Korean powerhouse CJ ENM has unveiled a 100% synthetic intelligence-generated animation and plans to broaden to AI movie and AI drama inside the yr.
Cat Biggie was showcased alongside CJ’s first ever AI technique at a Tradition Discuss in Seoul, Korea earlier. The non-verbal short-form animation is 100% AI-generated, in keeping with the Parasite studio.
The story follows a cat who unexpectedly meets a child chick and turns into its father. The sequence consists of 30 episodes, every two minutes in size, and will probably be launched for world audiences on YouTube in July. In keeping with CJ, the sequence took a complete of 5 months to finish, together with content material planning and character growth, which concerned a compact crew of six specialists.
“The velocity and scale of the venture are noteworthy, given {that a} typical 5-minute 3D animation takes three to 4 months to supply,” added CJ.
That sequence will precede a push into AI movie and AI drama, in keeping with the studio, which is leaning into AI in an enormous method at the same time as the usage of the know-how raises huge query marks within the movie and TV trade. On the Annecy Worldwide Animation Movie Competition, for instance, protests befell outdoors a number of AI classes as a consequence of fears over lack of labor.
CJ was bullish about use of AI and unveiled a collection of merchandise together with an IP discoverer.
“We’re making use of AI throughout your complete content material worth chain—together with planning, manufacturing, distribution, and advertising and marketing—to broaden AI content material manufacturing throughout genres and codecs,” stated Shin Keun-sup, Chief Technique Officer. “This permits us to safe next-generation IP. On the identical time, we’re nurturing a brand new era of creators outfitted with AI know-how, enterprise, and content material planning experience, and increasing our AI crew to place CJ ENM as a world AI studio.”
In the course of the occasion, the corporate demonstrated proprietary AI manufacturing methods together with Cinematic AI, which is optimized for narrative content material similar to drama and movie, and AI Script, which is designed to assist uncover authentic IP. The latter instrument analyzes client demand and market tendencies earlier than figuring out promising IP and suggesting appropriate genres and media, in keeping with the studio.
