But also this phenomenon, only remixing from a cultural archive, has been the standard mode of the film industry in particular long before AI (sequels, „franchises“, „IP“s), and the photorealistic of Light and Magic has been long gone - see the very first „clean-up“ of the Star Wars films.
I recently stumbled upon this clip. It's a typical genAI product: a mashup of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, a remix of familiar patterns drawn from the cultural archive, akin to fan fiction. From a technical standpoint, it’s what you'd call impressive. However, I was not impressed
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