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Some time relatively soon I expect the studios won't even need to scan extras but will instead be able to generate 3D models. This is probably why the studios d

Some time relatively soon I expect the studios won't even need to scan extras but will instead be able to generate 3D models. This is probably why the studios don't really care about maintaining the ecosystem of hairdressers and makeup people - they don't see it lasting that long any way. Game engines with generated art seem like a plausible future for entertainment. AI writers generate concepts, do drafts, revisions, and maybe in a few years just do the whole thing. This seems inevitable to me. Bad for actors, good for consumers as it will mean much more content. I also think this system will eat Hollywood in the end too. The technology will reduce the cost for developing high quality films and will commoditize the film industry deleting any most Hollywood has.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
I think the same way. The demos from Unreal Engine 5 are incredible. Combine it with LLMs and we really are not too far from being able to as the computer to generate a story and giving it some details, and having it be rendered and look pretty damn lifelike. That 5, maybe 10 years away at most. I don't think the movie/tv industries will disappear, but they will be lessened when people can generate at least reasonable looking entertainment from home. I think movies and tv will basically become like books already are. People might have read some best sellers, but there won't really be anything that is super widespread or you can count on most people having seen like Seinfeld or The X-Files.
- ALittleLight 3y ago
  Easy to imagine in ten or twenty years people will be several "seasons" into shows that no one else has ever seen. Combine auto generated content with TikTok style customization and infinite scroll...
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    Which of course leads to the future seen in Wall-E
nprateem 3y ago
Yeah I came to say this. The striking actors maybe have another 5 years max before studios can just generate AI actors and won't need to scan humans anyway.
xkqd 3y ago
> good for consumers as it will mean much more content It is my personal belief consumers could benefit from reducing their medium consumption, and many of us myself included could touch a little more grass
- ALittleLight 3y ago
  From that perspective it'll be very bad for consumers.
dirtyid 3y ago
There's still room for face capture mocap for actors to deliver credible human performances. I see tech getting more accessible so you don't need studio level resources to produce content. More amateur talent can work together on sustainable niche productions to cater to specific tastes. Actual golden era of non market research content, but also a lot of shit fanfics.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago

I think the same way. The demos from Unreal Engine 5 are incredible. Combine it with LLMs and we really are not too far from being able to as the computer to generate a story and giving it some details, and having it be rendered and look pretty damn lifelike. That 5, maybe 10 years away at most. I don't think the movie/tv industries will disappear, but they will be lessened when people can generate at least reasonable looking entertainment from home. I think movies and tv will basically become like books already are. People might have read some best sellers, but there won't really be anything that is super widespread or you can count on most people having seen like Seinfeld or The X-Files.

ALittleLight 3y ago
Easy to imagine in ten or twenty years people will be several "seasons" into shows that no one else has ever seen. Combine auto generated content with TikTok style customization and infinite scroll...
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  Which of course leads to the future seen in Wall-E

nprateem 3y ago

Yeah I came to say this. The striking actors maybe have another 5 years max before studios can just generate AI actors and won't need to scan humans anyway.

xkqd 3y ago

> good for consumers as it will mean much more content It is my personal belief consumers could benefit from reducing their medium consumption, and many of us myself included could touch a little more grass

ALittleLight 3y ago
From that perspective it'll be very bad for consumers.

dirtyid 3y ago

There's still room for face capture mocap for actors to deliver credible human performances. I see tech getting more accessible so you don't need studio level resources to produce content. More amateur talent can work together on sustainable niche productions to cater to specific tastes. Actual golden era of non market research content, but also a lot of shit fanfics.