Final Reflection and Critical Evaluation Project Statement Project Title: AI and I: A Lazy Creator Team Members: Bingrui Li, Xiaomeng Jiang This project explored the possibilities and limitations of integrating AI into animation production. Through the use of tools such as ChatGPT, Seedance, and Kling, alongside traditional filmmaking methods, we investigated whether AI could function […]
Editing and Final Scene Integration This week I focused on the post-production stage of the project, where I began assembling my two AI-generated scenes with the opening and ending sequences created by my teammates. The main challenge at this stage was not generating content, but integrating materials produced by different people using different AI tools. […]
Investigating AI Inputs This week, I decided to explore a question that had emerged from my previous experiments: what makes an effective AI input? More specifically, how many reference images are needed, what kind of references work best, and how detailed should a prompt be? To answer these questions, I reviewed online tutorials, research articles, […]
Revisiting Scene One After six weeks of experimentation with AI tools and video generation workflows, I revisited the first scene of the film. Looking back at the original version, I realised there was still significant room for improvement, particularly in terms of cinematic storytelling, scene transitions, and the gradual reveal of the environment. To differentiate […]
Developing the Second Scene This week, I started producing the second scene of the film. Unlike the first scene, where I compared different AI tools, I decided to use only Seedance for this sequence. After reviewing a large number of tutorials, case studies, and AI-generated animation examples, I concluded that Seedance performs particularly well when […]
Comparing Different AI Tools Following last week’s experiments with Seedance, I was still not satisfied with the generated video results. After discussing the project with my teammate and tutor, I decided to switch to a different AI video generation tool, Kling, to explore whether another model could better achieve our creative goals. To make the […]
Storyboard Development Building on the experience from last week, I found the process of creating the second environmental storyboard much smoother. Having already developed a workflow for generating images, I was able to achieve results more efficiently. This time, AI also surprised me. Some of the generated storyboard images exceeded my expectations and captured the […]
Scene Production This week, we started producing individual shots for the film. Since our story follows the post-apocalyptic journey of a young girl and a honey badger, many different environments are needed to create a sense of exploration. I was responsible for the environmental shots. As I had little experience using AI in production, I […]
Character Development and Visual Direction This week, we focused on establishing the main characters and defining the visual style of the project. After discussing the narrative direction, we decided that the story would centre on two characters: a young girl and a honey badger. Rather than relying entirely on AI, we began by sketching the […]
Project Direction Development During the first week, our group had several discussions with our tutor and my teammate Bingru. After a strong and detailed discussion, we decided to change the main focus of our project. Instead of creating a complex story, we will focus more on exploring AI and how it can be used in […]