Q: Where are the movie stars of the future?
A: In your computer.
Just saw the movie, the Making of the Kingdom of Heaven, another one of the those movies about a movie. The Kingdom of Heaven has a cast of thousands. Unfortunately most of the them are born from the loins of a computer(s) driven by some special effects geek(s). Whereas in that past a movie studio would have to hire a whole bunch of extras to produce those big, epic scenes, now all you need is a few hundred actors to handle the close ups and a roomful of programmers to make the crowd.
The ramifications are significant. It is not inconceivable that in the near future some executive at Sony will be confronted with this decision: "Let's see... do I keep spending a ton of money on the likes of De Niro, Russell Crowe and Al Pacino? Or, do I just make my next star in a computer? I mean, those guys over at Pixar are cleaning up!"
After all, as Turing said, if it acts human, it is human.
Just saw the movie, the Making of the Kingdom of Heaven, another one of the those movies about a movie. The Kingdom of Heaven has a cast of thousands. Unfortunately most of the them are born from the loins of a computer(s) driven by some special effects geek(s). Whereas in that past a movie studio would have to hire a whole bunch of extras to produce those big, epic scenes, now all you need is a few hundred actors to handle the close ups and a roomful of programmers to make the crowd.
The ramifications are significant. It is not inconceivable that in the near future some executive at Sony will be confronted with this decision: "Let's see... do I keep spending a ton of money on the likes of De Niro, Russell Crowe and Al Pacino? Or, do I just make my next star in a computer? I mean, those guys over at Pixar are cleaning up!"
After all, as Turing said, if it acts human, it is human.
posted by Bob Reselman at 5:06 PM
1 Comments:
Bob,
We might be a few years away from that technology. I mean the Matrix movies were realistic to a point, but after awhile they looked like pinup staypuff marshmellow virtual humans. I do agree, Pixar is cleaning up, but they also have awesome voice talent which makes their movies so awesome!
I hope that studio's never do that, but hey, it is cheaper, and there is less negoiation with a computer than with a lawyer.
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