Gareth Edwards Is Excited About AI Filmmaking — Even Thought It’s Like a “Second-Unit Director Who Is a Billionaire on Acid”
Director Gareth Edwards expresses enthusiasm for generative AI in filmmaking, viewing it as a powerful tool for creativity. He has been experimenting with AI technologies and believes they could surpass traditional CGI. However, he emphasizes the need for human oversight in the filmmaking process and acknowledges the uncertainty surrounding AI's future in Hollywood.
- ▪Gareth Edwards has been experimenting with diffusion models for the past nine months.
- ▪He compares the rise of AI in filmmaking to the mainstream arrival of CGI in the 1990s.
- ▪Edwards believes AI can help organize ideas and produce images, but it lacks the ability to create resonant human stories.
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Gareth Edwards attends the ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ world premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on June 17 in London. Kate Green/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Director Gareth Edwards isn’t afraid of generative AI and what it may portend for Hollywood. In fact, he’s pumped about it. The helmer of Jurassic World Rebirth and Rogue One has been experimenting with diffusion models in depth for the last nine months and even wants to create a hybrid generative AI film, he said on a panel on Thursday.
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