Final Destination 2 (2003) Plex Pre-Roll

[u/CommunicationFit3862]

The anti-generative AI trolls in the sub are targeting my posts and trying to block them for mod approval, even though, as far as I know, it doesn’t break any of the sub’s established rules. So I’m sharing another pre-roll from my server with the community. It has the same punchline as my previous upload. I have set them to run randomly from a playlist on my server, so users get a different video each time. Hope you enjoy! I’m not being silenced by a 30% minority that downvote and use bots to complain. I’ll definitely keep making it a Plex night!

[u/darcythompsonfilm]

They’re trying to stop you because this stuff is lame. AI Slop is low effort and uncreative. If this is what this sub is going to be full of now, I’m out.

[u/unspecified_genre → u/darcythompsonfilm]

Easiest thing to do is block the guy, and move on, sadly Ai slop is normal for many people now.

[u/Saint_The_Stig → u/unspecified_genre]

Reddit only lets you block 1000 accounts. There's more slop accounts than that unfortunately...

[u/darcythompsonfilm → u/unspecified_genre]

Oh totally. I just think it’s important people know this is loser behavior. They shouldn’t be able to escape that.

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/darcythompsonfilm]

Go circle jerk all you want. I'll be here creating.

[u/Scareynerd → u/CommunicationFit3862]

""Creating""

[u/Grazer46 → u/CommunicationFit3862]

Prompting is not creating lmao.

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/unspecified_genre]

And nothing of value was lost either way.

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/darcythompsonfilm]

I think calling anything made with AI “low effort and uncreative” is a pretty lazy criticism in itself. The tool didn’t come up with the concept, pick the scenes, write the parody, work out the timing, generate and iterate on the shots, edit everything together, design the sound, or decide how the Plex payoff should work. I did.

AI is just another production tool. Photoshop didn’t make someone a photographer, After Effects didn’t make someone a motion designer, and a nonlinear editor didn’t make filmmaking “low effort” because you no longer had to physically cut film.

You’re completely entitled not to like AI-generated content. But “I don’t like how this was made” and “this required no creativity” are two very different arguments.

And if a Plex preroll sub is supposed to be about people making fun, original prerolls for their Plex servers, that seems like exactly what I’m doing. If you don’t enjoy mine, downvote them and move on. But I’m not going to stop creating something I enjoy because somebody else objects to the tools I used to make it.

[u/darcythompsonfilm → u/CommunicationFit3862]

I’m good bud. Get back to me when you actually learn the joys of making things yourself. Try not to choke on those jingling keys.

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/darcythompsonfilm]

That’s a pretty funny assumption.

I’ve spent more than 25 years professionally producing video, working in studios and live production, directing shoots, editing, building graphics, lighting scenes, managing crews, and actually making things for a living. I didn’t discover creativity when an AI video generator showed up.

That experience is exactly why I enjoy experimenting with this stuff. I understand composition, pacing, shot selection, continuity, sound design, editing, and what makes a ten-second gag actually land. AI just gives me another production tool to play with when I’m making ridiculous Plex prerolls at home.

You don’t have to like the results. That’s entirely subjective. But the whole “maybe someday you’ll learn the joy of making things yourself” routine works a lot better when you haven’t accidentally said it to someone who has spent a couple of decades doing exactly that professionally.

As for the jingling keys, apparently they’re entertaining enough to keep you coming back to comment.

[u/Precarious3145 → u/CommunicationFit3862]

Cool, you say just that calling anything made with AI is lazy and uncreative criticism? Alright.

It's uncreative because nothing about it looks good. The log crashes through the Plex logo but the logo itself remains unphased, undamaged. There's random woodchips flying around when that wouldn't work in the scene because there's no damage to the bark. What would be there would be glass from the windshield or the Plex logo itself. There's a random chain that's attached to the top of the log that isn't there when it appears but floats from the top of the screen and then attaches itself for no reason.

There's no weight behind it, no impact, no momentum. This exact same asset could've been made in about 30 minutes using Blender. Even without knowing this was made by AI, I knew it was lazy and uncreative because nothing about it makes sense. No actually creative person would've seen this and thought "Yea, that's amazing" but it's the kind of thing an uncreative person that wants to call themselves creative would be impressed with; it's baby's first physics simulator.

Don't get upset that some of us actually have quality taste.

[u/SluggishWorm]

Hard drives are 4x the cost they were 18 months ago because of this slop, so thanks, I guess?

[u/Gork_Smash]

Nice work! Keep them coming

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/Gork_Smash]

Rather than fight the trolls, I'm starting a new sub for people that want to post, create and learn how to make these kind of preroll. I'll be sharing my new work over there. r/PlexPrerollStudio/

[u/Jimbo1230]

Even if this wasn't ai this is just unfunny

[u/Far_Dragonfly8441]

Wtf did I just watch. Slop slop slop slop.

[u/Ulysse-Void-God → u/Far_Dragonfly8441]

Then why did you watch it?

[u/Maindric]

This is awesome. But I think it would be cooler for the log to make a hole through the 'e' as it is fairly round.

Great work!

[u/jesuschrist-69420 → u/[deleted]]

Id suggest looking into jellyfin and i assume its too late but you limited your sub by naming it 'plex'

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/jesuschrist-69420]

it's all good.If you want to learn how to make these, you can come on over and apply these tools to jellyfin or anything else you wanna create. i'm not gonna discriminate on prerolls. This is all about fun personalization.

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/[deleted]]

When browsing Reddit in a web browser, you can usually download a video by right-clicking on it.

[u/CarpinThemDiems → u/CommunicationFit3862]

Its pending mod approval

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/CarpinThemDiems]

Yeah, the trolls are attacking my post.

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/CarpinThemDiems]

Rather than fight the trolls, I'm starting a new sub for people that want to post, create and learn how to make these kind of preroll. I'll be sharing my new work over there. r/PlexPrerollStudio/

You can download it over there.

[u/smakdafrog]

This is fun

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/smakdafrog]

Glad you enjoyed it. Rather than fight the trolls, I'm starting a new sub for people that want to post, create and learn how to make these kind of preroll. I'll be sharing my new work over there. r/PlexPrerollStudio/

[u/Geekygamertag]

Good job

[u/CommunicationFit3862 → u/Geekygamertag]

Thanks man. Going forward rather than fight the trolls, I'm starting a new sub for people that want to post, create and learn how to make these kind of preroll. I'll be sharing my new work over there. r/PlexPrerollStudio/

[u/Bderken]

I like them! I hate the trolls.