Recently, a blogger released an animated short film "Journey to the West" generated using AI technology on the Internet. Its shocking visual effects amazed many people.
This animated short film is about 3 minutes and 56 seconds long. It is based on the first episode of the original work. It presents the landscape of the stone monkey when it came to the world, the heaven, the water curtain cave, the flower and fruit mountain and other classic images, which will bring the blogger's heart "Journey to the West" was presented to the public.
Shihou is preparing to become a disciple. Picture/video screenshot
On a certain social platform, the animated short film received 15,000 likes and was on the platform’s hot list.
blogger Feng Bin denied that the short film was produced by the video model Sora. On February 19, he introduced to Jiupai News that the work was generated by AI (artificial intelligence). The production cycle of this short film only takes one week. If it is produced manually, it will take at least half a year.
Many animation practitioners are worried that their positions will be replaced by AI. Feng Bin said that he understands, but AI is just a tool, and humans inject soul into it.
【1】A former policeman, he studied art by himself and entered a major game company.
Feng Bin is 39 years old. After graduating from the police academy seventeen years ago, he went to work at a police station in a small town in Sichuan.
He thought he would be an inconspicuous little policeman all his life, but in his heart he would always imagine and describe the liquid robots in the Terminator in the 1990s, the retro motorcycles in the Hong Kong movies in the 1980s, and the unknown myths and stories. color.
"I want to do something I love, something related to art." After that, Feng Bin quit his stable job, blocked out all the sounds around him, and stayed dormant in his hometown for a year.
As a liberal arts student, he picked up his junior high school textbooks again and explored the unknown field of programming. "At that time, I didn't have a computer. I studied at home during the day and rode an electric bike to my sister's house to practice on the computer at night."
At first, he was engaged in film and television special effects. Later, he taught himself programming and used programming combined with art to present the images he wanted to show to the audience. After hitting the wall countless times in the workplace, I finally met Bole who appreciated me, and got my first offer from a major game company. I have been on this road for fifteen years.
"When I was a child, my family was poor and I had no money to support me in studying art. However, at work, I gradually learned to use 3D software to present special effects for some game characters, and now I use artificial intelligence." Feng Bin said that with the help of software, he presented his ideas , transforming the neurons in the mind into a visual three-dimensional world. In addition to "Journey to the West",
also used AI to generate video animations such as Silk Road, Nine Sons of the Dragon, and the Myth of Crusu. Currently, he has more than 100,000 fans on the short video platform and has received more than one million likes.
Works by Feng Bin. Picture/Social media screenshot
Feng Bin loves Chinese style, darkness, science fiction, and pursues extreme creativity. Some people always comment that the pictures he produces have the look of a horror movie. He feels that he only expresses his emotions through the cloak of horror. "Just like another work I made, it shows the fidelity of marriage through Chinese-style horror clothing, ancient poems, and Chinese-style music." He said that he does not want today's children to only learn about the characters in the game. Instead of understanding mythological stories, I hope they can learn about them through animated short films produced by themselves using AI.
In the past fifteen years, he has been hesitant and confused, but every time he looked at the lamp beside his bed after studying late at night, the light and heat gave him the courage to persevere. Looking back on himself at that time many years later, even if the lights at home were dim, he would have a bright light in his heart.
[2] AI is just a tool, it is human beings who inject soul
Many people think that AI will replace some of the skills of painters, and similar voices appeared in the comment area of Feng Bin's account. A netizen who calls himself an "art student" commented, "How long does it take for AI to produce such animation? I have to think about the future of art students."
"I understand their anxiety. After all, everyone wants to make a living. For those who are being replaced, I have always felt the panic." He said that he respects every art practitioner and appreciates the inner world they want to express, but he believes that AI is just a tool, and that human beings inject soul into it.
In his opinion, any form of external appearance is just a covering coat, and the real highlight is always the human mind and core, which can only be expressed with the help of artificial intelligence tools. For those who are disgusted with AI, he said, "I hope they can learn it and use it at the appropriate time to save time and improve efficiency."
Now, he will be 40 years old. Looking back on the journey of the past ten years, he is most grateful. It is the self who perseveres for his ideals in the face of adversity.
"The times are too impetuous, and there will be many imperfections in life. We must strive to strike a balance between ideals and reality. The most important thing for us is to make a living. On this basis, we should strive to realize our dreams and leave the rest to Persistence, time will give you the answer," he said.
As someone who graduated from a junior college and entered a major game company, Feng Bin is in the "very minority". He wanted to tell young people not to feel inferior because of their birth, and not to stop learning. “School is only your starting point, not your upper limit, but the books you have read and the road you have traveled will be the steps in your life. Step by step, it will lift you up and see a farther and wider world. It will surprise you at an important moment and open up a new path."
Jiupai News intern reporter Zhou Yining reporter Tao Zitong
editor Xiao Jie
[Source: Jiupai News]
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