I put this video together in order to share:

1) some of the steps and stages behind the images I generated,
2) organize my initial thoughts about Ai, and
3) wonder about how the character design rigging and animation process could be impacted by Ai.

There has always been a funny relationship between Art and Technology. Honestly, I think you can't have one without the other. I've been using different AI powered tools and I've been delighted and surprised by what I can do with it. From what I can gather, the real challenge is not the tech itself, but learning how to adapt to it. It's got a long way to go but it's already headed in some truly promising directions.

I begin this video with my thoughts about the relationship between art and technology told through the help of some Ai tools. I pasted my written draft into Chat GPT, and edited the result. I used Eleven Labs for the narrator's voice. The visuals were mixed over a couple of weeks in Adobe Premiere.

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I borrowed liberally from these videos for the intro-

Frame.io Masters: Episode 1 Mark Toia ART DOESN'T PAY
   • Frame.io Masters: Episode 1 Mark Toia...  

The Renaissance - The Age of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci- DW Documentary
   • The Renaissance - The Age of Michelan...  

Printing Revolution 1450 - 1500
   • PRINTING REVOLUTION 1450-1500  

How We Made the Internet- Nation Squid
   • How We Made the Internet  

(and others)

I tried using Stable Diffusion but my computer really struggled with it so mainly went with Midjourney to generate my images.

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I referenced these creators within my main presentation

The Making of Toy Story (1995)
   • The Making of Toy Story (1995)  

VFX Reveal Before & After - Anime Rock, Paper, Scissors- Corridor Crew
   • VFX Reveal Before & After - Anime Roc...  

Real-Time Motion Capture with a Cheap Webcam- Duz Gen
   • Real-Time Motion Capture with a Cheap...  

I Spent 150h+ Making My Own Anime With AI- Till Musshoff
   • I Spent 150h+ Making My Own Anime Wit...  

Harry Potter Anime - Sorting Hat Ceremony- Inner-Reflections
   • Harry Potter Anime - Sorting Hat Cere...  

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[0:00] Intro
[1:48] Art Leads Technological Innovation
[2:30] Perfect Time To Learn
[2:51] The Ai Revolution
[3:07] New Animation Frontiers
[3:38] Learning Curves
[4:16] Engaging With Ai
[5:00] Getting Consistent Results in Midjourney
[5:50] Prompt Analysis
[7:26] Conclusion

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Thanks for checking this out!

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