Page 3 AI in Independent Filmmaking — Cheers and Concerns AI in filmmaking is increasingly becoming the tool that is tough to ignore whether one is for or against it. Recently, the Tribeca Festival featured an Iranian filmmaker’s fully AI-generated movie Dreams of Violets, a 75minute long docudrama about people’s protests against the Iranian government. The politics of the movie aside, the fact that it was generated with AI only and cost a mere $2000 is a powerful temptation to filmmakers, in particular the indie filmmakers. The movie is living proof that AI can make film production cheap, or way cheaper than it would be using cast and crew. Should humans in the indie filmmaking, other than the creator and AI guys, be worried? It’s reasonable to say that there is plenty of room for concern here for the humans, and more so for the talent pool in the indie movies world. Of course, the filmmakers have a choice to create via AI or traditional cast and crew work; but the choice of the audience is important too. Do they like to see AIgenerated characters or prefer to see real people in action? An important question here also concerns the classification of such films. Should they be called animated films if made mostly or exclusively with AI? It makes sense to call them so as that is the difference between live action and animation. And if that happens, AI could very well mean “Animation Indies.” Retro Fandom — Jennifer vs Marry Anne in Perfect Strangers Last month, The Retro Network published my second article, titled “Perfect Strangers – When Jennifer and Marry Anne Lost It.” Those who have seen the show would remember the female lead roles of Jennifer and Marry Anne as the love interest of Larry and Balki—in that order. The girls were there for 7 out of the show’s 8 seasons. For the most part they remained best friends but there were a few times when they locked horns and turned the screen into a blonde vs blonder match. My article takes readers to those moments in the show. Read the full article at: https://theretronetwork.com/ perfect-strangers-when-jenniferand-marry-anne-lost-it/. . If Larry and Balki were dumb and dumber, Jennifer and Marry Anne were blonde and blonder. Film Quiz — It’s James Bond 007! Question for last the quiz: what Hollywood A-lister, who died a year ago, made his debut lead role in a comedy movie in 1984? Answer: Val Kilmer, who made his debut in Top Secret! The movie’s review is up on the site in case you haven’t seen it yet. Now for this quiz, how about a little cruise through James Bond movies? So who became the first Oscar-winning actor to star in a James Bond movie? Send your answers to: editor@ernestdempsey.com.
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