Hey, no problem, thanks for watching 😁😁

That’s a REALLY interesting point. Ultimately, the micro expressions that make up a huge amount of non-verbal communication will all need to be possible and controllable before meaningful stories can be told with video AI, and so when that level of subtlety is viable, tackling the non-symmetrical nature of the human face would make sense during the same development phase. I guess the risk is that it could go SO wrong. I’ve been having a nightmare of a time recently trying to get Midjourney to produce a photo-realistic image of a beautiful girl who DOESN’T have freckles. It’s like some kind of “freckle-equality” campaign group has worked their way into all the Midjourney board meetings to push for freckles on every girl possible.

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Fantastic, thanks so much for the tip-off. I've added those to the document I started based on the suggestions from folks right here in the comments for this video. I'll try those out :-)

Oooooh, good tip. Thanks very much. I’m gathering a list of all the hints and tips from all the comments into a document that I’ll probably feature in future KZfaq content.

@@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker Very cool! Can’t wait to see them!

Oooooohhhhh, now, THERE’S a thought! 🧐🤔🤔

Quite a few people have shared the same idea in the comments here. I really like the way you put it though. Thanks very much :-)

Thanks, you’re right, of course. Several people have commented on the same point. 🙂

Ahhhhh, brilliant. Thanks for the tip, I’ll add it to my growing list of additional tips, tricks and techniques from the all the comments in this video 😄

😂😂😂😂 Same time next week? 😉😆

Thanks very much, that’s what I’m aiming for :-)

Hi, thanks very much :-) Sponsorships? Sure, let’s talk: [email protected]

Absolutely, it's another major problem, and as it happens, that's what I'm working on right now, testing Midjourney, Leonard and RenderNet to see which one is the best for consistent characters (and costumes, hair, makeup, jewellery, hair colour etc.)

It's a valid point, although this discovery really was a breakthrough for me, and the good thing is that it works with the free AI tools as well as the paid plans :-)

@@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker Well whatever you do don't make a video about a white guy who uses ai like a slave to make videos for him. That would be too ironic. It's not like it can tell you no.

Scientists have break throughs before it is turned into a product, weapon, or pharmaceutical all the time.

Oooooh, now there’s a great idea for a story! 😃

Absolutely.

Hey, thanks very much :-)

NOOOOOOO!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂 it’s SO obvious now!!! I’ve had several great suggestion posts about this in the comments but this one is the winner!! I think I need to make a follow up video with all the techniques. Thank you so much for sharing that 😁😁

@@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker You can also control the strength of that "--no". You can prompt like this: all the stuff you do want:: all the stuff you don't::-.3 A --no is -.5 but is often too heavy so you can vary that with a multiprompt negative. But ya, tell the character what to look at. Short prompts aren't the answer - good prompting techniques are. V6 prompts can be HUGE and detailed. Be specific, be succinct. If you say no to something in the prompt proper, MJ will ignore the no (or the "without", "remove" or "not") and instead include that thing. Use either the --no command or a multiprompt negative.

Good tips, I'll try those out. Don't know about LangChain or DSPy.

That seems to be the common thread here. Thanks for the tip-off, I think you're right.

Hey, mate, thanks very much 😁, you’re totally welcome!

Good one, I'll give it a try. Has it worked for you?

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I actually agree with you. I've joined a local actors workshop so that I can find real human actors to work with because from what I can see of AI tools, the best version to get authentic, human-like results will be focusing heavily on video-to-video instead of text-to-video or image-to-video. I actually made a video about the camera and filming gear that you'll still need in order to get the best results with AI as the technology continues to evolve. In terms of not making money from something that anybody can do, I agree 1000%. From where I stand, I see a bucketload of AI video content on social media that is really only getting traction because of the novelty factor of the AI tools, and you're right, anybody can use the avalanche of "free" Beta version tools to create that kind of content. I believe the most enduring content will always be based around a solid, core idea or story, where the AI tool becomes invisible, and just sits in the background. As with a great story, nobody cares what computer you used to type it on or what word-processor you used because it's just a creative tool. AI video needs to become the same thing, a creative tool for human creatives to use to tell stories and share big visions and ideas that they would otherwise struggle to bring to life. In terms of the low income challenges that most of the world faces, I couldn't agree more. In fact, that's the reason I love the possibilities of AI, because it allows a guy like me, struggling to get by with a family of 5 living in a 2-bedroom apartment and living in Yorkshire (not Hollywood, and not even London) to have half a chance to bring a big-vision story to life and share it with the world. I love the democratisation of these kinds of tools precisely because of how empowering they are for little guys in obscure areas like me. As it happens, I also share your distaste for using KZfaq as a platform for selling online courses. I've talked about this with my wife at some length, and even though the various KZfaq "gurus" would be telling me that's what I need to do to make some decent money (so that I can move my family into a family home with a garden for my children with at least three bedrooms), it just doesn't feel like the right thing for me. Instead, I'm going to figure out ways to sell my story ("Telepathy SUCKS!"... you can buy the ebook on Amazon... though I haven't even promoted that yet). I'm going to try a visual e-book, an audio book, a visual audio book (stills and then video clips played whilst the story is being read) and I'll eventually start uploading scenes from the movie to KZfaq and try to monetise that (in a few years from now, with the AI really catches up). The one thing that I definitely agree with you is that if something is easy to master, it will never make me money, but as I'm discovering with AI tools, its easy to create one, single shot, but it's incredibly difficult to create a coherent, connected narrative with fluid continuity and authentic, human moment, facial expressions and voice intonation. For that level of professionalism, I believe it will always be a highly skilled filmmaking endeavour, and so that's why I'm learning as much as I can as quickly as I can. I'm not at all a highly-skilled user, but then, at this stage, nobody is. So, the real skill is to be willing to learn as fast as possible. I love your passion and enthusiasm. Keep it up :-)

I agree, actually. In time, when the tools make real cinematic results possible (which is FAR more than SORA-level image quality) I'm going to aim to upload my movie to a dedicated KZfaq channel, scene by scene, and hope to build a big enough audience that the ad revenue from a monetised channel will make me some money. Either that, or, if the tools lead to great results, maybe a dedicated streaming service will pop up that specialises in independently-made AI films.

Hey, mate! thanks very much 🙂

FANTASTIC tips, thanks very much :-)

@@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker theres a guy called future tech pilot, he knows so much about MJ, ive learned so so much from him.

Great tips, did those work for you? I'll check them out today and give them a try 🙂

Cheers, bud! Loved your latest short too 🙂

Thanks a lot, have a great week yourselves :-)

It's a good question and I'm still not sure. I'm about to delve deeper into that whole area, so watch this space. The next step for several projects I'm working on is to find the best tool for creating consistent character reference images to use as foundation references in a project. I'm comparing Midjourney, Leonardo and RenderNet... watch this space for the results :-)

@@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker awesome, i’ve been looking into ways to add more movement like you depicted here for ai films that i make. I tried viggle and a couple others but the export quality was too low for what i needed. I’ll check out the tools you showed here and keep looking for alternatives to improve how much movement i can add to films like this: The Story of Pentecost | 4k Ai Film Official Trailer kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdplh5yr0qfOiok.html

Absolutely. I often say that AI is like a wild horse at the moment. Incredibly impressive and powerful, but really difficult to control.

Brilliant tip. Thanks very much, that makes a lot of sense now you mention it. Cheers :-)

That's a really good point, and I agree. I think, with time, we'll see that the AI projects that shine are the ones where the AI tool is a facilitator for a great story, and not the star of the show all by itself. Even if you're using AI to write your story, you still need great storytelling skills in order to be able to figure out why something might not quite be working. Humans still need to be the masters to these new AI servants, and that means we need a bigger vision of the whole story than the AI tool does.

Ahhhh, that makes a lot more sense now. Thanks for the insight. I'll watch out for that very helpful nuance.🙂

I keep watching stable diffusion and control nets out of the corner of my eye. I graduated from a computer science degree back on the late 90's, so I'm tech confident enough to dive in, but I'm deliberately keeping my scope limited to the kinds of tools that an average screenwriter would have half a chance of being able to get their heads around in order to bring their visions to life. To be honest, I've been hoping and waiting for a tool to emerge that makes movie-making as "simple" as a "video game" that could be played on a typical gaming console and controlled by inputs from actors in low-budget motion capture suits. It's that last frontier of democratisation for the entertainment industry - big-vision movies - and so far, these emerging AI tools are the closest thing I've come across. All the other tools are still too "advanced" for most screenwriters, actors and directors.

100% agree. LTX studio is off to a great start, but I hope they have legitimate narrative filmmakers on their development team, otherwise it'll end up being just another tool for making social media posts.

I would agree, to be honest. It would be great if LTX studio gets there eventually as a one-stop-shop for all the tools to get the job done, but I suspect we’re a long way from that point.

😆😆😆😆 Welcome, you are 😁

😄 ain’t that the truth.

It at all, thanks very much for watching, hope it’s helpful :-)

Hey! I've been meaning to reply for DAYS. Genuinely and sincerely, thanks very much for the feedback and encouragement. I'm taking a calculated risk with this channel in that I'm deliberately NOT creating the content that various AI algorithms tell me will get the most views, but instead, I'm aiming to connect with a quality community of likeminded, genuine storytellers. Screenwriters, Directors and Filmmakers generally who still intend to put the work in, but are looking to expand their creativity with AI rather than replace their creativity with it. Really great to be on the same journey with creatives like yourself :-)

@@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker I'm really anxious to see what you create. I'm currently working on a fun little interactive web series as I test out the tools I have available to me. Thanks for inspiring me!

I agree entirely (obviously). I think they’ve built it to match the kind of content that Curious Refuge did really well with when they created the Wes Anderson Star Wars Trailers.

If you use your own images you can better setup your shots. I use stable diffusion but you can use midjourney or whatever other tool you want to use. This method allows you to somewhat control the shot a little better although the trade off is you can't really use the consistent character feature in LTX. However I find that with stable diffusion and some clever prompting or specific workflows I can get the consistency I want.

Brilliant. Love the channel name. Do you have examples of your animations on the channel? I’ll check it out :-)

Hey, thanks very much indeed. I honestly, really appreciate the feedback and support. It's really reassuring for me when I get feedback from writers and creatives who are looking at AI as a new tool that will get their creativity and imagination more freedom and possibility than ever before. Looking forwards to seeing where your journey takes you as well :-)