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James Cameron Says Blockbuster Movies Can Only Survive if We ‘Cut the Cost in Half’; He’s Exploring How AI Can Help Without ‘Laying Off the Staff’ (variety.com)

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Note: This is something I would have posted to "Movies and Television" before the merger.

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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."

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

It's not the special effects that draw me to a movie; it's the story.

Instead of making Fast and Furious 74, Shrek 19, Transfermers 131 (which is written by and only watched by AI), etc, give us something original. I can't even think of a single movie in the last 2-3 years that's even worth pirating let alone going to see in theaters.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

As with video games, they have learned that they can put out a pile of slop and people will still pay for it. There is no incentive to do better.

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