During my digital marketing course with The Skills Network, we were introduced to Pika, an AI video generator. Although similar to its competitor, Runway, I found Runway's interface easier to navigate. Runway allows for seamless toggling between text-generated AI, image-generated AI, and a combination of both to create AI.
My 4-second AI video project was inspired by the history of Manningtree, Essex. The town was known for being a place where people were accused of witchcraft and subjected to horrific treatment. Matthew Hopkins' home, which is now a pub, served as a prison for those he suspected of witchcraft. The legend of the ancient tree, Old Knobbley, says that is was (and maybe still is) a sanctuary for hunted witches.
Using Runway's text and image-generated AI, I created a mix of witches dancing around the tree. Google images of witches were also used to generate the video, particularly for the faces, as I noticed that AI did not animate faces well. The distortion added to the effect of the witch, however, if the distortion is a hiderance in other cases, AI would not do a great job.
As a previous film student, I appreciate the doors that AI can open. However, as someone who knows visually what they want, it is hard when things don't look the way I want them to. While AI has the potential to be great, not knowing what text to input to get the right outcome can be disappointing.
Overall, the video I created was one of the strangest and weirdest videos I have ever made.
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