Blurring the line: Exploring the future of collaborative filmmaking with artificial intelligence and unreal engine
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Sun, Henry
Meissner, Nico
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Virtual production and Artificial Intelligence have emerged as transformative forces in the entertainment industry for cinematic storytelling, blurring traditional boundaries between pre- and post-production. Unreal Engine is at the forefront of this revolution, a powerful real-time rendering platform that offers filmmakers unprecedented creative possibilities during production. This paradigm shift challenges traditional boundaries between creative and technical roles, paving the way for a more integrated approach to filmmaking.
This paper provides insight into our recent virtual production collaborations, integrating motion capture and highspeed robotic camera tracking technology with a dynamic team of performers, filmmakers, digital artists and researchers. Through a critical examination of these projects, we delve into the intricacies of the productions, including their technical design and reflect on our approach to explore the notion of ‘below the line’, which is typically associated with essential technical roles and tasks in filmmaking that operate separately from creative decision-making.
Our investigation underscores how Virtual Production and technology such as Unreal Engine disrupt entrenched filmmaking methodologies by seamlessly incorporating technical design alterations into the digital creative workflow during production. Additionally, we explore the burgeoning role of AI-driven tools in challenging both creative and technical tasks, ushering in novel avenues for collaborative innovation for filmmaking. The paper aims to provide insight from our experience on strategies and the challenges to virtual production approaches that attempt to ‘blur the line’ by fostering an agile, collaborative and integrated filmmaking approach. This discussion provides professional filmmakers with insight into production strategies that enhance the transformative influence of Unreal Engine and Artificial Intelligence on the collaborative landscape of filmmaking.
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ASPERA Conference 2024: Filmmaking Intelligences
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Computer gaming and animation
Screen and digital media
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Carter, J; Meissner, N; Sun, H, Blurring the line: Exploring the future of collaborative filmmaking with artificial intelligence and unreal engine, ASPERA Conference 2024: Filmmaking Intelligences, 2024, pp. 33-33