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AI-generated sci-fi series cost about $38,000 in credits to produce
“The Arc” is a five-episode science-fiction series made with AI-generated video.
It follows an incarcerated veteran in a near-future America who faces deadly historical simulations to try to get a cure for his dying son.
The series was directed by Darin Stewart and executive produced by Simone Ferretti, and it was made with and approved by Artlist, an AI content platform.
Its small production team used about $38,000 in AI credits, supplied by Artlist, to make roughly 83 minutes of video.
The creators said a single shot could take eight to 10 generations, so they first tested scenes at lower resolution to save credits.
They said AI let them create settings such as 1600s Japan and 1800s Montana without the usual costs of filming there.
The series is available to watch for free on Artlist’s website.
The five-episode AI-generated sci-fi series “The Arc” was made with about $38,000 in AI credits supplied by Artlist.
Director Darin Stewart said a single shot could take eight to 10 generations to produce.
The series runs for about 83 minutes and was made by a small production team without human actors, sets, props or costumes.
The story follows an incarcerated veteran fighting through historical simulations to buy a cure for his dying son.
The first episode was delivered three and a half weeks after the filmmakers received approval to create the series.
- Who
- The Arc” was directed by Darin Stewart and executive produced by Simone Ferretti, with a small production team.
- What
- A five-episode AI-generated sci-fi action series was made using about $38,000 in AI credits.
- When
- The first episode was delivered three and a half weeks after approval. The approval date is not stated.
- Where
- The story is set in a near-future America and includes scenes in 1600s Japan and 1800s Montana. The production location is not stated.
- Why
- The series follows an incarcerated veteran trying to buy a cure for his dying son. The sources do not state why the filmmakers chose to make it with AI.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The filmmakers received approval to create a short narrative series, though they did not yet have a concept.
The team turned in the final cut of the first episode.
The team used lower-resolution initial generations and raised the output quality after choosing the desired result.
- Episodes
- 5
- Total runtime
- About 83 minutes
- AI credits
- About $38,000, supplied by Artlist
- Generations per shot
- 8 to 10
- Episode runtime
- 10 to 22 minutes
- First episode turnaround
- Three and a half weeks after approval
What people are saying
human ideation was top to bottom
The level of detail is the same level of detail that we would do if we were physically on set
pretty similar to traditional production
Sources
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