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I spy some Mike White (White Lotus creator and denier of Daddario frontal views)

He's about to play .... himself

big fan. Seventeen Going Under is one of the best songs in the last five years IMO.

Yeh ... that would be Mr. Mike White. He's into writing for ladies, but not necessarily being with one.

I did ask the 1st Assistant Director about the first season, when the cast and crew were all sequestered at a Four Seasons in Hawaii. Can you imagine every day you are seeing those two (SS/AD) at breakfast and moving around the grounds. He specifically said that SS would sunbathe on her days off out on some rocks in front of the resort. AD he said was reserved, but nice.

I worked with AD's current ex Andrew ... I liked him and he's a big producer tied in Michael Bay. Even at 57, dude will bounce back quickly.

Classic made by a master. The smartest and also most intimidating director I have encountered .. well, PCW is up there too. He's nice enough, but knows everyone's job better than they do .... he made me nervous to be honest.

Good post because I'm due for a rewatch.

Watermark is really the only answer. Indigo isn't bad for the money, just small rooms.

There are some high end airbnb's out there if you are looking closely.

Pretty impressive considering they just wrapped camera in early January.

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The soul of a movie comes from the story and the relatability of the characters to the human experience. The actors make the story compelling, they don’t give the movie soul.

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:lol: that's exactly what they do

I tell you what --- have the silly robots do an AI version of There Will Be Blood and tell me what it spits out .... all full of soul because of the computer generated story.

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AI could be used to fill gaps or make corrections, but in the end…it’s still cgi. Soulless cgi. Realistic looking ai slop characters might make a compelling reel on social media, but don’t see it translating to feature length movies where people still crave storytelling that features an actor with a soul.

Of course a generation goes by that is raised by AI and that theory goes out the window.

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exactly. As long as there are real directors and real actors still working, AI will be a powerful tool to augment VFX and Stunts. I am seeing it firsthand.

Now for commercials and music videos with little to no dialogue -- it will be a full creation tool for a 1 minute spot or 3 minute video. Since it's a commercial endeavor, people will expect the automation from companies. Now, once all the greats are gone and the next few generations who grew up on phones take over --- who knows really. I'm glad I won't be around to see it.

:lol: maybe that didn't sound right ... rephrase: I worked with him on something

I would throw in The Piano