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.”
I’m so bored with big budget movies, especially the superhero genre. It was fun for a while, but they’ve made the same thing over too many times. The story beats, the kinds of jokes, the generic sexy actors, the attitude, the strutting, it’s all the same. I’m tired of the arrogance, and the skin-tight suits, and the glamor. I’m far more entertained by stuff an ordinary person makes with a cellphone.
That’s probably why I liked the “Cube” movies so much. Small cast, extremely small set, minimal effects. Just characters trying to figure things out.