Category: Experiments

  • Exploring the Future of Warfare: An AI Film on the B-21 Stealth Bomber

    Today I created an experimental AI film about the US Air Force’s B-21 Stealth Bomber. This project was driven by the latest news about the B-21’s recent test flight. The goal was to see how quickly I could produce a film that reflects current events. In addition to the usual tools I also made use…

  • RunwayML’s new Lip Sync Tool is a Game Changer

    THE MINE, by Michael Tippett using RunwayML’s new Lip Sync feature One of the biggest challenges in creating films using AI is crafting realistic conversations. It’s incredibly difficult to generate scenes with any emotional subtlety, as AI often struggles to capture the nuances of human interaction. This complexity becomes even more apparent in dialogue-heavy scenes,…

  • Using AI to Understand Art and Design History

    One of the most useful and least discussed features of Midjourney is its ability to describe an image. You can upload any image and it will tell you what it is and decompose its elements. Its like having the world’s greatest art historian teaching you art history. For example, Midjourney describes this image in the…

  • Using AI to Recreate History, Personal or Otherwise

    Film makers are starting to use generative AI to recreate historical accounts of past events. One of the most impressive is Somme Requiem. The film recounts the Christmas Day truce in 1914. I grew up in Johannesburg as a kid but there are many things I remember that were not captured in photos let alone…