Anything Goes

Smacznego.

I think as creatives we need to adapt or die. I disagree about AI creatives all looking the same. It's way too early in this transition to make "final" statements.

NOVELTY

Do not assume you understand the word "novelty". AI is now quite capable of novelty, especially Claude. I get different results from each major AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini). Each has a different feel. My opinion is that for whatever reason, Claude.AI excells in novelty.

The resistance to AI will be shortlived.

As a photographer, videographer with an accomplished career, I now use MidJourney for the shots I need. Do I get limited in my thinking and start crying about how no one needs my photo skills? No one needs my negative-printing skills, no one needs my darkroom black and white skills, I do not spend hours loading 8x11 sheets of ecktachrome sheets into film holders - all this shit got replaced by automation. I worked in a film lab in Hollywood in 1979 running a film processor - processing 2000 foot rolls of 35mm film - that would be sliced into 8mm cartridges. (See also Once Upon A time in Hollywood - same time frame ) ... After I would take the film off the processor, we handed it off to Chuck, who spent hours every day running the film reels we processed through a velvet cloth with cleaning fluid before it went out to the prospective studios and porn operators. ALL GONE NO NEED.

Did people whine? Nope, they got busy. TIme and technology does not care about how we used to do it unless it relates in a kind of overriding way what the tools can do. Some folks are the very artists AI has learned from ...

Hi, Ugo. Projects are going good. Just finished a job for a fashion client. Waiting to hear back from a film director for a virtual meeting. Project in the works. Yourself? Hope you’re well. Your work looks great. All the best.

Tom Schaefer Hi Tom, and thanks for sharing your experience. If my judgment sounded definitive, I'll correct it: it was actually just a comment inspired by dynamics we'll see in the long term, where the logic behind all trends is always the same: a boom at the beginning, a normalization, a decline, and then we'll talk about and do something else. It will happen with these tools too.

As you well know, in this initial phase none of the tools you mentioned can create from scratch, they need access to a database containing information and visual references from which they take the information to make a mash-up by adding the things we add in prompts, ok.

So this is already a fragility in itself, no matter how, but whatever you ask to be done, it will have at its core something that already exists. As a photographer, you know better than me that when you work in Photoshop, everything you do with layers will be unique and no one else will have or will be able to replicate how you work it and this brings me to the final consideration, as a graphic designer, I wouldn't talk about resistance to tools like this but I would just talk about style, I have colleagues who use brutalist styles in their posters and others who exploit AI and that's fine.

In my experience, when filmmakers asked for posters, when they saw those made by Gemini and those made by a human, they always opted for the human ones because, in the end, they have the exact uniqueness of a film. Anyone could enter the same prompt and have thousands of images of the same type, which leads me to the conclusion that, Despite a period of free choice (creatively speaking), there will always be a gap between those who prefer a human touch and those who prefer an extraordinary yet concise touch, and that's okay.

I had the translator help me write this answer; you know English isn't my first language :)

Ciao!

Rich Terdoslavich Dear Rich, from my side I am finishing a shortfilm poster for a sci-fi shortfilm meanwhile I'm having many talks with filmmakers in order to help them with their visuals, wishingyou the best :)

Same here. Have a great weekend! All the best, Ugo..

It usually depends who you sell to and the budget of the screenplay. The traditional minimum is 2.5-3% of projected budget, and unless you are a Guild member you usually won't be offered royalties.

What about a very striking and innovative fantasy mix up sci-fi script?

The genre doesn't make a difference.

I just got a friend request as well.

Yes, I had two requests from her; they had different profile pictures, asking to support her YouTube channel. When I visited YouTube, it had a different profile picture, and then I went to her Twitter, where there was someone else's picture. So i did nothing and a few minutes ago I got another request from her, with the same message about YouTube, I am glad we have a report button now.

Katharyn Alexandre is back now and sent me another connect request. This is getting annoying.

I reported her new account to Support, Wyman Brent.

Maurice Vaughan, I also made a Support report. Hey, that rhymes. :)

Hey, Colin Tucker. It's fine to post this here. Fake accounts and scam accounts pop up from time to time. Stage 32 is quick to remove the accounts.

One way to spot a fake account/scam account is if they don't have a profile picture, but that could just mean they haven't had the time to upload one yet.

Another way is to look at their profile bio. If they don't have a bio or their bio is full of typos and grammatical errors, they might be a fake account/scam account, but that's not always the case. Someone people just haven't filled out their bios yet, and English might not be their first language, so that could be why their bios are full of typos and grammatical errors.

Another way to spot a fake account/scam account is to check to see if they're active in the Lounges. If they aren't, it's a sign that they might be a fake account/scam account. That doesn't work all the time though. They might be a new member. Or they might just be busy, and they haven't made any Lounge posts yet.

Sometimes producers, directors, etc. have links to their websites, social media accounts, and IMDb page on their Stage 32 pages. That’s usually a sign that the Stage 32 account is legit, but sometimes a fake account posts the real person’s IMDb page on their Stage 32 page.

The best ways to tell if someone is fake are talking with them on their Lounge posts/through direct message (you should be able to pick up on things that'll show they're fake, like them not knowing certain things about projects they said they worked on) and having a Zoom meeting to see what they look like.

If you see a fake account, scam account, or suspicious account on Stage 32, email support@stage32.com with the person’s name and their Stage 32 profile link. And if someone sends you a scam message (like a producer asking for a producer's fee to make your script), send a screenshot of their message to Support with their name and profile link. Thanks.

I suggest registering your scripts with the U.S. Copyright Office before posting them online.

Thank you, Maurice.

You're welcome, Rich Terdoslavich. Happy Halloween.

All!

Hi, Ali Akbar Marvi Baygi. I’m a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator. I wanted to let you know I moved your post from the Introduce Yourself Lounge to the Anything Goes Lounge. The Anything Goes Lounge is for discussion about the industry, movies, shows, plays, etc. Let me know if you have any questions.

What attracts me to a film the most are the concept, actors, director, and genre(s).

I just looked up BOA Steakhouse, Travis Seppala. The place and food look incredible! Hope you have an amazing birthday!

Sorry you and your kids are going through those things, Rosie Schreiber. I hope things get better for you all! If I'm able to help out with some money, I will.

Escaping A Narcissist should be a movie title. It reminds me of an old project I was working on. I might turn it into a vertical drama series. It'll shine a light on these things.

Maurice Vaughan Thank you Maurice, it's super helpful just to feel acknowledged when it's hard not to self-persecute even just from habit alone.

I love the title too. I was like you know what that should be a movie lol It should be more openly spoke about. I notice a lot of the Brit stuff circulating is touching on a lot of the taboo-ness of divorce for example and I know I appreciate that a lot.

You're welcome, Rosie Schreiber. Maybe you should write a script called Escaping A Narcissist.

Hi Rosie Schreiber thank you for your vulnerability and openness. I want you to know that you are not alone. I myself, just escaped an emotionally immature narcissist earlier this year. He was an energy vampire who sucked the life out of me. Rather than be my partner, he acted like my child. A 10 year old boy in a 36 year old man's body. He was verbally and financially abusive, and refused to leave. Didn't have a job, didn't pay rent, expected me to pay him for all kinds of things despite the fact I only worked part time and had more expenses then he did. He finally took himself out of the picture, because he has no impulse control, by punching me in the head and getting himself arrested. And I like you, am left holding the bag. Having to pay rent and bills on my own while still recovering from the financial black hole he left me.

I totally understand being embarrassed by it. I didn't know how to share what happened to me at first either. The one thing I do know, I did nothing wrong. I have nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong. You have nothing to be ashamed of. He should be embarrassed.

Fortunately, I don't have children and I am not recovering from spinal surgery. That is doubly hard. I also have an incredible support system, mostly here on Stage 32. I am sending you good vibes and hugs across the internet. You can DM me if you want to talk. It is important to get things like this in the light, that is how you fight darkness, Thank you for sharing.

Sorry that happened, Suzanne Bronson. I'm glad you're out of that situation! And you're right. "The one thing I do know, I did nothing wrong. I have nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong. You have nothing to be ashamed of. He should be embarrassed."