From the creators and team that produced the Holographic Opening Performance for the launch of Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) back in 2019… After five years , HTX is back and this time round, we produced an opening video using Generative AI which was something that never seen done before in Singapore as of this date of posting.
The Official Launch of the Inaugural Milipol Asia Pacific 2024, as part of HTX’s TechX Summit on 3 April 2024, we melded traditional filmmaking techniques with Generative AI content and using Gen AI tools to create an opening video that highlighted the synchronous relationship that humans and AI could have in the future.
The fruit of our labour, working with Gen AI tools was both an eye opening and frustrating experience as we while just at the tip of the ice berg. Every week some new features were updated or new apps were developed but not release yet. Therefore, there were a lot of trial and errors. We had resolution issues – our screen size was 7600 x 1600 pixel and Runway dont render the best resolution. Then next is consistency character issues , Midjourney dont have that consistency character featured yet and on top of that we still have to fix Runway’s erratic generated clips. Of course with over 50 prompts per image to video workflow and over our 20 years of post production and visual effect experiences, we were able to trouble shoot along the way and created this hybrid format – is neither film/video or 2D/3D animation… And lastly, we truly experienced how advanced AI has become and also how far it has yet to go. AI is already all around us, and it will continue to machine learn FOREVER. ( Can you imagine how smart it will be in future ??? ). Nevertheless, this wont work without human touch to it and i don’t foresee a film fully generated by computer as i don’t see a meaning in that.
A HOLOGRIX Productions
Conceptualised and Directed by Kenny Yek
Commissioned by Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX ( 2024 )
CREATIVE TEAM :
Executive Director : Daniel See
Creative Director : Kenny Yek
Assistant Producers: Ian Pereira, Jonathan Shi
AI Lead Artist / Supervisor : Chawanan Inkumnoi
AI Storyboard Artist : Kenny Yek / Chawanan Inkumnoi
3D VFX animator : Raymond Teo
Motion Graphic VFX: Nick Teo
Motion Graphic animator : Azhar T. Pangesti
Junior VFX animator : Manfred Soh
Video Post Productions : Kenny Yek
Color Grading : Kenny Yek
Gen Ai Specialist : HLAB Thailand
Chawanan Inkumnoi / Trirat Homchantra / Pakkinan Weladee / Phattara Chattuphattarakul / Kenny Yek
Sound Design : Homeground Studios
Tan Ming Jie / Daryl Hor
Music Direction : Kenny Yek
PRODUCTION TEAM :
Line Producer : Foo XiuQi
Production assistance : Chloe Chow, Manfred Soh, Kevin Chong
Director of Photography : Jaye Neo
Camera Assistant: Shawn Fonseka
Data Wrangler / Live Key Operator: Kat Midori
Gaffer: JT
Grip/Teleprompter Support: Tai Huan Ting
Location Sound Recordist: Daniel Koh
Hair & Makeup Artist: Shireen Lim
Filming Equipment support by JT productions
CASTS : Either face swapped or footage use for machine learning
Allan Wu
Fish Chaar Chun Kong
Candice Tan
William Tan
Mathilda Chua
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