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The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.’ Is Dreams of Violets AI slop
It should have taken years, but Ash Koosha made a drama about Iran’s anti-government protests in weeks – and now it’s the first AI-made movie to screen at a major film festival. It could transform indie film-making, claims the director
TL;DR
- Ash Koosha's drama 'Dreams of Violets,' based on the Iranian protest crackdown, is the first fully AI-generated live-action feature accepted at a major film festival (Tribeca).
- The film was created using AI for images and characters, with Koosha describing them based on people he knew, prioritizing safety for individuals in Iran.
- Koosha, an Iranian-British director and tech entrepreneur, co-founded an AI start-up and an AI film production studio.
- He made 'Dreams of Violets' in two-and-a-half months for under $2,000, a process he found more flexible than traditional filmmaking.
- Koosha envisions AI democratizing filmmaking, allowing independent creators to produce complex films and potentially reducing the viability of massive studio productions.
- While some critics dismiss AI films, directors like Soderbergh and Aronofsky are engaging with the technology, though opinions vary, with Guillermo del Toro expressing strong opposition.