Chapter 1
The death of the video store
Chapter 2
Algorithms as the new tastemakers
Chapter 3
The global blockbusters
Chapter 4
AI behind the camera
YOUR GOAL
Master of How streaming changed the movies
Ch 4 · AI behind the camera
sonia AI behind the camera
With algorithms so smart, so very keen, Netflix learns exactly what you wanna stream.
sonia AI software is increasingly used to analyze screenplays and predict financial success before filming.
sonia Advanced de-aging software allows actors to play younger versions of themselves seamlessly.
Fun Fact
LED set evolution: The StageCraft LED volume used for The Mandalorian consists of a 75-foot wide, 20-foot high curved screen with a fully digital ceiling.
Glossary
de-aging (noun)
A visual effects technique used in filmmaking to make an actor appear younger. Netflix utilized machine learning to digitally rejuvenate its lead actors in the 2019 film The Irishman.
A visual effects technique used in filmmaking to make an actor appear younger. Netflix utilized machine learning to digitally rejuvenate its lead actors in the 2019 film The Irishman.
Quiz
Which game engine, originally built for video games, is commonly used to power LED screens in virtual film sets?
Quiz
What type of software do companies like Largo.ai use to analyze screenplays and predict box office success?
Quiz
What is the term for synthetic media where a person's face is digitally swapped or modified using AI?
Quiz
What is the process of isolating a subject from its background in film editing, which AI now automates?
Quiz
What is the term for using AI to automatically match an actor's lip movements to translated foreign audio?
Quiz
What virtual production technology replaced traditional green screens in the making of The Mandalorian in 2019?
Quiz
What 2026 docudrama became the first AI-generated live-action feature film accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival?