AI Filmmaking:
The Wishlist

A Target which cannot be seen, cannot be hit.

 

So, really, how far away are we from being able to use emerging AI tools to create a watchable feature film from a finished screenplay?​

 

Answer: a very long way.

Generative AI tools are impressive, fur sure, but they're a long way from being viable creative tools for narrative filmmaking.​​

 

The following list is just the main points, but from my point of view, as a narrative filmmaker trying to turn my screenplay into a watchable movie, these are the things that we still need in order to create watchable narrative "movies":

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- Continuity

- Expression

- Eye Control

- Hand Control

- Full-body Movement Control

- Screenplay Interpretation Assist

- Workflow Tools

- File Management

 

​​*note*: This list is a living document.

These items are just the starting points to get the ball rolling.

This list will be regularly updated as new needs become evident.