From "Pulp Fiction" to AI-powered filmmaking
Roger Avery, the writer of the film "Pulp Fiction," recently announced in an interview with the podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience" that in recent years, it has been almost impossible to produce his films through traditional channels.
Roger Avery, the writer of the film "Pulp Fiction," says that before launching an AI-based production company, it was "almost impossible" to produce his films through the traditional Hollywood system; but now, with just the addition of the AI tag, three film projects have entered the production stage.
Referring to his personal experience, he said: “I was trying to make my films, but it was almost impossible. Then, in the past year, I launched a technology company that is based on making films with artificial intelligence. Suddenly, everything changed, and investments started.”
Avari added: “As soon as we added the word ‘AI’ to the project and said we were a technology company, investors came in and now we are producing three films.”
From traditional deadlock to the simultaneous production of three films
The screenwriter emphasized the difference between the traditional path and the technology-based path and said, “It was very easy for me to launch projects based on artificial intelligence, but it was very difficult to make a traditional film using the old paths. You just put AI in front of the project name, and suddenly you enter the phase of producing three films.”
He announced that his newly formed company, General Cinema Dynamics, is currently working on three film projects.
Three AI-based projects
According to Avari, the three films include:
A Christmas family film set for release during the holiday season,
A religious film set for release this Easter,
And an epic war-themed romance.
He believes that investors’ embrace of AI-based projects in cinema has opened up a new avenue for independent filmmakers.
Hollywood worries about the consequences of AI
While filmmakers like Avari are riding the AI wave, many Hollywood insiders have expressed concerns about the profound and irreversible impact the technology could have on the film industry.
These concerns were heightened after a viral video went viral; A video created by a new version of an AI-powered video production tool, depicting a hyper-realistic fight scene between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
The video was created with just a short text command and had a wide impact on social media.
Motion Picture Association of America and ByteDance’s response
After the video went viral, the Motion Picture Association issued a statement accusing the video production tool and its parent company, ByteDance, of “widespread copyright infringement.”
The statement said: “Launching a service without effective mechanisms to prevent copyright infringement is a blatant disregard for the well-established laws that protect the rights of creators and are the basis for millions of jobs in the United States. ByteDance must immediately cease these unlawful activities.”
Roger Avery’s statements show that AI in cinema is rapidly changing the rules of the game in Hollywood; A change that, on the one hand, has paved the way for production for some filmmakers, and on the other, has raised serious concerns about intellectual property, copyright, and the future of the film industry.