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> how soon will we be able to generate things like entire screenplays that are indistinguishable from others written by people Writing a typical movie that's i

> how soon will we be able to generate things like entire screenplays that are indistinguishable from others written by people Writing a typical movie that's indistinguishable from Hollywood output is probably not too far off. But that's a problem to me because most Hollywood movies are derivative trash sequels or remakes. I'm sure AI can pull off the typical cape-shit sequel or remake. But can AI create original characters that people feel an emotional connection to and create new stories? Would an AI get people to see the love that's been put into some characters? That's what I'm not so sure about.

rcarr 4y ago
> But can AI create original characters that people feel an emotional connection to and create new stories? Would an AI get people to see the love that's been put into some characters? That's what I'm not so sure about. I don’t think this would be as hard as you think. In the screenwriting world there’s a very famous book called “Save the cat” which is named after the authors assertion that in the first 5 minutes of the movie the protagonist has got to “save a cat” or some other altruistic act to make the audience like them. To make likeable characters you’d just have to feed in a few prompts for some scenes where they put the needs of others above themselves and one where they vulnerably discuss a tragic event that’s left them psychologically wounded with another character. Boom, one likeable character served on a plate. Bonus points if the character makes bad decisions throughout the first half of the movie based on this psychological wound (called “the lie they’re telling themselves”) and then in the second half of the movie they make a change culminating in a showdown with the antagonist (who represents what the character would have turned into if they hadn’t changed). Classic hero’s journey.

rcarr 4y ago

> But can AI create original characters that people feel an emotional connection to and create new stories? Would an AI get people to see the love that's been put into some characters? That's what I'm not so sure about. I don’t think this would be as hard as you think. In the screenwriting world there’s a very famous book called “Save the cat” which is named after the authors assertion that in the first 5 minutes of the movie the protagonist has got to “save a cat” or some other altruistic act to make the audience like them. To make likeable characters you’d just have to feed in a few prompts for some scenes where they put the needs of others above themselves and one where they vulnerably discuss a tragic event that’s left them psychologically wounded with another character. Boom, one likeable character served on a plate. Bonus points if the character makes bad decisions throughout the first half of the movie based on this psychological wound (called “the lie they’re telling themselves”) and then in the second half of the movie they make a change culminating in a showdown with the antagonist (who represents what the character would have turned into if they hadn’t changed). Classic hero’s journey.