The CGI in A.I. Artificial Intelligence was ahead of its time | VFX Notes Podcast

In the debut video of our ‘Rise of AI Robots’ season of VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects of Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence. We break down the design of the film, ILM’s intricate tracking and matchmoving for the robots, ILM’s miniatures, the creation of Teddy and other animatronics by Stan Winston, and the advent of early virtual production previs. (chapters below)

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - Our sponsor @ActionVFXofficial
00:01:45 - Podcast begins
00:03:49 - New series about AI movies
00:04:03 - What do we think about the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence
00:05:20 - Kubrick's version
00:08:00 - the film came out just before 9/11
00:09:14 - What was it like to watch the film at the cinema
00:10:06 - Dennis Muren and Kubrick meeting
00:12:48 - maybe too many plot lines?
00:13:56 - what's up with the aliens?
00:15:37 - the design of the aliens
00:17:44 - the perception of the future!
00:19:57 - hard to follow up on Kubrick
00:21:28 - The film is very relevant to 2025
00:22:42 - remember Apple Trailers?
00:25:05 - great Cinefex issue for AI
00:28:03 - Kubrick's art book from Chris Baker
00:29:16 - We recommend the Blu-ray or DVD for extras
00:30:46 - the cinematography of AI
00:37:51 - VFX shots: The bot secretary
00:42:57 - @ILMVFX using CompTime
00:43:58 - Teddy the bear
00:51:24 - future robot animatronics for film
00:52:33 - Stan Winston design group @StanWinstonSchool
00:55:31 - ILM was ahead of the game on 3D tracking
00:59:22 - The VFX of Rouge City
01:00:13 - early previs setup
01:08:59 - miniatures Coney Island
01:20:08 - Members and Patreon credits

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