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> I have no doubt in my mind that right now [...] an amateur with a high-end last-gen GPU or somebody with maybe a thousand bucks worth of AI credits [...] can

> I have no doubt in my mind that right now [...] an amateur with a high-end last-gen GPU or somebody with maybe a thousand bucks worth of AI credits [...] can crank out a high quality 1h+ feature film with only minor uncanny artifacts. Then why are there no examples of this? There aren't even examples of steps towards it--the half hour film that's nearly production quality, etc.

coffeefirst 2mo ago
Or even 30 second ads that don’t look like shit. The technology is interesting as an element within the wider process of special effects, animation, and video games. The idea that you’re actually making a movie with the current products—and I’m a former indie filmmaker, I’d have a blast with this if it were real—is a fantasy.
deltaqueue 2mo ago
There are. FX artists are already coming to grips with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRESQ8NX-us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRESQ8NX-us "yadda yadda, this is the worst it will ever be"
- echelon 2mo ago
  That's a Higgsfield submarine ad. You should watch how Corridor Crew uses and evangelizes the tech, as it's far more honest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ploi723hg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ploi723hg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5JaG53dho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5JaG53dho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFlOynaUyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFlOynaUyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRrSO7QhXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRrSO7QhXY (These are all fascinating.) Or an AI video tech reviewer like Theoretically Tim who covers the space as it evolves: https://www.youtube.com/@TheoreticallyMedia https://www.youtube.com/@TheoreticallyMedia
unit-vector 2mo ago
I think this comes pretty close https://higgsfield.ai/@higgsfield.studio/projects/oneiric https://higgsfield.ai/@higgsfield.studio/projects/oneiric
- echelon 2mo ago
  Higgsfield is a very unethical player in AI video. There are hundreds of other companies to choose from: Runway, Magnific, OpenArt, ArtCraft, Krea, Martini, Flora ... In startups, there are "mercenaries and missionaries". Higgsfield isn't either of these - they're a psychotic warlord. They're growth at all costs. They lie, cheat, steal, and even disparage artists and racial groups to get attention. And they use the worst dark patterns to get people to subscribe under confusing and dishonest terms. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2026/02/11/racist-videos-and-payment-problems-the-dark-side-of-this-ai-startups-super-fast-growth/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2026/02/11/rac... https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/higgsfields-latest-ai-tool-wants-121700956.html https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/higgsfields-latest-ai-too... https://ade3.substack.com/p/this-isnt-how-i-expected-ai-to-screw https://ade3.substack.com/p/this-isnt-how-i-expected-ai-to-s... https://x.com/nickfloats/status/2018772595991015760 https://x.com/nickfloats/status/2018772595991015760 https://x.com/dustinhollywood/status/2019452051260874793 https://x.com/dustinhollywood/status/2019452051260874793 https://www.caimera.ai/blogs/higgsfield-ai-twitter-ban-case-study-how-platform-trust-collapses https://www.caimera.ai/blogs/higgsfield-ai-twitter-ban-case-... https://www.reddit.com/r/generativeAI/comments/1rvaj50/my_honest_experience_with_higgsfield_after_4/ https://www.reddit.com/r/generativeAI/comments/1rvaj50/my_ho... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zj10P0Sa1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zj10P0Sa1k Don't deal with Higgsfield.
- Planktonne 2mo ago
  I disagree; it remains impressive that we can generate video at all, of course, but it's still got the moment-to-moment incoherence that we've seen for years now, and that's before you get to the quality as a whole.
echelon 2mo ago
Very few of these people are doing this on home rigs. That's way too slow for getting any real work done. I work in this industry. I've dealt with major studios and up-and-coming studios quite extensively. (I was a filmmaker before AI, which helps a lot.) If your exposure to AI video is ComfyUI, that's the consumer / hobbyist segment and you're missing out on where all the action is actually concentrating. There are five-ish segments: - Large studios. They're going slow, but they've already started integrating the tech. They won't tell people they're using it. They outsource to production houses that use it. Some of the biggest studios are moving slowly and want fully air-gapped support that runs on their existing cloud contracts. There are companies moving more intentionally, though. Netflix acquired Affleck's company for broad AI video controllability patents, for instance. - Up-and-coming new media studios. Check out Gossip Goblin [1], [2], [3]. These folks are getting backing right now and they're growing huge followings from very unique visions and perspectives that feel somewhat counter to Hollywood. Most of the people here are highly professional, understand film language, and do a great job with storytelling. They typically leverage human voice actors and put weeks to months into making single videos. - Marketing, B2B: people are already using this in ads. See Coca-Cola - Consumer, UGC, non-creatives: this is the Sora crowd that only knows how to remix popular IP. Some of them graduate into new media exploration, but this follows the 1% rule. This is where most "slop" comes from. - Porn creators: I've interviewed several folks that are making mid-six figures on "fan" platforms. It's a full-time job and some of them are scaling up to teams. [1] Pomegranate, one of the best AI films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZhC2TXgcs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZhC2TXgcs [2] Theatrical release: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/gossip-goblin-ai-film-gods-dont-give-gifts-theaters-1236818068/ https://variety.com/2026/film/news/gossip-goblin-ai-film-god... [3] https://www.gossipgoblin.studio/ https://www.gossipgoblin.studio/
- qsera 2mo ago
  >Pomegranate, one of the best AI films Editing appears very bad. Do Model have a problem with creating clips with precise cuts?
  - echelon 2mo ago
    The editing is fast paced because video models prior to Seedance 2.5 do best on lengths under 10 seconds and decohere with intention frequently. A typical "scene" might cost thousands of dollars in generation expenses depending on shot complexity. Directors will shoot the same shot dozens of times if they're not getting what they want, which in a way is not unlike physical production. That's not counting the experimental first passes.
garethsprice 2mo ago
Zack London's recent cyberpunk short "The Patchwright" (21 minutes)[1] feels like a glimpse into the AI feature film future. I like that rather than trying to replicate a traditional film it leans into the maximalist AI aesthetic. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rzl7nUdEs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rzl7nUdEs4
randcraw 2mo ago
"The Machine-Made Muse" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM4xISBsUcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM4xISBsUcY Only Data looks and sounds fully 'natural' in this 10 minute clip of STTNG, but it nicely demonstrates the imminent plausibility of synthetic TV / film. And its affordability. Feed it a handful of short stories and you can automate the creation of an entire TV series.
hparadiz 2mo ago
Lots of examples posted on twitter. Much better visuals than the 90s and 2000s Trek and Stargate I regularly rewatch.
senko 2mo ago
There are even festival of AI films like https://www.cinemashiftfestival.com/ https://www.cinemashiftfestival.com/ We all live in our personal info bubbles and sometimes it's hard to find information if you don't actively seek it out. This doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

coffeefirst 2mo ago

Or even 30 second ads that don’t look like shit. The technology is interesting as an element within the wider process of special effects, animation, and video games. The idea that you’re actually making a movie with the current products—and I’m a former indie filmmaker, I’d have a blast with this if it were real—is a fantasy.

deltaqueue 2mo ago

There are. FX artists are already coming to grips with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRESQ8NX-us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRESQ8NX-us "yadda yadda, this is the worst it will ever be"

echelon 2mo ago
That's a Higgsfield submarine ad. You should watch how Corridor Crew uses and evangelizes the tech, as it's far more honest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ploi723hg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ploi723hg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5JaG53dho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5JaG53dho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFlOynaUyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFlOynaUyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRrSO7QhXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRrSO7QhXY (These are all fascinating.) Or an AI video tech reviewer like Theoretically Tim who covers the space as it evolves: https://www.youtube.com/@TheoreticallyMedia https://www.youtube.com/@TheoreticallyMedia

unit-vector 2mo ago

I think this comes pretty close https://higgsfield.ai/@higgsfield.studio/projects/oneiric https://higgsfield.ai/@higgsfield.studio/projects/oneiric

echelon 2mo ago
Higgsfield is a very unethical player in AI video. There are hundreds of other companies to choose from: Runway, Magnific, OpenArt, ArtCraft, Krea, Martini, Flora ... In startups, there are "mercenaries and missionaries". Higgsfield isn't either of these - they're a psychotic warlord. They're growth at all costs. They lie, cheat, steal, and even disparage artists and racial groups to get attention. And they use the worst dark patterns to get people to subscribe under confusing and dishonest terms. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2026/02/11/racist-videos-and-payment-problems-the-dark-side-of-this-ai-startups-super-fast-growth/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2026/02/11/rac... https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/higgsfields-latest-ai-tool-wants-121700956.html https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/higgsfields-latest-ai-too... https://ade3.substack.com/p/this-isnt-how-i-expected-ai-to-screw https://ade3.substack.com/p/this-isnt-how-i-expected-ai-to-s... https://x.com/nickfloats/status/2018772595991015760 https://x.com/nickfloats/status/2018772595991015760 https://x.com/dustinhollywood/status/2019452051260874793 https://x.com/dustinhollywood/status/2019452051260874793 https://www.caimera.ai/blogs/higgsfield-ai-twitter-ban-case-study-how-platform-trust-collapses https://www.caimera.ai/blogs/higgsfield-ai-twitter-ban-case-... https://www.reddit.com/r/generativeAI/comments/1rvaj50/my_honest_experience_with_higgsfield_after_4/ https://www.reddit.com/r/generativeAI/comments/1rvaj50/my_ho... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zj10P0Sa1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zj10P0Sa1k Don't deal with Higgsfield.
Planktonne 2mo ago
I disagree; it remains impressive that we can generate video at all, of course, but it's still got the moment-to-moment incoherence that we've seen for years now, and that's before you get to the quality as a whole.

echelon 2mo ago

Very few of these people are doing this on home rigs. That's way too slow for getting any real work done. I work in this industry. I've dealt with major studios and up-and-coming studios quite extensively. (I was a filmmaker before AI, which helps a lot.) If your exposure to AI video is ComfyUI, that's the consumer / hobbyist segment and you're missing out on where all the action is actually concentrating. There are five-ish segments: - Large studios. They're going slow, but they've already started integrating the tech. They won't tell people they're using it. They outsource to production houses that use it. Some of the biggest studios are moving slowly and want fully air-gapped support that runs on their existing cloud contracts. There are companies moving more intentionally, though. Netflix acquired Affleck's company for broad AI video controllability patents, for instance. - Up-and-coming new media studios. Check out Gossip Goblin [1], [2], [3]. These folks are getting backing right now and they're growing huge followings from very unique visions and perspectives that feel somewhat counter to Hollywood. Most of the people here are highly professional, understand film language, and do a great job with storytelling. They typically leverage human voice actors and put weeks to months into making single videos. - Marketing, B2B: people are already using this in ads. See Coca-Cola - Consumer, UGC, non-creatives: this is the Sora crowd that only knows how to remix popular IP. Some of them graduate into new media exploration, but this follows the 1% rule. This is where most "slop" comes from. - Porn creators: I've interviewed several folks that are making mid-six figures on "fan" platforms. It's a full-time job and some of them are scaling up to teams. [1] Pomegranate, one of the best AI films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZhC2TXgcs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZhC2TXgcs [2] Theatrical release: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/gossip-goblin-ai-film-gods-dont-give-gifts-theaters-1236818068/ https://variety.com/2026/film/news/gossip-goblin-ai-film-god... [3] https://www.gossipgoblin.studio/ https://www.gossipgoblin.studio/

qsera 2mo ago
>Pomegranate, one of the best AI films Editing appears very bad. Do Model have a problem with creating clips with precise cuts?
- echelon 2mo ago
  The editing is fast paced because video models prior to Seedance 2.5 do best on lengths under 10 seconds and decohere with intention frequently. A typical "scene" might cost thousands of dollars in generation expenses depending on shot complexity. Directors will shoot the same shot dozens of times if they're not getting what they want, which in a way is not unlike physical production. That's not counting the experimental first passes.

garethsprice 2mo ago

Zack London's recent cyberpunk short "The Patchwright" (21 minutes)[1] feels like a glimpse into the AI feature film future. I like that rather than trying to replicate a traditional film it leans into the maximalist AI aesthetic. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rzl7nUdEs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rzl7nUdEs4

randcraw 2mo ago

"The Machine-Made Muse" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM4xISBsUcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM4xISBsUcY Only Data looks and sounds fully 'natural' in this 10 minute clip of STTNG, but it nicely demonstrates the imminent plausibility of synthetic TV / film. And its affordability. Feed it a handful of short stories and you can automate the creation of an entire TV series.

hparadiz 2mo ago

Lots of examples posted on twitter. Much better visuals than the 90s and 2000s Trek and Stargate I regularly rewatch.

senko 2mo ago

There are even festival of AI films like https://www.cinemashiftfestival.com/ https://www.cinemashiftfestival.com/ We all live in our personal info bubbles and sometimes it's hard to find information if you don't actively seek it out. This doesn't mean it doesn't exist.