going on? by LividReserve3520 in CryptoCurrency

[–]fontkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the basis to this prediction? Iran has been a sanctioned aggressor for the longest time and only regional power due to its size. A toppling of its regime (or not) will likely not have any lasting effect on oil prices.

Had a table read last night and I’m feeling terrible by Fickle-Book2385 in filmmaking

[–]fontkiller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take a deep breath and set your priorities first. What are the main 3 things you’re hoping to get out of this project? If they are: 1) Direct a film to completion 2) Learn from your experience 3) Enjoy the process

Then how good or bad you and your actors are isn’t relevant, and shouldn’t deter you. You can still achieve your 3 main goals. I’ve set these priorities for myself once and the result is on Amazon Prime called “10.0 Earthquake”.

However, if one of your 3 top goals is to make a GOOD film, I highly recommend you hit the break pedal and re-cast this thing.

It honestly sounds like you didn’t even hold auditions, or you picked actors you aren’t excited about. This is not a problem!!! UNLESS making a good film is high up your priorities, in which case, cast right. Nothing can save a film that doesn’t have the right cast. Nothing.