Maggie Gyllenhaal tinkered with AI on her new Marilyn Monroe short film
The actor/director decided the "human" performance she'd received was sufficient without it.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, a prominent figure in the film industry, encountered the world of AI while working on her short film, Flesh Impact. In this film, Marilyn Monroe is depicted at the age of 100, with flashbacks of Dakota Johnson playing the iconic actress at the age of 30. Gyllenhaal, who serves as a member of the Venice Film Festival's jury as its president, shared her experience and the methods she employed during the production at a recent symposium.
Initially, she agreed to the use of AI, as the people who commissioned the project sought to apply an approximation of Monroe's nuances over Johnson's face. However, after extensive effort, Gyllenhaal ultimately abandoned the AI version, deeming it less moving, human, and alive compared to the performance she gave with Dakota Johnson.
Gyllenhaal expressed her reservations about AI, pointing to environmental concerns and creative shortcomings as reasons for her reluctance to return to the AI route. Despite the potential for AI to significantly reduce costs and democratize the industry, Gyllenhaal remains cautious, questioning the financial sense of opting for AI to produce a film that could be made for a fraction of the usual cost.
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