Daniel Dreyer
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@Rahll x.com/bilawalsidhu/s… He was lauded for his "nuanced" takes on AI a while back on here. It seems he thinks of the work he's doing as "Shakespeare" and what VFX/CGI artists are doing is grunt work he'd gladly see automated. Really unfortunate
Bilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu
Finally a grounded take on AI & filmmaking from a Hollywood A-lister. I agree with everything Ben Affleck said: 1. Yes, AI will shatter barriers to entry. Budgets will drop, the number of movies will rise, and more voices will have access to filmmaking. Paradoxically, this'll raise the bar for creative quality. 2. Yes, AI will hammer the VFX industry. It's already in a downward spiral, and AI will accelerate that decline. Short term arbitrage oppty, long term an awful business to be in. 3. Yes, customized episodes on demand are inevitable. We'll see new episodes of Game of Thrones long before AI can create an entirely new, coherent and compelling series. Incremental episodes will beat full season automation. 4. Yes, Generative AI is replacing traditional AR filter pipelines. Just look at tools like FLUX AI avatars or Pika Effects. IP holders will create branded content where audiences can "become" the Avengers. Folks are calling these statements wishful thinking. IMO they're grounded in a clear understanding of the state of the art. Agree/disagree?
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Like, do you have ANY concept of the amount of films you could make with hungry, talented filmmakers for $600 million? It would pay off SO hard in the long run but NO, let's automate everything and keep producing the same stuff over and over, that sounds good. I'm so tired.
Reid Southen@Rahll
They have $600 MILLION to pay for a 16-person AI firm that automates production while artists and filmworkers starve, do I have that right?
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@BellularGaming didn't know about the situation in France but currently there's a similar dispute between Netflix and voice actors here in Germany, which is also about AI training. Supposedly Netflix has said they'll only use subtitles if theres no deal.
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If they get lazy here, it’ll erode their global reach.
If, at scale, other languages get cheap AI dubs, it will erode global US soft power.
Quality localisation matters, both to the business & the nation.
Archivum Azeroth@ArchivumAzeroth
Ce scandale autour du doublage en français remplacé s'apprête à dépasser la francophonie, c'est bon signe ! --- This scandal surrounding the replacement of French dubbing is about to spread beyond the French-speaking world, which is a good sign!
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Render is done. And with that, this project is DONE✅. Feels good to leave it in 2025 😁
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And another thing from back then, originally wanted to make a lamp which turned into this scifi mast thing halfway through the process 😁🤷♂️
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@_saminton same with hardware, was looking around for a new laptop and apparently the fact that it's an "AI PC" is more important than the technical specs 🙄
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@PubyWax Genau, deshalb konnten und wollten die beiden das nicht. Am Ende haben alle doch noch eine gute Lösung gefunden, auch wenn Sam dabei ganz gut weggekommen ist ;)
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@danieldreyer Oder, wie ChatGPT rät - ein spesialist Copyright Lawyer in den USA kontaktieren... das ist wahrscheinlich schon eine Geldfrage. Die besprochene 6-stellige Summe. Gerechtigkeit sollte man nicht kaufen können oder müssen!
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The 3D animation & filmmaking community, and also Blender, were on Tschörman TV! This is a documentary about two German filmmakers confronting a kid from West Virginia who stole their animated short and won awards all around the globe with it.
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@robvegas Das lineare fernsehen auch. Passt also gut zusammen 😉
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Könntet ihr dazu mal was machen? @DWDL - Diese Primetime ist ein Konstrukt der 90er. Das hält nicht mehr.
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20:15 Uhr ist für Eltern ungefähr so realistisch wie 8 Stunden Schlaf.
Ich plädiere offiziell für eine neue Primetime im linearen Fernsehen: 21:15 Uhr. Wer ist noch dafür?
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@PigeonStudio_ Also huge variety of use cases! Music and film have endless beautiful ways of expression and variation, however the final product will always be elements on a timeline. With 3D it could be a video OR a printed object OR an interactive experience... so have fun & go explore 😉
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@danieldreyer Absolutely agree.
After all the time I spent with 3D there are so many areas I have not even begun to explore.
It's scary/exciting
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5 Things I wish I knew earlier about 3D:
1. Using assets is not just okay, it’s encouraged.
Starting out, I made everything I used in the project myself so that I can impress the potential clients with my dedication and versatility.
Truth is, clients mostly care about the end result and if it brings profit.
So use websites like AmbientCG and Sketchfab to grab assets that will speed up your workflow and make you more effective.
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Fun fact for the aspiring 3D artist: modeling is only half of the work, texturing, animation etc. is the other half. So if you're finished modeling a huge environment and think "Great, 80% done!", it's prob more like 40% done. Anyways, here's that hangar scene I'm working on 😁
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...final thoughts: interesting doc, could've also been a (bit shorter) video essay on YT. Not sure if deleting a film with 40k views is a good move, since they were prob worth a lot more than being picked up by a couple festivals. Excited to see where J&M will go from here!
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The final scene: J&M open packages with their awards that Sam sent them over to Germany. On a call with him, they say they might put a "special thanks" to him in the credits of a reworked version, he offers to help them with marketing. Aaand that's it! 🎬
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