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> An algorithm (pronounced AL-go-rith-um) is a procedure or formula for solving a problem, based on conducting a sequence of specified actions As far as I'm co
by tsss 5y ago
> An algorithm (pronounced AL-go-rith-um) is a procedure or formula for solving a problem, based on conducting a sequence of specified actions
As far as I'm concerned all the cookie-cutter blockbuster movies of the past 10 years have been written according to an algorithm and they were all terrible.
- belter 5y agohttps://www.theverge.com/2019/5/28/18637135/hollywood-ai-film-decision-script-analysis-data-machine-learning https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/28/18637135/hollywood-ai-fil...
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- thanatos519 5y agoI guessed that based solely on watching some of their trailers. Having a hard time remembering the last movie I saw, but I think it was Star Trek 2 and it was indeed terrible. Benedict Cumberbatch the typecast troubled aspie was almost, but not entirely the wrong choice for Khan.
- goto11 5y agoThere is a big difference between scripts conforming to a template and scripts being generated by an algorithm.
- alex_c 5y agoThey are, it's called "Save the cat". https://slate.com/culture/2013/07/hollywood-and-blake-snyders-screenwriting-book-save-the-cat.html https://slate.com/culture/2013/07/hollywood-and-blake-snyder...
- goto11 5y agoThe is a big difference between a template and an algorithm.