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This kind of stuff is the future of film making. Imagine adding "yourself" into a scene like this, moving around as you were/are from a video you just created

by ugh123 3y ago

This kind of stuff is the future of film making. Imagine adding "yourself" into a scene like this, moving around as you were/are from a video you just created of yourself. As in: film yourself walking around your bedroom with your phone. Then use an app like this to add you and your movement (cropped from the video) to a different background scene. Goodbye, Hollywood elites!

olokobayusuf 3y ago
I couldn't agree more! You should check out the amazing work from the folks at Luma Labs (https://lumalabs.ai/ https://lumalabs.ai/). They're a loose inspiration for this project.
- jimmySixDOF 3y ago
  This is an excellent example of a full pipeline from blender <> luma tools <> 3D in ShapesXR (who are also doing amazing work atm) https://twitter.com/GabRoXR/status/1706691466460836333?t=3z76eUlX7uZs2FucRlNebQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/GabRoXR/status/1706691466460836333?t=3z7...
hoosieree 3y ago
[pitching to investors] It's like Joan is Awful, but for AirBnB.
deleted 3y ago
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spacecrafter3d 3y ago
This is what I’m working on at https://skyglass.com https://skyglass.com. You should check it out!
- olokobayusuf 3y ago
  Hey, I'd love to chat with you about how you power these on-device AI features (like background replacement). Function is building infrastructure for both server-side and on-device AI inference. The goal is for devs like you to bring your original Python code, and we'll generate a library that is cached and runs on-device. See this demo: https://demos.natml.ai/@natml/blazepalm-landmark https://demos.natml.ai/@natml/blazepalm-landmark (wave your hands)
sexy_seedbox 3y ago
Kill Hollywood: https://web.archive.org/web/20120121035139/http://ycombinator.com/rfs9.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120121035139/http://ycombinato...
chefandy 3y ago
> This kind of stuff is the future of film making. > Imagine adding "yourself" into a scene like this, moving around as you > were/are from a video you just created of yourself. As in: film yourself > walking around your bedroom with your phone. Then use an app like this to > add you and your movement (cropped from the video) to a different > background scene. > Goodbye, Hollywood elites! As someone working in this arena, statements like this make me chuckle. Don't get me wrong-- I think this is really cool. I get that people are excited about new tech, and technical people always overestimate the value of technical advancements in creative workflows, but no: people being able to place a perfect hyper-realistic replica of themselves in a film wouldn't kill the film industry any more than RPG Maker + generative AI would kill the games industry. I'd wager it probably would not even leave a dent. Firstly, there would need to be a film to begin with, and that requires a lot. A whole hell of a lot. Secondly, characters matter. A lot. Especially main characters. Do you replace the name of the main character with your name in stories you tell? How about doing a global search-and-replace in the ebooks you read? It's not like we don't have the technical capability. I could see this being a novelty feature in some action movies, especially superhero movies, and more likely in games and porn, but one of the biggest draws a movie has is who stars in it-- and if you look at the rest of the human population, you'll notice that we're not choosing representative samples. The fact that it's someone else with a personality and back story and motives and strengths and flaws-- a character-- is a pretty important part of stories. Their appearance matters, too. Most people don't even like staring at themselves for a few minutes, let alone for an entire feature length film. In most situations, I think it would be distracting as hell. Sure, people might find it amusing to see themselves in Top Gun Maverick, but would they want to see themselves getting bullied by an IRS agent in Everything Everywhere All at Once? Getting a box cutter held to their throat in Emily the Criminal? Would replacing Jon Hamm's appearance with their own really make watching Madmen better? Do most people want to see themselves beat to a pulp in Fight Club? I'd wager that few would. Thirdly, most people aren't particularly interested in putting in the thought and effort to customize their phones: I'm pretty sure they're less interested in putting thought and effort into customizing their passive entertainment. They just want to hit play and have a nice little escape. So, no. As long as people will continue to seek entertainment for the reasons they've always sought it, this is not going to fundamentally change the art of storytelling anytime soon.

by ugh123 3y ago

olokobayusuf 3y ago

I couldn't agree more! You should check out the amazing work from the folks at Luma Labs (https://lumalabs.ai/ https://lumalabs.ai/). They're a loose inspiration for this project.

jimmySixDOF 3y ago
This is an excellent example of a full pipeline from blender <> luma tools <> 3D in ShapesXR (who are also doing amazing work atm) https://twitter.com/GabRoXR/status/1706691466460836333?t=3z76eUlX7uZs2FucRlNebQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/GabRoXR/status/1706691466460836333?t=3z7...

hoosieree 3y ago

[pitching to investors] It's like Joan is Awful, but for AirBnB.

deleted 3y ago

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spacecrafter3d 3y ago

This is what I’m working on at https://skyglass.com https://skyglass.com. You should check it out!

olokobayusuf 3y ago
Hey, I'd love to chat with you about how you power these on-device AI features (like background replacement). Function is building infrastructure for both server-side and on-device AI inference. The goal is for devs like you to bring your original Python code, and we'll generate a library that is cached and runs on-device. See this demo: https://demos.natml.ai/@natml/blazepalm-landmark https://demos.natml.ai/@natml/blazepalm-landmark (wave your hands)

sexy_seedbox 3y ago

Kill Hollywood: https://web.archive.org/web/20120121035139/http://ycombinator.com/rfs9.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120121035139/http://ycombinato...

chefandy 3y ago

> This kind of stuff is the future of film making. > Imagine adding "yourself" into a scene like this, moving around as you > were/are from a video you just created of yourself. As in: film yourself > walking around your bedroom with your phone. Then use an app like this to > add you and your movement (cropped from the video) to a different > background scene. > Goodbye, Hollywood elites! As someone working in this arena, statements like this make me chuckle. Don't get me wrong-- I think this is really cool. I get that people are excited about new tech, and technical people always overestimate the value of technical advancements in creative workflows, but no: people being able to place a perfect hyper-realistic replica of themselves in a film wouldn't kill the film industry any more than RPG Maker + generative AI would kill the games industry. I'd wager it probably would not even leave a dent. Firstly, there would need to be a film to begin with, and that requires a lot. A whole hell of a lot. Secondly, characters matter. A lot. Especially main characters. Do you replace the name of the main character with your name in stories you tell? How about doing a global search-and-replace in the ebooks you read? It's not like we don't have the technical capability. I could see this being a novelty feature in some action movies, especially superhero movies, and more likely in games and porn, but one of the biggest draws a movie has is who stars in it-- and if you look at the rest of the human population, you'll notice that we're not choosing representative samples. The fact that it's someone else with a personality and back story and motives and strengths and flaws-- a character-- is a pretty important part of stories. Their appearance matters, too. Most people don't even like staring at themselves for a few minutes, let alone for an entire feature length film. In most situations, I think it would be distracting as hell. Sure, people might find it amusing to see themselves in Top Gun Maverick, but would they want to see themselves getting bullied by an IRS agent in Everything Everywhere All at Once? Getting a box cutter held to their throat in Emily the Criminal? Would replacing Jon Hamm's appearance with their own really make watching Madmen better? Do most people want to see themselves beat to a pulp in Fight Club? I'd wager that few would. Thirdly, most people aren't particularly interested in putting in the thought and effort to customize their phones: I'm pretty sure they're less interested in putting thought and effort into customizing their passive entertainment. They just want to hit play and have a nice little escape. So, no. As long as people will continue to seek entertainment for the reasons they've always sought it, this is not going to fundamentally change the art of storytelling anytime soon.