Aliens and Star Trek filmmakers talked AI, VFX and more digital innovations at RenderCon by
@rendertoken April 15-16 at Nya Studios Hollywood. Between panels, attendees could see Star Trek costumes and do the Bridge video opp in the lounge.
Panel highlights:
FUTURE of CINEMA
Fede Alvarez (Alien: Romulus) and NVIDIA's Media Entertainment rep spoke on the impact of AI, VFX etc on filmmaking.
Moderator:
@jules.urbach of
@otoy
- AI is a tool; start with good story
- AI can save filmmakers time and money on background VFX, concepts, etc
- Artists loves to make film for arts sake, but the business side of show business wants efficient processes that generate revenue. It's a balance
- AI Agents can do boring rote tasks like look thru emails, make a schedule or chart, etc.
- AI for Reshoots. Production doesn't want to re-set to say a few lines. AI can re-do background
- AI anxiety will fade like Photoshop anxiety did
ALEX ROSS
Artist Alex Ross, known for DC art, spoke remotely via video call, moderated by
@jules.urbach of
@otoy
Alex still paints by hand, but lets some digital artists create models based on his art, from stills to 3D w motion. While he most likes the MCU visuals, he'd like to see more 1:1 comic-accurate superhero costumes in the movies, and not as a joke.
'It's a dream I've always had,' Alex Ross said, to see images inspired by his art on the big screen.
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