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Director Eliza McNitt: AI Aids Clearer Crew Communication
1 Oct
Summary
- AI helps directors communicate vision clearly to crew.
- Filmmaker created digital infant using AI for a film.
- AI tools enhance pre-production planning and visualization.
Writer/director Eliza McNitt highlighted the evolving role of artificial intelligence in filmmaking, emphasizing its potential to enhance pre-production and director-crew communication. McNitt, speaking at TheWrap's The Future of Filmmaking panel, demonstrated how AI was used to create a digital infant for her short film "Ancestra," a process that involved feeding personal baby photos into AI to generate a realistic digital likeness.
McNitt stressed that these AI tools allow directors to communicate their vision more effectively through proof of concepts and visuals, facilitating better planning and team collaboration. She shared that AI-generated visuals were created within a day after she posed with empty arms, resulting in a digital infant that looked like her.
Fellow panelists Jason Zada and Ori Winokur echoed the sentiment that AI is a collaborative tool. Zada discussed his company's hybrid film "Terrarium," which merges live-action actors with generated environments. Winokur added that the human element remains crucial, with directors and artist teams guiding the technology to create new forms of collaboration and artistry.
