Note: This is something I would have posted to “Movies and Television” before the merger.
Slashdot Summary:
Director James Cameron argues that blockbuster filmmaking can only survive if the industry finds ways to “cut the cost of [VFX] in half,” with AI potentially offering solutions that don’t eliminate jobs.
“If we want to continue to see the kinds of movies that I’ve always loved and that I like to make – ‘Dune,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ or one of my films or big effects-heavy, CG-heavy films – we’ve got to figure out how to cut the cost of that in half,” Cameron said.
Rather than staff reductions, Cameron envisions AI accelerating VFX workflows: “That’s about doubling their speed to completion on a given shot, so your cadence is faster and your throughput cycle is faster, and artists get to move on and do other cool things.”
Half the movies are Marvel! Don’t check me on the specifics 😉. As someone who is not a fan, I see wasted talent and less movies I want to see year over year. Or at least it had been that way and maybe it’s calmed down a bit now. Last I saw, and before that years of nothing, was Twisters, over last summer. Even though it was a reboot, it was a good theater going experience. I’m glad I went.
But seriously, they used to be able to make movies. Now they’re saying they can’t without the assistance of AI?! Maybe give up. Maybe movies aren’t it anymore. 🤷♂️
Edit: Twisters was definitely for the effects!