Maybe I didn't pay close enough attention. But what I got from what he was saying is that, this type of situation has come up throughout history. Lots of careers, creative or not, have been impacted by a change in technology. Does that make it magically right? No. But to say he's wrong because we are on a Disney forum and have more emotion to the subject seems strange to me. AI could be used for good things, and unfortunately there could be some casualties.
This is what I and others were responding to:
Perhaps “just get AI to do it” doesn’t bother you, but it’s not a direction that I would ever want Disney to go in.
I am not responding to him anymore… as I suspect he is looking for a reaction… I suggest others to do the same…we are feeding into exactly what he is trolling for
I think we agree a lot more than not. Creativity is an extremely important part of life. Without it things would be pretty awful. At the same time, being a creative myself, I just can't say one loss is more acceptable than another. And that's what I got from the comments against @TP2000 . Technology will advance. How many creative set builders and designers and stage people lost jobs because of the volume? Or the tech that Jon used in the live action Lion King? But we didn't really get upset then. And really I just think voice acting is just more personal to us so we are under playing the other losses.
I can’t speak for others, but my objection to AI isn’t about people losing their jobs (unfortunate as that would be); it’s about the loss in quality that would inevitably result from ditching actual voice actors.
He also said it has been happening throughout history and he was railed on for that. It doesn't bother me because I know it won't happen to any amount of success in, probably my lifetime. If he thinks it a good idea, that's fine. But he's really not wrong with the other part. Replacing everyone with AI = bad. Using it to streamline some things and speed up post and making adjustments = good.
Because that was beside the point.
Maybe. But it was made to be a point by all the reaction. And that's the point I saw.
Go review the 2023 Strike thread where AI was also brought up. TP made it pretty clear he is for the wholesale replacement of all actors across the board. Whether we think it’s a useful tool or not he is basically advocating (even if he doesn’t like that word used here) for the acting profession to be completely replaced by AI. That isn’t just a few jobs here and there replaced by technology, that is a whole industry. As why stop there, as once you don’t need actors you really don’t need directors at least not in the same way. And then AI is already talked about replacing writers, so there goes that. Basically except for Studio execs, the whole industry can be replaced by AI at that point.
Perhaps you're referring to others' reactions, but as (I believe) the first person to respond to him on the matter, I can assure you that my annoyance was based entirely on his claim that mere "cartoons" can do without real voice acting (because you can't actually see the actor on screen!) and that AI replacements would be "perfectly acceptable". As someone who is passionate about Disney and Pixar animation and actually watches the films in question, I find his position extremely dismissive of the artistry and talent that most of us as Disney fans value. That is what I was responding to. All the subsequent nonsense about Steno Pools and Perot was just an elaborate distraction.
I have not.
Not to mention actors help sell the movie.
For your information, toward the end of the film, they show a picture of the American ambasssador who will end up as Damien’s father. The photo is of Gregory Peck, from the original film.I’ve read interviews with the director where she suggests this film could touch off an entirely new series within the franchise.
You would know this if you had bothered to do some research on the film instead of just pick fights.
Is ‘The First Omen’ Setting Up a New Series for the Classic Horror Franchise?
Spoilers: Arkasha Stevenson's prequel is set before the first "Omen" film, but any future follow-ups have some serious timeline freedom.www.indiewire.com
What is the point of this comment other than to spread more snark?
Any sequel would probably take the story away from the original film series
Yep, imagine trying to sell the movie with your favorite AI. Sells itself doesn't it.....
To put it brief, the original concept for Wish has Star having the ability to shapeshift into various creatures and characters which would been the perfect opportunity for the character to change into different Disney Characters. Asha was going to have a unique personality instead of being a generic Disney heroine, and Queen Amaya was originally going to be evil which would had been Disney's first villain couple. Even the film's concept art showed how much potential Wish had prior to Executes demanding the film's story changes.