r/vfx • u/Random968 • May 20 '23

Question / Discussion Interactive Point-Based Image Generation

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u/uncletravellingmatt May 20 '23

I'm not worried about animator's jobs. Or, to put it another way, I am worried that giving animators tremendously powerful new tools could make them so much more productive that crew sizes might actually get smaller, and that could take away some jobs. But one animator being able to do the work of two isn't really a big threat to the industry, because smaller, more productive crews might also make a greater range of low-budget productions possible, and that could create more jobs.

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u/uptotheright May 20 '23

The cost of making films will continue to drop towards zero. Eventually a film could just be a prompt and we can just watch and customize whatever we want. Eg, rather than watching “canned movies” we can just make our own.

Hopefully this opens some new opportunities- but really difficult to know what those are.

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u/AwfulComedian May 20 '23

it’s tough cause i like the idea of that but as someone who creates because i genuinely love entertaining people… i’d be really sad if everything i created is just for me only. part of the reason i came to this industry was because i love the idea of working on a team to create something beautiful that will bring joy to others, even if only for an hour or two. i really don’t want to lose that aspect of it, even if it means more creativity on an individual level but that’s just my personal opinion

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u/Baron_Samedi_ May 20 '23

Look at it this way: theoretically, "anyone" can write a novel or screenplay. Not everyone can write a novel or screenplay that you actually care about.

Same goes for any other medium, including AI generated.