The producers of the Oscar-winning film The Brutalist defend the use of artificial intelligence in production.
DJ Gugenheim, one of several producers involved in the film I spoke at the deadline At the Oscars on Sunday night, he said the technology is just a tool.
“If you're in a job [-production] There are a lot of tools in the film to use, whether it's lighting, sound, or not, whether these are all versions of the feature of numbers,” he told the outlet.
“The key thing about how we make films is to trust actors, creatives and talent to make films. So, if no one is losing their job, if you're making the best version of the product, that's when you're using the tool.”
“Brutal” producer DJ Gugenheim said that AI was used as a “tool” in the film and that due to technology, the job was not lost during production. (Earl Gibson III/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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“I think the problem is when you take jobs with AI,” he added.
Ggenheim said he felt that he didn't hide the fact that the team used AI and that the editors were sharing the information themselves.
Dávid Jancsó told Tech Magazine Red Shark News In January, the AI tools from Ukrainian software company Respeeher were used to improve the Hungarian dialogue that was spoken by the best actor at the Oscars and star Adrien Brody, who won the Felicity Jones this year.
“I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the hardest languages to learn to pronounce,” Jancsó told Red Shark. “It's a very unique language. We coached [Brody and Jones] And they did an amazing job, but we wanted it to be perfect so even the locals didn't discover the difference. ”
Adrien Brody won Best Actor of “Brutalist” at this year's Oscars. (A24)
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According to Jancsó, Brody and Jones recorded their voices to AI software, and he used his own voice for some of the dialects.
He also shared that generative AI was used in the final sequence of the film, creating “a series of architectural drawings and completed buildings” in the style of an architect, Brody's character.
Brody and his co-stars, Oscar-nominated Felicity Jones, had some of their Hungarian dialogues in “The Brutalist,” coordinated with AI. (A24)
The revelation sparked controversy over the use of AI in films, with some demanding that disclosure rules be set for the Institute for the Film Arts and Sciences Institute next year.
“The academy now asks if AI is being used or not, people are asking questions. They say it's great. It's fine and there's no problem with that and you shouldn't use AI to take away your job.
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Coach Brady Corbett also tackled the controversy. Statement for variety Shortly after an interview with Jancsó, he said, “Adrian and Felicity's performances are completely unique. They worked for months along with dialectical coach Tanella Marshall to complete the accent. The innovative response techniques were used only to accurately integrate specific vowels and letters, especially those that were performances in different languages by Adrian and Felicity, and that they would not replace or modify them or respect the craft to the fullest.”
Corbet also said production designer Judy Becker and her team used AI to create or render the building. All images were hand-drawn by the artist.
Brady Corbet, director of “The Brutalist,” issued a statement following the AI controversy, confirming that AI was used solely for Brody, and only confirmed Jones' Hungarian dialogue. (A24)
The film that was nominated for using AI this year was not the only “brutal” movie.
“Emilia Perez” used AI to increase the range of voices for film star Cara Sofia Gascon, according to re-recording mixer Cyril Holtz in an interview at Cannes last May. The Guardian.
“Emilia Perez” also reportedly used AI to adjust the singing voice of Star Cara Sophia Gascon. (Shanna Besson/Page114 – Why not a production – Pathé movie – France 2 Cinéma©2024.)
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“Dune: Part 2” used AI for the Fremen character.
In the film's official production notes, visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert explained, “We create a machine learning model, a trained algorithm from the shots of “dunes” so that we can find the human eye in the image, and give mats to various parts of the eye.”
The production notes for “Dune: Part 2” used the AI model and helped add sparkling blue eyes to multiple letters. (Niko Tavernise/2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment)
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Bob Dylan's biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” also used AI, but only for “three short shots of the motorcycle, without any performance or creative enhancements.” Following statements to the variety.
