How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Filmmaking

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Ever since Fritz Lang explored artificial intelligence (AI) in Metropolis (1927), filmmakers have used the idea to create tales of enslaved humans (Terminator, 1984) or explore our relationship with technology (Her, 2013). But AI in cinema is more than just a common theme to explore future inner and outer worlds; it’s increasingly an integral part of the filmmaking process itself. Like the introduction of sound in 1929, AI exhibits a similar potential to revolutionize the cinematic experience, both for filmmakers and audiences. Here are a few of the inroads AI is making on the silver screen. 

Upscaling to Higher Resolutions

A recent example of artificial intelligence and its merger with cinema is the recent documentary Apollo’s New Moon, made by MagellanTV. In an interview with the director of the documentary, David Sky Brody, he explained how AI technology was used to create the film. Brody and his team enhanced original NASA film footage from Apollo mission moon landings to 4K resolutions. And they did it with AI-powered software. The process resulted in unprecedented, crystal clear images of the lunar surface. While some images for the film were already in large format (70mm), there were reels of raw analog video of the moon ...


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