Artificial intelligence is changing almost every creative industry, and filmmaking is no exception. Just a few years ago, creating a film required expensive cameras, large crews, professional actors, and months of post-production work. Today, AI tools can help generate scripts, create storyboards, produce visuals, synthesize voices, compose music, and even generate video clips from simple text prompts. If you've ever wondered how to make films with AI, there's never been a better time to start learning. The idea of computers assisting filmmakers isn't entirely new. AI has been used behind the scenes in visual effects and editing for years. However, recent advances in generative AI have put powerful filmmaking tools into the hands of ordinary creators. What once required a Hollywood budget can now be accomplished with a laptop, creativity, and a little patience. Well, mostly patience, AI still occasionally decides your hero should have six fingers. Learning how to ma...
This little game was born out of my fascination with the internet’s quirkiest pastime — the Wikipedia game “Which Came First?”. If you’ve never played it, the concept is simple but oddly addictive: you’re given two random things, and your job is to guess which one happened earlier. Sometimes it’s obvious, like The Beatles before One Direction . Other times, it’s a humbling reminder that you might not know history quite as well as you thought (yes, the potato chip bag was invented before bubble wrap — don’t ask). Since I have an academic soft spot for movies — I actually hold an M.A. in filmmaking and media sciences — I thought: why not make a film-lover’s version of this game? That’s how “Which Hollywood Movie Came First?” came to life. Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash Instead of guessing between ancient empires and long-forgotten gadgets, you’ll be choosing between iconic Hollywood films. How to Play: The rules are straightforward: you’ll se...