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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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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months 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.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Anora I would pirate, but it's not a cinema-movie. Dune & Oppenheimer were cinema movies.

[–] littlebrother@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here in lies the problem with capitalism.

Everything has to earn money.

In movies if someone comes up with an original script. No one will know the title, it's not marvel or whatever so suits won't greenlight it because nobody knows if it will churn a profit.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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!

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 10 months ago

Everything everywhere all at once and Mickey 17 were both fantastic and not sequel slop. You're looking in the wrong places

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mmm, bigscreen slop.

Maybe I just want 90 minutes of good story and well written dialogue instead.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Seriously, writing just keeps getting worse each year.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm fairly confident tgat Hollywood accounting and producers inflating budgets so they can easier skim off the top is the problem.

[–] FoolishAchilles@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Hollywood does not actually exist for entertainment or storytelling. The entire industry needs to change.

[–] palarith@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago

Blockbusters can go away as far as I am concerned.

We now have the tech for small/med filmmakers like how we have indie games.

We just need a model to ensure they are paid adequately

[–] temporal_spider@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 2 points 10 months ago

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.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

do they want A24 to be the only studio in the future?

how hard is it for studios to see that what a24 are doing works.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What kind of cost can AI cut that isn’t precisely replacing jobs?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I assume they think it's going to reduce workload and therefore production time or at least hours worked. Will be fun to see how that plays out for them.

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You cannot cut costs in half and not fire someone right? Is there anyone with some credentials that can say I am wrong about this?

[–] allrian@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could reduce the time needed to a half of it. So costs are halved with the same work force - plus you can do double the movies

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ok but now the people get paid half for the same movie meaning they need 2 gigs

Hmm but they could be hired twice as much too if 2x the amount of movies is produced