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Polish director Patryk Vega believes he has found the solution to the “problems of strike” in the film industry by creating 50,000 extras using artificial intelligence, according to a report in the Telegraph.
It’s a feat that some could do without. The director’s company, AIO Studios, has created digital images of actors that can create illusions among the extras in a film. Whether it’s the realism of age, gender, hairstyle or clothes worn, or even the type of movement adopted by these digital beings, everything would create an illusion.
Recently present at Cannes for the premiere of a film “deepfake” which features an actor whose face is replaced by that of Vladimir Putin, Vega expresses the hope that this technology inspires, calling for it to be used on a larger scale.
This technology, created by his company, would allow directors to choose the profile and number of extras they want, then integrate them directly into the scenes by offering the possibility of moving in the background. All this, without even using real actors.
Not without echoing current events, while film and television productions have seen their filming halted by strikes due to the potential use of AI, this initiative would offer new efficiency for the world of cinema.
As a result, some fear that the actors' image and voice will be used as a replacement, without their consent, costing them their jobs. Dozens of productions were suspended during this nearly five-month strike. In addition to this forced shutdown, the American economy reportedly took a hit, losing around $5 billion. In order to settle the dispute, an agreement was reached, guaranteeing protection against the reproduction of images and voices made by AI. ~60/p>
A miracle solution, Patryk Vega then claims not to have any problems with rights. He offers a system of renting out his digital extras, with a whole range of specific movements reproduced as well as appearances. This is with the aim of reproducing a whole crowd made up of different physical aspects.
To this, he states: ” I have created 50,000 human models that do not exist in reality. So I have no problem with rights, nor any problem with strikes in the future. ”
Another factor playing on the heartstrings, he announces that he can ” to provide the film industry with a tool that will allow it to keep 50% of its budget. »
« I decided to provide a solution to the film industry by creating crowds of digitally generated extras. » he explains further.
In his opinion, « extras represent one of the biggest costs of the budget. It is very risky from a production and financial point of view. »
A miracle solution ?
Currently, the AI’s extras all wear modern clothing and hairstyles, but the company plans to expand the database to other eras, allowing filmmakers to use these actors as background actors in period films. While the risks to art are often cited, the challenges for employment in the film industry may be just beginning.
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